Rural Health

In medicine, rural health or rural medicine is the interdisciplinary study of health and health care delivery in rural environments. The concept of rural health incorporates many fields, including geography, midwifery, nursing, sociology, economics, and telehealth or telemedicine.Research shows that the healthcare needs of individuals living in rural areas are different from those in urban areas, and rural areas often suffer from a lack of access to healthcare. These differences are the result of geographic, demographic, socioeconomic, workplace, and personal health factors. For example, many rural communities have a large proportion of elderly people and children. With relatively few people …

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ActionAid Association (India) · 21 April 2024 English

Definition of Construction Workers The definition of construction workers in the Building and Other Construction Workers Act, 1996 should be amended and expanded in line with supply and value chains …

ASHA workers were introduced under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in 2005, while anganwadi workers


ActionAid Association (India) · 19 April 2024 English

Beyond the scheme-based commitments which some state governments and the central government have given in the form of urban employment schemes or the rural employment guarantee act << 2 >> …

ASHA workers were introduced under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in 2005, while Anganwadi workers


RUPRI: Rural Policy Research Institute · 17 April 2024 English

As rural hospital leaders consider mergers and affiliations, the financial impacts of the affiliation (rural hospital and the health system impacts) must be carefully explored. [...] Throughout affiliation deliberations the …

swing beds), and primary care in provider-based rural health clinics [15]. They are also leaders in securing qualitative study on patient satisfaction of rural health systems post-merger, showed that 88% of community necessarily to the total system. Another study of rural health systems pre- and post-affiliation found higher rural emergency hospital, participating in local rural health networks, and affiliating with large regional e&sourcetype=Dissertations%20&%20Theses 15. Rural Health Information Hub. (2022, February 10). Rural


CSEP: Centre for Social and Economic Progress · 16 April 2024 English

The Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) conducts in-depth, policy-relevant research and provides evidence-based recommendations to the challenges facing India and the world. [...] The views expressed herein are …

initiatives pursued under the umbrella of the National Rural Health Mission—which stressed building primary and “upkeep (was) of satisfactory levels” (National Rural Health Mission, 2008). This resulted in a caseload deliveries in government health facilities (National Rural Health Mission, 2008). An emphatic remark by the CRM state were found to be running 24x7 (National Rural Health Mission, 2008). Rajasthan has allocated more healthcare centres, including PHCs and CHCs (National Rural Health Mission Report on Bihar (2005-10) ), and the


World Bank Group · 11 April 2024 English

This study’s aim was to assess the growing flood risk Sao Tome and Principe (STP) faces due to climate change. It achieved this by carrying out a nationwide risk assessment …

contained: • Primary health facilities, for example rural health posts (41 facilities) • Secondary health facilities


World Bank Group · 10 April 2024 English

This study’s aim was to assess the growing flood risk Sao Tome and Principe (STP) faces due to climate change. It achieved this by carrying out a nationwide risk assessment …

contained: • Primary health facilities, for example rural health posts (41 facilities) • Secondary health facilities


World Bank Group · 5 April 2024 English

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are increasingly placing significant health and economic burdens on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Primary care serves as the initial point of contact for individuals seeking medical …

Costa Rica began the Programa de Salud Rural, or rural health program, to improve access to primary care.


TFAH: Trust for America's Health · 5 April 2024 English

• American Medical Student Association • Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy & • Dorchester County Health Department • American Nurses Association Practice E • American Physical Therapy Association • Cancer Support …

initiative of the Camden Coalition • Hawaii State Rural Health Association • Lupus and Allied Diseases Association Association • MindWise Innovations • National Rural Health Association • The Immunization Partnership •


National Rural Health Alliance · 5 April 2024 English

suite of distribution levers that have been in place, in the most part, to support building a rural health workforce, in particular the medical workforce. [...] “Growing our own” for rural Australia, as

nrha@ruralhealth.org.au 2 About the National Rural Health Alliance The Alliance comprises 51 Members1 Australia. The Alliance is focused on advancing rural health reform to achieve equitable health outcomes place, in the most part, to support building a rural health workforce, in particular the medical workforce workforce. These policy levers have supported rural health in Australia, have been important measures, and please refer to the National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA), Rural Health in Australia Snapshot 2023: https://www


WaterAid · 4 April 2024 English

Costs of healthcare acquired infections due to inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in healthcare facilities in Zambia Summary Key messages The number of healthcare associated infections (HAI) in Zambia …

prevention and control during labour and delivery in rural health centres in Zambia: results from a quasi-experimental


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