On this page, you will find a list of useful links related to rural health.

PhD in Rural and Northern Health

School of Rural and Northern Health - Laurentian University

Rural Health Research Government Other Health Organizations Rural Medical Schools Rural Health Journals Rural Health Newsletters Rural Health Research Databases Rural Health Resources

Rural Health Research

Alaska Center for Rural Health (ACRH), University of Alaska Anchorage

Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR)

Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre (AHPRC), Dalhousie University

Atlantic Regional Training Centre (ARTC) - Health Services Research

Australian Centre for Rural and Remote Evidence Based Practice (ACRREBP), Joanna Briggs Institute, Australia

Australian Rural Health Research Collaboration (ARHRC), Australia

British Columbia Rural and Remote Health Research Institute (BCRRHRI), University of Northern British Columbia

British Columbia Rural and Remote Health Research Network (BCRRHRN)

Canadian Agricultural Injury Surveillance Program (CAISP), Department of Emergency Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University

Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR)

Canadian Circumpolar Institute (CCI), University of Alberta

Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF)

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Canadian Plains Research Center (CPRC), University of Regina, Saskatchewan

Canadian Population Health Initiative (CPHI)

Canadian Rural Health Research Society (CRHRS)

Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation (CRRF), Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec

Center for Environmental and Rural Health (CERH), Texas A&M University

Center for International Rural and Environmental Health (CIREH), College of Public Health, University of Iowa

Center for Rural Health, Oklahoma State University (OSU) Center for Health Sciences

Center for Rural Health, University of North Dakota

Center for Rural Health and Research (CRHR), Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University

Center for Rural Health Research and Education (CRHRE), University of Wyoming

Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development (CRHSSD), Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Centre for Aboriginal Health Research (CAHR), University of Manitoba

Centre for Agricultural Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan

Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA)

Centre for Remote Health (CRH), Flinders University and Charles Darwin University, Australia

Centre for Rural Health (CRH), Christchurch, New Zealand

Centre for Rural Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Centre for Rural Health (CRH) Research and Policy, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (CRaNHR), Laurentian and Lakehead Universities

Centre for Rural and Remote Area Health (CRRAH), University of Southern Queensland, Australia

Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health (CRRMH), University of Newcastle, Australia

Centre for Rural and Remote Oral Health (CRROH), University of Western Australia, Australia

Centre for Rural Social Research (CRSR), Charles Sturt University, Australia

Combined Universities Centre for Rural Health (CUCRH), University of Western Australia, Australia

Determinants of Health of Rural Populations and Communities Research Project, Rural Development Institute, Brandon University, Manitoba

Echo Chair in Rural Women's Health Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario

Flinders University Rural Clinical School (FURCS) Research Unit, Flinders University, Australia

Gateway Rural Health Research Institute

Global Forum for Health Research

Graduate Training Program in Public Health and the Agricultural Rural Ecosystem (PHARE), Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Indigenous Peoples Health Research Centre (IPHRC), First Nations University of Canada, University of Regina, and University of Saskatchewan

Institute of Agricultural Rural and Environmental Health (I.ARE.H), University of Saskatchewan

Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies (ICHS), University of Alaska Anchorage

Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)

Institute of Rural Health (IRH), United Kingdom

Institute for Rural Research (IRR), University of Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

International Society for Equity in Health (ISEqH)

International Union for Circumpolar Health (IUCH)

IWK Health Centre, Nova Scotia

Maine Rural Health Research Center, Muskie School of Public Service

Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP), Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

MHA's Center for Rural Health, Mississippi Hospital Association (MHA)

Michigan Center for Rural Health (MCRH), Michigan State University (MSU)

Monash University Department of Rural and Indigenous Health (MUDRIH), School of Rural Health, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Australia

Mount Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health (MICRRH), James Cook University, Australia

National Center for Frontier Communities, United States

Nebraska Center for Rural Health Research (NCRHR), University of Nebraska Medical Center

New Zealand Institute of Rural Health (NZIRH), Cambridge, New Zealand

Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Applied Health Research (NLCAHR), Memorial University of Newfoundland

