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Reviewed: Jan 2026
Offers information and resources related to the Recreation Economy for Rural Communities program, which supports rural community efforts to develop outdoor recreation economies. Discusses revitalization projects through the program, including investment in broadband service and spaces for outdoor activities. Offers examples of funded projects.
...outdoor recreation economies. Discusses revitalization projects through the program, including investment in broadband service and spaces...
Date: Feb 8, 2023
Across the rural West, an awareness of the health impacts of poor air quality – and how to minimize those impacts – is growing. - The Rural Monitor
...outdoor recreation often revolve around outdoor work, exposing employees to unhealthy air throughout the workday...
Reviewed: Nov 17, 2025
Healthy Monadnock is a community-wide initiative that aspires to provide "better health and wellness for all" residents of the Monadnock Region of New Hampshire.
...Outdoor Recreation Resource Maps: In partnership with the Keene Public Library, the Monadnock Outdoors workgroup...
Reviewed: Jul 18, 2022
Provides resources and information on cancer risks, prevention and screening, access to cancer treatment, and cancer survivorship in rural areas.
...outdoor air quality, can cause an increased risk for cancer. A 2017 Morbidity and Mortality...
Date: Sep 2025
Presents a study on perceptions and beliefs about sun-protective behavior among rural Minnesotans. Breaks down data by demographic characteristics, such as age, education, and whether participants had an outdoor job, among other measures. Looks at time spent outside and discusses participants' perceptions about protective behaviors.
...outdoor job, among other measures. Looks at time spent outside and discusses participants' perceptions about...
Date: 2012
Describes the development of the Rural Active Living Perceived Environmental Support Scale (RALPESS) survey instrument to measure perceptions of rural environments for physical activity. Includes definitions, characteristics, and items on each of the seven RALPESS factors: church facilities, town center connectivity, indoor areas, around your home/neighborhood, town center physical activity resources, school grounds, and outdoor areas.
...outdoor areas. --- Development of the Rural Active Living Perceived Environmental Support Scale (RALPESS) Describes the development...
Date: Sep 2017
Describes how the Seneca Nation of Indians has incorporated its culture into programs and community initiatives. Examples include school and adult Seneca language immersion programs, restoring indigenous plants, cultivating native animals, and the Seneca Strong program to address substance abuse by incorporating prevention and sobriety programming into traditional rites of passage, outdoor skills camps, and powwows. The Seneca Nation of Indians (New York) received the 2017 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Prize.
...outdoor skills camps, and powwows. The Seneca Nation of Indians (New York) received the 2017 Robert...
Date: Nov 2018
Reports on a cross-sectional study comparing the physical activity, sleep quality, and physical and mental health of cancer survivors with cancer-free individuals in medically underserved areas of rural Virginia. Evaluates the relationship between sleep quality, average sleep time, and self-reported outdoor activity with predicted mental health and quality of life. The Harvard Food Frequency Questionnaire, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and RAND 36-Item Health Survey were used to collect data on dietary intake, sleep quality, and physical activity.
...outdoor activity with predicted mental health and quality of life. The Harvard Food Frequency Questionnaire...
Date: Jan 2025
Report discusses the health concerns associated with wildfire smoke exposure for farmworkers, and other outdoor workers. Highlights state-level air quality policies for workers in several western states and outlines best practices for clinicians.
...outdoor workers. Highlights state-level air quality policies for workers in several western states and outlines...
Date: May 17, 2017
Lyme and other tick-borne illnesses have become the most prolific zoonotic diseases in our nation. Because of their proximity to tick environments, rural areas are more susceptible. In this article, we hear from a Lyme disease patient, a scientist, psychiatrist, nonprofit leader, and a medical doctor about the spread and what's being done about it. - The Rural Monitor
...outdoor activities like cutting and splitting firewood Lankow's case was classic. Her bull's-eye rash...