In the 1800s, this country chose to establish land-grant colleges to see that the working class could attain higher education, and that the research needs of the agricultural and manufacturing segments of this country could be met. It seems contrary to our origins to see so little support at present for research infrastructure going to the very communities that need such research to sustain the...

The expansion of the cities into the rural-urban fringes is creating direct and indirect impacts with those living there facing new challenges and opportunities in meeting their life needs and accommodating the by-products of urbanization. Although urbanization in these areas provides opportunities for employment, better housing, education, knowledge and technology transfer, and ready markets f...

1. introduction different research findings depict that rural areas of country are underdeveloped in spite of many efforts that have been done concerning rural development. various scientific ideas have been provided by researchers concerning rural underdevelopment conditions. in one of the approaches concerning country underdevelopment, internal factors have been introduced as original factors...

This paper examines the prevalence of vision problems and the accessibility to and quality of vision care in rural China. We obtained data from 4 sources: 1) the National Rural Vision Care Survey; 2) the Private Optometrists Survey; 3) the County Hospital Eye Care Survey; and 4) the Rural School Vision Care Survey. The data from each of the surveys were collected by the authors during 2012. Thi...

INTRODUCTION The elimination of functional barriers resulting from disability through the provision of adequate orthopaedic and rehabilitation equipment, and homes adjusted for disability is the precondition for an efficient and independent functioning, and high quality of life of the disabled. The objective of the study was recognition of the needs of the disabled declared by them, and the deg...

BACKGROUND Little is known about physical activity (PA) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among rural adults. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between meeting recommended levels of PA and HRQOL in a rural adult population. METHODS This study analyzed data from 6,103 rural adults 18 years of age and older participating in a 2013 survey. Respondents reporti...

Meeting the needs of public health emergency and response presents a unique challenge for health practitioners with primary responsibilities for rural communities that are often very diverse. The present study assessed the language capabilities, confidence and training needs of Texas rural physicians in responding to public health emergencies. In the first half of year 2004, a cross-sectional, ...

The purpose of this study was to compare practice patterns of all rural and non-rural surgeons in Iowa. Additionally, the investigators compared the procedures performed by 6 practicing general surgeons in rural Iowa to the case representation, by category, recommended by the ACGME for graduation from an accredited general surgery residency program. The authors recommend that changes in general...