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Primary healthcare in rural areas: access, organization, and health workforce in an integrative literature review.

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2021
Primary healthcare is essential for dealing with the iniquities marking rural and remote territories. The concept of rurality is somewhat imprecise, and rural health policies in Brazil are insufficient. A review of the international literature can foster
Cassiano Mendes Franco, J. Lima, L. Giovanella   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Study of Morphological Classification of Cataract in Rural Health Camp in Maharashtra [PDF]

Walawalkar International Medical Journal, 2020
Background and Introduction: This study was conducted to evaluate the morphology of cataract and relation to age in patients presenting to a health camp held at kashele, a village located in Maharashtra.
Shrikant Deshpande1, Israni N.2 and Kanehere M.3
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Experience of overseas-trained health professionals in rural and remote areas of destination countries: A literature review [PDF]

, 2012
This study aimed to review and synthesise existing literature that investigated the experience of overseastrained health professionals (OTHPs) in rural and remote areas of destination countries.
Aboderin, Alexander, Alexis, Baumann, Bazargan, Beaton, Bisset, Brunero, Buchan, Cane, Carlier, Curran, Daniel, Dove, Durey, Fink, Francis, Gilles, Goins, Goodyear-Smith, Hagopian, Han, Han, Harding, Harding, Hart, Hoag, Hopcraft, Howard, Hunt, Kamalakanthan, Kearns, Kingma, Kortman, McGuire, Morgan, Newton, North, Omeri, Raghuram, Schafheutle, Smith, Thompson, Waldman, Wanous, Webster, Wellard, Wilson   +47 more
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Rural mistrust of public health interventions in the United States: A call for taking the long view to improve adoption

Journal of Rural Health, 2022
The drug overdose epidemic and Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic diminished the health of rural* communities in theUnited States, and their interaction had harmful synergistic effects.
Jamey J. Lister, P. J. Joudrey
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Urban and rural healthcare providers’ perspectives on HPV vaccination in Minnesota

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2023
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination can dramatically reduce the incidence of HPV-associated cancers. However, HPV vaccination coverage in rural areas is lower than in urban areas, and overall HPV vaccination coverage in the United States remains lower
Elizabeth J. Polter, Ben Christianson, Anne Steinberg, Melody Doan, Hanna Ljungman, Maria E. Sundaram, Jeffrey J. VanWormer, Charnetta L. Williams, Huong Q. McLean, Casper Bendixsen   +9 more
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Defining rural in Aotearoa New Zealand: a novel geographic classification for health purposes.

The New Zealand medical journal, 2021
AIM Describe the first specifically designed and validated five-level rurality classification for health purposes in New Zealand that is both data-driven and incorporates heuristic understandings of rurality.
J. Whitehead, G. Davie, B. de Graaf, S. Crengle, D. Fearnley, Michelle Smith, R. Lawrenson, Garry Nixon   +7 more
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Qualitative Analysis of Test-to-Treat Benefits and Barriers for Pharmacists in Rural Washington State

Pharmacy
Background: Rural communities in the United States experience significant barriers in accessing healthcare, including inadequate numbers of providers and local healthcare facilities.
Bradley Brown, Megan Undeberg, Angela Stewart, Kimberly McKeirnan   +3 more
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Exploring the Link Between Mothers’ Dental Health and Their Children’s Cavity Status

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
Aim: The study aims to assess the correlation between maternal and child oral health practices, particularly focusing on the dietary intake of sugars and acids and their caries status in a rural Gujarat population.
Heena Shaikh, Shrikant Ashwinkumar Patel, Sagar Ghetiya, Urmi Mehta, Nisha Dholakiya, Disha Movalia   +5 more
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Reimagining Rural: Shifting Paradigms About Health and Well-Being in the Rural United States

Annual Review of Public Health, 2021
Rural health disparities have attracted increased national attention, compelling an expanded focus on rural health research. In this article, we deconstruct the definitions and narratives of “rural” communities and suggest that a paradigm shift is needed
R.A. Afifi, E.A. Parker, G. Dino, D. M. Hall, B. Ulin   +4 more
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Feasibility of telemedicine research visits in people with Parkinson’s disease residing in medically underserved areas

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2022
Introduction: Gait, balance, and cognitive impairment make travel cumbersome for People with Parkinson’s disease (PwPD). About 75% of PwPD cared for at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Movement Disorders Clinic reside in medically ...
Tuhin Virmani, Mitesh Lotia, Aliyah Glover, Lakshmi Pillai, Aaron S. Kemp, Anu Iyer, Phillip Farmer, Shorabuddin Syed, Linda J. Larson-Prior, Fred W. Prior   +9 more
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