People in rural areas face some different health issues than people who live in towns and cities. Getting health care can be a problem when you live in a remote area. You might not be able to get to a hospital quickly in an emergency. You also might not want to travel long distances to get routine checkups and screenings. Rural areas often have fewer doctors and dentists, and certain specialists might not be available at all.
Because it can be hard to get care, health problems in rural residents may be more serious by the time they are diagnosed. People in rural areas of the United States have higher rates of chronic disease than people in urban areas. They also have higher rates of certain types of cancer, from exposure to chemicals used in farming.
- What's Different about Rural Health Care?(National Rural Health Association) - http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/go/left/about-rural-health/what-s-different-about-rural-health-care
- What Is Rural?(Rural Information Center) - http://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/ricpubs/what_is_rural.shtml
- Wellness and Prevention Frequently Asked Questions(Rural Assistance Center) - http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/wellness/wellnessfaq.php
- Agricultural Health and Safety Frequently Asked Questions(Rural Assistance Center) - http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/agri_health/faq.php
- Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) Frequently Asked Questions(Rural Assistance Center) - http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/hospitals/cahfaq.php
- Dental Health Frequently Asked Questions(Rural Assistance Center) - http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/dental/dentalfaq.php
- Domestic Violence Frequently Asked Questions(Rural Assistance Center) - http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/public_health/dvfaq.php
- Emergency Medical Services Frequently Asked Questions(Rural Assistance Center) - http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/ems/emsfaq.php
- Informal Caregiving Frequently Asked Questions(Rural Assistance Center) - http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/caregiving/caregivingfaq.php
- Mental Health Frequently Asked Questions(Rural Assistance Center) - http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/mental_health/mentalhealthfaq.php
- Methamphetamine Frequently Asked Questions(Rural Assistance Center) - http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/meth/methfaq.php
- People with Disabilities Frequently Asked Questions(Rural Assistance Center) - http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/disabilities/disabilitiesfaq.php
- Plain Facts...about Farmer Health(National Safety Council) - http://www.nsc.org/resources/issues/articles/farmerhealth.aspx
- Rural Health Clinics Frequently Asked Questions(Rural Assistance Center) - http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/clinics/rhcfaq.php
- Substance Abuse Frequently Asked Questions(Rural Assistance Center) - http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/substanceabuse/substanceabusefaq.php
- Trauma Frequently Asked Questions(Rural Assistance Center) - http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/trauma/faq.php
- Medicaid Frequently Asked Questions(Rural Assistance Center) - http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/medicaid/faq.php
- Medicare Frequently Asked Questions(Rural Assistance Center) - http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/medicare/faq.php
- Uninsured and Underinsured Frequently Asked Questions(Rural Assistance Center) - http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/insurance/uninsuredfaq.php
- Welfare and Income Support Frequently Asked Questions(Rural Assistance Center) - http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/welfare/welfarefaq.php
- Article: A comprehensive medical education program response to rural primary care... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18820528&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Integrating health interventions for women, newborn babies, and children: a... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18790321&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: How much does quality of child care vary between health... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18790314&tool=MedlinePlus
- Rural Health Concerns -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=((rural+health[majr]+OR+rural+population[majr])+AND+(health[majr:noexp]+OR+health+services+accessibility[majr]))+OR+rural+health+services[majr]+OR+hospitals,rural[majr]+AND+english[la]+AND+(review[pt]+OR+jsubsetk[text]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt]+OR+jsubsetaim[text]+OR+jsubsetn[text]+OR+guideline[pt])+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+europe[mh]+OR+africa[mh]+OR+asia[mh]+OR+australasia[mh]+OR+australia[mh])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety - http://www.marshfieldclinic.org/NCCRAHS/
- National Rural Health Association - http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/
- Office of Rural Health Policy - http://ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/
- Rural Assistance Center - http://www.raconline.org/
- Injury Facts: Rural Injury(Safe Kids Worldwide) - http://www.usa.safekids.org/tier3_cd.cfm?folder_id=540&content_item_id=1153
- Women's Health Frequently Asked Questions(Rural Assistance Center) - http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/public_health/womenshealthfaq.php
- Aging Frequently Asked Questions(Rural Assistance Center) - http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/aging/agingfaq.php
- Farm Health and Safety - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/farmhealthandsafety.html
- Health System - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthsystem.html