Nursing: Rural Health
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
An office of the Health Resources and Services Administration, it is responsible for informing and advising the Department of Health and Human Services on matters affecting rural hospitals and health care; maintains a national information clearinghouse.
- Maine Rural Health Research Center
- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis
- University of Minnesota Rural Health Resource Center
- University of Washington WAMI Rural Health Research Center
New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health
Located at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown NY, this center studies issues such as hearing loss, occupational arthritis, skin cancer, asthma, injury and fatality, workplace hazards, exposure to hazards during pregnancy and emotional stress in New York’s agricultural community.
National Agricultural Safety Database
A database of documents and abstracts with information on safety, health, and injury prevention in agriculture. Includes OSHA and EPA standards, and directory of individuals and groups involved in agricultural safety and health.
National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety
Materials relating to health and safety of rural youth.
National Rural Health Association
National Rural Health Services Research Database.
U.S. Census Bureau Urban and Rural Definitions and Data
Selected historical census data.
Database for Rural Health Research in Progress
A database of funded rural health services research projects underway in the United States and Canada..
Rural Information Center
Through the USDA, site contains information about funding resources, upcoming conferences, publications, research centers, and organizations.
RuralPSYCH: A Resource Center for Rural Behavioral Health
A project of the American Psychological Association which serves as a resource for providers, purchasers, and consumers of behavioral health care in frontier and rural areas.
National Farm Medicine Center
Addresses disease, injury and health promotion issues related to agriculture.
Rural Policy Research Institute
An independent, non-partisan research consortium which provides objective analyses of the impacts of public policies on rural people and places.
Rural Nurse Organization
The stated goal of the organization is to help rural nurses network. The site provides links to job opportunities and the Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Healthcare.
Resources Sampler-Rural Health
Compiled by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Northwest Region (NN/LM PNR) Staff, contains links to a broad range of rural and rural health sites.