Rural Populations and Health

<p>Health-related disparities remain a persistent, serious problem across the nation’s more than 60 million rural residents. <b>Rural Populations and Health</b> provides an overview of the critical issues surrounding rural health and offers a strong theoretical and evidence-based rationale for rectifying rural health disparities in the United States.</p> <p>This edited collection includes a comprehensive examination of myriad issues in rural health and rural health care services, as well as a road map for reducing disparities, building capacity and collaboration, and applying prevention research in rural areas. This textbook offers a review of rural health systems in Colorado, Kentucky, Alabama, and Iowa, and features contributions from key leaders in rural public health throughout the United States.</p> <p><i>Rural Populations and Health</i> examines vital health issues such as:</p> <ul> <li>Health assessment</li> <li>Strategies for building rural coalitions</li> <li>Promoting rural adolescent health</li> <li>Rural food disparities</li> <li>Promoting oral health in rural areas</li> <li>Physical activity in rural communities</li> <li>Preventing farm-related injuries</li> <li>Addressing mental health issues</li> <li>Cancer prevention and control in rural communities</li> <li>Reducing rural tobacco use</li> </ul> <p><i>Rural Populations and Health</i> is an important resource for students, faculty, and researchers in public health, preventive medicine, public health nursing, social work, and sociology.</p>