Rural public health : best practices and preventive models / Jacob C. Warren, K. Bryant Smalley, editors. - 1 online resource (295 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is rural? -- Medical care barriers in rural areas -- Workforce issues -- Rural health care ethics -- Faith-based initiatives -- Integrated care -- Mental health -- Substance abuse -- Heart disease -- Obesity -- Diabetes -- HIV in rural areas -- Environmental / Occupational Health -- Rural minority health -- Migrant farm worker health -- Elderly health in rural areas -- Future directions in rural public health.

9780826108951 (e-book)


Rural health services--United States.


Electronic books.

RA771.5 / .R87 2014eb

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