North Carolina Office of Research, Demonstrations, and Rural Health Development, NC Department of Health and Human Services

North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Ontario Training Centre (OTC) in Health Services and Policy Research

Research and Training Center (RTC) on Disability in Rural Communities, University of Montana Rural Institute

Rural Health Education Foundation (RHEF), Australia

Rural Health Institute (RHI) for Clinical and Translational Science, College of Community Health Sciences, University of Alabama

Rural Health Research Center (RHRC), Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota

Rural Health West, Australia

Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis

Rural and Remote Health Research Group, Faculty of Nursing Research Office, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary

Rural and Small Town Programme (RSTP), Mount Allison University

South Carolina Rural Health Research Center (SCRHRC), Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina

Southeastern Rural Mental Health Research Center (SRMHRC), University of Virginia School of Nursing

Southwest Border Rural Health Research Center (SBRHRC), Rural Health Office, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona

Southwest Rural Health Research Center (SRHRC), School of Rural Public Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center

The Change Foundation (TCF)

The RURAL Centre

UK Center for Excellence in Rural Health-Hazard, University of Kentucky Medical Center

Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center (UMRHRC), University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center and University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health

Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, & Idaho (WWAMI) Rural Health Research Center (RHRC), Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington

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Government

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), United States Department of Health and Human Services

California Rural Health Policy Council (RHPC)

Canada Research Chair in Rural and Northern Children's Health, Canada Research Chairs

Canada's Rural Partnership, Government of Canada

First Nations, Inuit and Aboriginal Health (FNIAH), Health Canada

Health Canada - Online

Office of Rural Health, Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government

Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP), U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration

Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC)

Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Government of Canada

Queensland Office of Rural Health, Queensland Department of Health, Australia

Rural Health, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Government of Canada

Rural Information Center (RIC), National Agricultural Library, United States Department of Agriculture

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Other Health Organizations

Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan (RPAP)

Australian Rural Health Education Network (ARHEN), Australia

Canadian Academy of Physician Assistants (CAPA)

Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA)

Canadian Association for Rural and Remote Nursing (CARRN)

Canadian Collaborative Centre for Physician Resources (C3PR)

Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)

Canadian Rural and Remote Health Association (CRRHA), Institute for Social Research and Evaluation, University of Northern British Columbia

Canadian Society of Telehealth (CST)

Center of Excellence for Remote and Medically Under Served Areas (CERMUSA)

College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)

European Rural and Isolated Practitioners Association (EURIPA)

Frontline Health

International Association of Agricultural Medicine and Rural Health (IAAMRH)

Irish Institute of Rural Health

Manitoba Office of Rural and Northern Health (ORNH)

National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)

National Farm Medicine Center (NFMC), Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation

National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA), Australia

National Rural Health Association (NRHA), United States

Nature of Nursing Practice in Rural and Remote Canada, University of Northern British Columbia

New Rural Economy Project Phase 2 (NRE2), Concordia University, Montréal

Oregon Office of Rural Health, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)

Phelophepa Health Care Train, Rural South Africa (under construction)

Rural Communities Impacting Policy (RCIP), Rural Nova Scotia

Rural Health Forum (RHF), United Kingdom

Rural Learning Association (RLA)

Rural Ontario Institute (ROI)

Rural Sociological Society (RSS)

Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative (RWHC)

Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority

Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC)

Sudbury & District Health Unit (SDHU)

World Health Organization (WHO)

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Rural Medical Schools

Interdisciplinary Rural Health Training Program (IRHTP), Office of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Education (OIHSE), East Carolina University (ECU), Greenville, North Carolina

Jichi Medical University (JMU) - The first and only medical school in Japan that was founded exclusively to graduate/prepare rural doctors

Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM)

Northern Rivers University Department of Rural Health (NRUDRH), School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney

RPAP Medical Information Service, Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan

Rural Canadian Electives, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa

Rural Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Australia

Rural Family Medicine Experience, Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) School of Medicine, Portland, Oregon

