BACKGROUND Rural areas of the United States are perennially medically underserved, and the state of Illinois is no exception. A recent survey showed that 75 of Illinois' 84 rural counties are primary care physician shortage areas. In response to this chronic physician shortage, the Illinois Rural Medical Education (RMED) Program was developed by the University of Illinois College of Medicine at...

Department of Agric. Economics and Extension, University of Uyo, Uyo,Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. E-mail address: [email protected] The study assessed rural household accessibility to health care on agricultural resource use efficiency in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. Primary data were duly obtained using well structured questionnaire which was administered on eighty r...

in a period of less than five decades, the urban residence has dramatically increased in iran. currently more than two thirds of the population live in city dwellings. this rapid urbanization has considerable impact on people’s mental health and psychiatric care. the main strategy of iran's national program of mental health has been the integration of mental health into the primary health ...

OBJECTIVES Whether traffic remoteness from health care service in rural areas influences usage of ambulance service has not been well investigated. This study aimed to evaluate the relation between remoteness to health care facilities and incidence of ambulance calls in rural areas of Japan. METHODS We analyzed 155 rural communities of Hiroshima. Data were obtained on all ambulance dispatches...

Unemployment and financial struggles affect big and small communities alike. The current economic climate, coupled with changes to the health care environment, presents a unique opportunity for health care providers and community leaders to collaborate, integrate and network. The benefits of health networks are and can be tremendous during times of economic hardships. It takes great effort to a...

INTRODUCTION This study assessed the impact of a rural primary care preceptorship on medical students' self-perceived ability to provide acute, chronic, and preventive care, to perform procedures, to communicate with patients, and to understand the community and healthcare system. METHODS Students were surveyed about their self-assessed skills on 11 major components (97 items) immediately bef...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to estimate the gap between the available and the ideal supply of human resources (physicians, nurses, and health promoters) to deliver the guaranteed package of prevention and health promotion services at urban and rural primary care facilities in Mexico. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional observational study using a convenience sample. We selecte...