The Journal of Rural Health
The Journal of Rural Health, a quarterly journal published by the NRHA, offers original research encompassing evaluations of model and demonstration projects to improve rural health, statistical comparisons of rural and urban differences, and mathematical models examining the use of health care services by rural residents. Summaries of recently published rural health research discuss the objectives, geographical focus, database, and methods and outcomes of the research.
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Online Access to Articles - We currently provide full-text articles on-line through an arrangement with Blackwell Publishing. To access these articles online, Click Here. You will be prompted to log in using your NRHA member user ID and Password. Once logged in, click the icon on the left of the page for online access to the Journal.
You can also access article abstracts through the Natl Library of Medicine's PubMed (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov).
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All manuscripts to be considered for publication in The Journal of Rural Health should be sent to the editor:
Thomas C. Rosenthal, M.D., Editor
The Journal of Rural Health
Department of Family Medicine
U. B. Clinical Center
462 Grider Street
Buffalo, NY 14215
ruralhealth@buffalo.edu
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Research
Every issue of The Journal of Rural Health offers original research encompassing evaluations of model and demonstration projects to improve rural health, statistical comparisons of rural and urban differences, and mathematical models examining the use of health care services by rural residents. Summaries of recently published rural health research discuss the objectives, geographical focus, database, and methods and outcomes of the research.
Practice
Rural health professionals can find descriptions of innovative practice techniques geared to rural settings and recommendations and guidelines for the delivery of rural health care services. Discussion of disease prevalent in rural populations are also addressed in the pages of the journal.
Policy
Articles on rural public policy assess the impact of initiatives on rural populations and review current legislation and how it can affect rural health. The journal also offers analyses of the process and dynamics of public policy development and proposals for new policy perspectives to alleviate rural health problems.
Case Studies
Specific rural health programs and practices are visited through the journal. These case studies offer a glimpse of how certain techniques and policies have worked in practice in rural settings.
Resources
Solicited critiques of recently published books relevant to rural health offer you an overview of the content and an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of a publication.
Education
The education of rural health professionals is also a focus of The Journal of Rural Health. You'll find descriptions of innovative training programs, critiques of current approaches to professional training and demonstration project evaluations inside the journal. New strategies to educate rural health practitioners for the future are examined as well.
Rural and Remote Health, an Australian e-Journal
RRH is committed to providing an easily accessible peer-reviewed evidence base for rural and remote health, and is the only international journal in this field. Subscription to RRH is free, as it is an e-Journal.
