Description
- Part I Understanding Rural Communities
- 1 Defining Rurality
- 2 Determinants of Health in Rural Communities
- 3 Ethical Issues in Rural Communities
- Part II Public Health Systems and Policies for Rural Communities
- 4 History of the Development of Rural Health in the USA
- 5 Federal Rural Health Organizations
- 6 U.S. Rural Health Systems in Transition
- Part III Health Disparities in Rural Communities
- 7 Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke
- 8 Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, and Physical Activity
- 9 Nutrition, Food Desert, and Weight Status
- 10 Maternal and Child Health in Rural Areas
- 11 Oral Health in Rural Areas
- 12 Cancers in Rural Areas in the U.S
- 13 Environmental Health in Rural America
- 14 Occupational Health and Safety Considerations in Rural Agricultural Operations
- 15 Mental Health in Rural America
- Part IV Health Disparities Among Special Populations
- 16 Rural Public Health for Migrant Workers
- 17 Adolescent Health in Rural Areas
- 18 Aging Populations in Rural United States
- 19 Rural Public Health for the LGBTQ Community
- Part V Advancing Rural Health- Assessment, Planning, and Interventions
- 20 Community Needs and Asset Assessment
- 21 Program Planning Models and Theories
- 22 Rural Public Health Policy
- 23 Leadership
- 24 Services to Support Rural Health
