RURAL HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010 - AN OVERVIEW

"Healthy People 2010: A Companion Document for Rural Areas," is a project funded with grant support from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. The purpose of this research project is to develop a companion document to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Healthy People 2010 objectives, a document addressing rural priorities. Utilizing research literature, contacts with rural communities, and other organizations and experts, the companion document includes literature reviews and descriptions of Models for Practice for selected objectives associated with 15 of the Healthy People 2010 focus areas identified by rural stakeholders as rural priorities. For each rural priority area the seriousness of the problem and Models for Practice that have been usefully employed by rural communities are described.

An overview of the Rural Healthy People 2010 Project   

Final Rural Healthy People 2010 document Volumes 1, 2, and 3

Brief summaries of top rural health concerns, related models for practice, and literature reviews on these concerns are presented here.  This page is an electronic version of the the final document.

Database of rural models for practice searchable by focus area, state, or program name.

The Priorities - The team surveyed over 1000 local, state, and national rural health officials and other organizations interested in rural health to identify rural health priorities and Models for Practice.

The Problems - For fifteen focus areas identified by the initial surveys, School of Rural Public Health faculty members conducted intensive literature reviews.

The Solutions - To report on rural Models for Practice, the team sought out and summarized information provided by those nominated as models.