Factors influencing the mtegration of occupatwnaltherapy services in rural school systems are reo viewed in thzs paper. Differences between urban and rural populations are defined and methods of successfully developmg new allzed health programs m publzc schools are discussed. A thorough understanding of the rural educational system and local community is necessary for occupatzona! theraPists to...

OBJECTIVES As part of a larger case study exploring physician retention factors and strategies employed by rural communities, the objective of this analysis was to explore the community factors that promoted physician retention. METHODS A qualitative, collective case study design was employed to study four rural communities (cases) in Alberta that retained family physicians for four years or ...

Change and Integration An ELL Binder A Resource for the Mainstream Classroom Teacher 2 Mexican Immigrant Women: Identity, Body Image, and the Images of the Virgin of Guadalupe and 2 La Malinche Immigrant Gateways: An Empirical Examination of Primary and Secondary Destinations 2 Who am I?: An Autoethnographic Analysis of the Negotiation of Mexican American Identity 3 A Qualitative Exploration of...

BACKGROUND Given limited research evidence for community-based alcohol interventions, this study examines the intervention preferences of rural communities and alcohol professionals, and factors that influence their choices. METHOD Community preferences were identified by a survey of randomly selected individuals across 20 regional Australian communities. The preferences of alcohol profession...

INTRODUCTION Older rural persons who are receiving palliative care experience multiple co-existing transitions that can be distressing. These transitions do not occur in a vacuum, but occur in a context that reflects the uniqueness of rural living and the complexities of end of life in rural settings. The context or situation (geographical, physical, and social) in which an experience occurs in...

School health has been regarded as a high priority intervention in developing countries from the perspective of donor organizations. This paper aims to show why school health is important from the community perspective as well, and how school health programs should be implemented based on a case study by the School and Community Health Project (SCHP) in Nepal. SCHP conducted a needs assessment ...

Recent research has shown how quantifiable aspects of community context affect a wide range of behaviors and outcomes. Due partially to the historical development of this field, currently published work focuses on urban rather than rural areas. We draw upon data from a longitudinal study of families and health in Appalachia—the Great Smoky Mountains Study (GSMS), and an ethnographically based i...

introduction: today empowerment has become to one of the main concepts of sustainable development.j three types of relationship between empowerment and sustainable development are: 1- empowerment is component of sustainable development. 2- empowerment is the cause of sustainable development. 3- empowerment is the result of sustainable development. therefore it is not possible achievement to sus...

BACKGROUND Despite an increased need, residents of rural communities have decreased access to healthcare and oftenpresentuniquehealthcare challenges associated with their rurality. Ensuring medical students receive adequate exposure to these issues is complicated by the urban location of most medical schools. Health fairs (fairs) conducted in rural communities can provide students exposure to r...