TY - BOOK ID - 77897761 TI - Rural public health AU - Warren, Jacob C AU - Smalley, K Bryant PY - 2014 SN - 1785393103 0826108954 9780826108951 9780826108944 0826108946 9781306322171 1306322170 PB - New York, NY DB - UniCat KW - Rural health services UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77897761 AB - Rural residents face distinct health challenges due to economic conditions, cultural/behavioral factors, and health provider shortages that combine to impose striking disparities in health outcomes among rural populations. This comprehensive text about the issues of rural public health is the only book to focus on rural health from the perspectives of public health and prevention. It covers specific diseases and disorders faced by rural populations, service delivery challenges, practitioner shortfalls in rural areas, and promising community health approaches and preventive measures. The text a ER -