Publication:

1. Kitzman PH and Hunter EG. Developing a Community Based Rehabilitation Network for People with Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Study in Appalachian Kentucky. J. Rural and Comm. Devel. (2011) 6 (1): 95-114.

2. Hunter, E.G., Hancock, J., Weber, C., & Simon, M. (2011) Developing Innovative partnerships to address health disparities among underserved farmers with disabilities. Journal of Agromedicine (16), 2.

Abstracts/Presentations:

1. Hunter, E.G. & Graybeal, M. (2011). Program and Research Development through a community network: KARRN and the Cardinal Hill SCI Peer Mentoring Program. Kentucky Practice-Based Research networks Collaborative Conference.

2. Hunter, E.G., Hancock, J, & Weber, C (2011). Kentucky AgrAbility: Keeping aging and disabled farmers farming. 37th Annual Meeting Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.

3. Kitzman PH, Cecil D, and Tudor L. The Incidence of Secondary Complications in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury Living in Distinct Regions of Kentucky: A Preliminary Analysis. 17th Annual Preparing Health Professional for the 21st Century Conference. (2011). Refereed

4. Harrison A, Kitzman P, Hunter E, Kuperstein J, Sylvia V, and Costich J. Kentucky Appalachian Rural Rehabilitation Network: Development of the Research Infrastructure . 17th Annual Preparing Health Professional for the 21st Century Conference. (2011). Refereed.

5. Kitzman PH, Harrison AL, Hunter EG, Kuperstein J, Costich JF. The Kentucky Appalachian Rural Rehabilitation Network Research Infrastructure. 16th International WCPT Congress (2011). Amsterdam, Holland. Refereed.

6. Boyd J, Allen K, Brown D, Fane K, Frazier S, Spear J, Tepe K, and Kitzman P. Development of Educational Materials for Persons Traveling with Wheelchairs. Kentucky Rural Health Association’s 13th Annual Conference. (2011)

7. Kitzman PH, Harrison AL, Hunter EG, Kuperstein J, Costich JF. The Kentucky Appalachian Rural Rehabilitation Network Research Infrastructure. 16th International WCPT Congress (2011). Amsterdam, Holland. Refereed.

8. Kitzman P, Hunter E., Kuperstein JM. Development of the Kentucky Appalachian Rural Rehabilitation Network. American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meetings, San Diego (2010). Refereed

9. Hunter, E.G. Clear Health Communication in a Hospital Setting: Need to know versus nice to know. Kentucky Hospital Association, Kentucky Society for Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing Annual Meeting. October 2011.

Grants Funded:

1. Enhancing Capacity of the Kentucky Appalachian Rural Rehabilitation Network. PIs: Kitzman, P., Harrison, A., Costich, J. National Institutes of Health (NIH/National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities).

2. Community-Based Spinal Cord Injury Peer-Mentoring Network in Kentucky's Appalachian RBethion. Investigators: Beth Hunter and Michelle Graybeal (Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Foundation). This project is currently recruiting individuals who are interested in becoming a Peer-mentor or would like mentorship. If you are interested in learning more about this project please contact Hunter, Beth at (859)367-7213.

3. USDA Agrability Grant. Funding Period: 2010-2014. PI. John Hancock. This grant is a partnership with UK, Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital, Kentucky State University, and KY Vocational Rehabilitation. This grant is focused on providing services and education to farmers with disabilities. In particular they will targeting under-served people such as Appalachia, women and minority farmers.

4. 2nd Annual Rural Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Conference. Pls: Kitzman, PH. Small conference grant. The Paralyzed Veterans of America

Grants Submitted involving KARRN:

1. A Peer Mentoring Intervention for People with Spinal Cord Injury from Appalachia with Low Health Literacy. Contact person is Hunter, Beth, Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital