Rural Healthy People 2020: A Companion Document to Healthy People 2020, Volume 1
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Description
Provides a rural focus for the Healthy People 2020
priorities. Includes overviews of the top 10 rural health
priority areas identified by rural stakeholders. (Volume
2 discusses priorities 11-20.) Topics addressed
include: health insurance, primary care, emergency
services, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, mental
health, substance abuse, heart disease and stroke, physical
activity, older adults, maternal and child health, and
tobacco use. Each overview includes reviews of the relevant
literature and models that rural communities can use to
address the issues. Document is available for free
download, after providing brief information about intended
use.
Author(s)
Jane N. Bolin, Gail Bellamy, Alva O. Ferdinand, Bita Kash, Janet W. Helduser
Date
2015
Type
Document
Organization
Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Tagged as
Access · Cardiovascular disease · Children and youth · Diabetes · Elderly population · Emergency department and urgent care services · Emergency medical services · Food security and nutrition · Maternal health and prenatal care · Mental health · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Substance use and misuse · Tobacco use · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention