| Achieving Rural Health Equity and Well-Being: Proceedings of a Workshop Contributor(s): National Academies of Sciences Engineeri (Author), Health and Medicine Division (Author), Board on Population Health and Public He (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309469058 ISBN-13: 9780309469050 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $52.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Public Health - Medical | Health Policy - Medical | Health Risk Assessment |
| Dewey: 362.104 |
| LCCN: 2018275708 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.17 lbs) 94 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Rural counties make up about 80 percent of the land area of the United States, but they contain less than 20 percent of the U.S. population. The relative sparseness of the population in rural areas is one of many factors that influence the health and well-being of rural Americans. Rural areas have histories, economies, and cultures that differ from those of cities and from one rural area to another. Understanding these differences is critical to taking steps to improve health and well-being in rural areas and to reduce health disparities among rural populations. To explore the impacts of economic, demographic, and social issues in rural communities and to learn about asset-based approaches to addressing the associated challenges, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop on June 13, 2017. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop. |