Rural Health

Spotlights
Health care provider meeting with a mother and child Office of Rural Health Policy

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Federal Office specifically addressing rural health issues.
Computer keyboard for database research. Rural Assistance Center

DHHS. Office of Rural Health Policy.

"Rural Assistance Center was established as a rural health and human services "information portal.""
Girl being measured by a medical professional National Rural Health Association

National Rural Health Association.

A national nonprofit organization with a mission "to provide leadership on rural health issues."
Logo for Public Health Partners Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce

PHPartners.

"A collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations, and health sciences libraries which provides timely, convenient access to selected public health resources on the Internet."

Graph Rural Health Data and Research

DHHS. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Evidence-Based reports and research activities on rural health.
Grocery shopping Access to Affordable, Nutritious Food Is Limited in "Food Deserts"

USDA. Economic Research Service.

"For a small percentage of U.S. households, access to a supermarket or large grocery store is a problem."
Pediatrician with mother and child National Rural Health Day

National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health.

is November 17, 2011 and helps to "showcase Rural America; increase awareness of the unique healthcare issues facing rural communities; and highlight the efforts of State Offices of Rural Health and others to address those issues."