Rural Health
Archived Resources
Publications of historical interest to rural health not available elsewhere online
The Outreach Sourcebook, Volume 5: Rural Health Demonstration Projects, 1995 to 1998
Detailed descriptions of 25 rural health outreach grant projects funded for 1995-1998 period. Includes project description and contact directory information. Includes index of health topics addressed by each project.
Date: 01/2000
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Detailed descriptions of 25 rural health outreach grant projects funded for 1995-1998 period. Includes project description and contact directory information. Includes index of health topics addressed by each project.
Date: 01/2000
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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The Outreach Sourcebook - Volume 4: Rural Health Demonstration Projects, 1994 to 1997
Detailed descriptions of 81 rural health outreach grant projects funded for 1994-1997 period. Includes project description and contact directory information. Includes index of health topics addressed by each project.
Date: 09/1998
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Detailed descriptions of 81 rural health outreach grant projects funded for 1994-1997 period. Includes project description and contact directory information. Includes index of health topics addressed by each project.
Date: 09/1998
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Definitions of Rural: A Handbook for Health Policy Makers and Researchers
Describes the two major methods of defining rurality, the Office of Management and Budget metropolitan-nonmetropolitan classification of counties and the U.S. Census Bureau classification of areas and population, as well as major variations on those methods.
Author(s): Thomas C. Ricketts, Karen D. Johnson-Webb, Patricia Taylor
Date: 06/1998
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Describes the two major methods of defining rurality, the Office of Management and Budget metropolitan-nonmetropolitan classification of counties and the U.S. Census Bureau classification of areas and population, as well as major variations on those methods.
Author(s): Thomas C. Ricketts, Karen D. Johnson-Webb, Patricia Taylor
Date: 06/1998
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Improving the Operational Definition of "Rural Areas" For Federal Programs
Describes the methodology of the Goldsmith rural modification for metropolitan counties designated by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Author(s): Harold F. Goldsmith, Dena S. Puskin, Dianne J. Stiles
Date: 1993
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Describes the methodology of the Goldsmith rural modification for metropolitan counties designated by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Author(s): Harold F. Goldsmith, Dena S. Puskin, Dianne J. Stiles
Date: 1993
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Health Care in Rural America
Report focuses on access of people in rural America to basic healthcare services. An important source of rural health information that continues to be of historical value. Covers rural populations and health programs, rural health services, and workforce. Detailed information on maternal and infant health services and rural mental health services.
Date: 09/1990
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment
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Report focuses on access of people in rural America to basic healthcare services. An important source of rural health information that continues to be of historical value. Covers rural populations and health programs, rural health services, and workforce. Detailed information on maternal and infant health services and rural mental health services.
Date: 09/1990
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment
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