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Rural Health Office
The Rural Health Office is part of the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona.
The mission of the Rural Health Office is to promote the health of rural and medically under served individuals, families, and communities through service, education and research.
La misión de la oficina de salud rural es la de promover la salud de individuos, de familias, y de comunidades rurales quienes tienen recursos médicos escasos por medio de servicios, educación e investigación.
SAVE THE DATE
36th Annual Arizona Rural Health Conference
August 3 & 4, 2009, Flagstaff, Arizona
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Are Rural People Sicker?
An Oklahoma study suggests diseases are more common and are worse in effect in the countryside. Doctors blame the disparities between rural and city dwellers' health care on lower incomes and the absence of insurance coverage and benefits. Read the full article (PDF link)...
UA Wildcat Reports On Arizona's Critical Access Hospital Program
January 30, 2007
"With a new grant of $530,000, officials of the UA Rural Health Office have pledged to support several rural hospitals through training, consulting and providing better technology." Read the full article...
2006 Rural Hospital Replacement Facility Study
How Replacement Facilities Impact Operations and the Bottom Line
Rural communities that have built a Critical Access Hospital have pioneered a new era. Find out how replacement facilities impacted their operations and bottom line. (Report by Stroudwater Associates.) View the report (PDF link).
Medicare Part D: Encouraging Results for Rural Beneficiaries
January 2007
The RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis has released a policy brief, entitled "Enrollment in Medicare Part D for Rural Beneficiaries is Encouraging," providing preliminary findings about Medicare beneficiary enrollment in prescription drug plans. Read more (PDF link)...
2007 Arizona Rural and Public Health Policy Forum,
"Examining the Effects of New and Existing Legislation in the 2007 Legislative Session"
January 9, 2007
This educational opportunity introduced rural health stakeholders to key state agency directors and/or representatives; gave them an opportunity to meet and/or to get reacquainted with their legislators; and offered networking opportunities.
Read more...
American Indian and Alaska Native Health Issues Paper
November 2006
The
National Rural Health Association
presents a nine-page issues paper that states, "Rural American Indians and Alaska Natives are literally fighting for their lives." Read more (PDF link)...
New Resource Page on the Rural Methamphetemine ("Meth") Epidemic
Browse our new page of Meth 101 resources, including an overview of the epidemic, meth's impact on children and communities, and drug-specific information. Read more...
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