the health of the world rural community has become the focus of attention during the past several years. realizing the future of the traditional system of medical practice many countries have initiated specific public health programmes in order to alleviate the plight of this group of people. however, in their effort to establish such programmes the medical community must not be oblivious of th...

you cannot find any modern society without organizations. all societies need the organizations for achieving their diverse goals. modern professional organizations are doing many functions for their host societies such as: producing and distributing high quality products, provision of health, education, recreation and entertainment services, security and safety. the specialized organizations co...

If rural-urban relationship is treated as an open and unregulated process, cities serve as a sink for rural population, meaning that higher proportions of rural people migrate from rural areas to stay permanently in the cities. This process, which is commonly referred to as rural urban migration can be more evident if the urban system is maintained as an open system. This holds key to interpret...

OBJECTIVE To develop and implement a service model for people with spinal cord injury (SCI) living in rural regions. DESIGN Service development, pilot evaluation study. SETTING Regional and remote areas of the state of New South Wales, Australia. PARTICIPANTS Persons with SCI, caregivers, and health professionals. INTERVENTION Phase 1 included initial needs analysis, followed by educati...

Nowadays the growth of deserts is one the most important problems in Iran. This phenomenon has many reasons such as growth of population, global changes in the climates and many undesirable consequences such as the erosion of agricultural soils and immigration of rural people to urban regions mainly to the capital of Iran, Tehran. Isfahan province is one of the semi-arid and desert regions in t...

For more information about the Center and its publications, please contact the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, 984350 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4350. (402) 559-5260. http://www.rupri.org/healthpolicy The Rural Policy Brief series is published by the Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) for the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis. RUPRI provides objecti...

An examination of rural policy requires an understanding of the unique conditions in rural places that justify separate national policies. The great differences among rural people and places in America make it hard to fashion national policies that fit all of these places. The analytical problem also is complicated by this diversity as well as the absence of a common statistical definition of r...

For more information about the Center and its publications, please contact RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, 984350 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4350. (402) 559-5260. http://www.rupri.org/healthpolicy The Rural Policy Brief series is published by the Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) for the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis. RUPRI provides objective a...

Australia's rural hospitals face most of the same issues and challenges faced by metropolitan hospitals. However they also face additional challenges around geographic isolation, their iconic status and role as major employers in local communities, and their close relationship with community based health services. Future opportunities include more formal integration with community service throu...