Rural Health Concerns

Children

1.	Children at Clandestine Methamphetamine Labs: Help Dept. of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime http://www.ojp.gov/ovc/publications/bulletins/children/197590.pdf

National Institutes of Health

1.	Rural Mental Health Research at the National Insti National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/ruralresfact.cfm

Organizations

1.	National Children's Center for Rural and Agri http://research.marshfieldclinic.org/children/




2.	Office of Rural Health Policy http://ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/




3.	Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/




4.	National Rural Health Association http://www.nrharural.org/

Overviews

1.	What Is Rural? Rural Information Center http://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/faqs/ruralfaq.htm

Prevention/Screening

1.	Rural Suicide Prevention National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety http://research.marshfieldclinic.org/children/Resources/seedsSafety/suicide...

Related Issues

1.	Obesity and Weight Control Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/obesity/




2.	Adult Social Services in Rural Areas Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/adultservices/




3.	Dental Health in Rural Areas Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/dental/




4.	Uninsured in Rural America Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/uninsured/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cf...




5.	Rural Health Clinics Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/clinics/rhc.php




6.	Emergency Medical Services Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/ems/




7.	Plain Facts...About Farmer Health National Safety Council http://www.nsc.org/issues/agri/health.htm




8.	Rural Domestic Violence Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/public_health/domesticviolence.php

Research

1.	Rural Uninsured: Highlights from Recent Research Health Resources and Services Administration http://ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/policy/UninsuredSummary.htm




2.	Personal Computers Bring High-Tech Stroke Evaluati American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3015390




3.	New Program Treats Rural Youth and Targets Barrier National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jul2003/nimh-28.htm

Seniors

1.	Rural Aging Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.gov/prof/notes/notes_rural_aging.asp

Statistics

1.	Health Disparities in Rural Areas American Public Health Association http://www.apha.org/NPHW/facts/Rural-PHW04_Facts.pdf




2.	Rural Injury National Safe Kids Campaign http://www.safekids.org/tier3_cd.cfm?content_item_id=1153&folder_id=540




3.	Rural Youth Pedestrian-Motor Vehicle Traffic National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety http://research.marshfieldclinic.org/children/resources/MotorVehicle.htm

Women

1.	Women's Health in Rural Areas Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/public_health/womenshealth.php