Rural Health Interdisciplinary Program (RHIP), University of New Mexico (UNM) School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Rural Medicine in Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Rural Ontario Medical Program (ROMP)

Rural Opportunities in Medicine (ROME), Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of North Dakota (UND) School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, North Dakota

Rural Physician Associate Program (RPAP), University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Rural Physician Program (RPP), Michigan State University (MSU), East Lansing, Michigan

Rural Stream, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University

School of Rural Health, Monash University, Australia

School of Rural Health, University of Melbourne, Australia

School of Rural and Northern Health (SRNH), Laurentian University

School of Rural Public Health (SRPH), Texas A&M Health Science Center

Southwestern Ontario Medical Education Network (SWOMEN), Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario

Utah Rural Outreach Program (UROP), Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah

Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, & Idaho (WWAMI) Program, University of Washington School of Medicine

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Rural Health Journals

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine, Canadian Medical Association

eSocHealth, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

International Electronic Journal of Rural and Remote Health Research, Education, Practice and Policy (African Section), Australia

International Electronic Journal of Rural and Remote Health Research, Education, Practice and Policy (Australasian Section), Australia

International Electronic Journal of Rural and Remote Health Research, Education, Practice and Policy (European Section), Australia

International Electronic Journal of Rural and Remote Health Research, Education, Practice and Policy (International Section), Australia

International Electronic Journal of Rural and Remote Health Research, Education, Practice and Policy (North American Section), Australia

International Journal of Circumpolar Health (IJCH), University of Oulu, Finland

Journal of Rural Community Psychology (JRCP), Marshall University

Journal of Rural Health, National Rural Health Association (NRHA)

Journal of Rural Studies

Journal of Rural and Tropical Public Health (JRTPH), James Cook University, Queensland, Australia

Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, Rural Nurse Organization (RNO)

Rural Society Journal, Centre for Rural Social Research (CRSR), Charles Sturt University, NSW, Australia

Rural Sociology Journal, Rural Sociological Society (RSS)

Sociologia Ruralis

Texas Journal of Rural Health, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

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Rural Health Newsletters

Center for Rural Health (CRH) Update, Center for Rural Health (CRH), University of North Dakota

Eye on Health Newsletter, Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative (RWHC)

Monthly Update & Quarterly Newsletters, Office of Rural Health & Primary Care (ORHPC), Minnesota Department of Health

On Center Newsletter, Minnesota Center for Rural Health (MCRH), Rural Health Resource Center (RHRC)

Oregon Office of Rural Health (ORH) Newsletter, Oregon Office of Rural Health (ORH), Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)

Research in FOCUS on Research, Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (CRaNHR), Laurentian University

Rural Health Bulletin, California State Rural Health Association (CSRHA)

Rural Health News, Rural Information Center Health Service

Rural Health Newsletter, Victorian Government Health Information, State Government of Victoria, Australia, Department of Human Services

Rural Health Partnerships and Resources Newsletter, West Virginia Division of Rural Health

Rural Health Research Center (RHRC) Working Papers, Rural Health Research Center (RHRC), Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota

Rural Health Research NEWS, Canadian Rural Health Research Society (CRHRS), University of Saskatchewan

Rural News, Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC)

Rural and Small Town Canada Analysis Bulletin, Statistics Canada

Rural Teams Newsletter, Canada's Rural Partnership, Government of Canada

The Grapevine, European Rural and Isolated Practitioners Association (EURIPA)

Working Papers, Maine Rural Health Research Center, Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine

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Rural Health Research Databases

Database for Rural Health Research in Progress, Maine Rural Health Research Center, Institute for Health Policy, Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine

Environmental Scan (Access) Database, Knowledge Translation (KT) Improved Clinical Effectiveness through Behavioural Research Group (ICEBeRG) Team

Inventory of National Rural Health Research-Related Databases, Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (CRaNHR), Laurentian University

Rural Health Research Register (RHRR), School of Rural Health, Monash University, Australia

Rural Research Project Inventory, Canadian Rural Partnership (CRP)

RURAL rural and remote health database, University of South Australia (UniSA) Library

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Rural Health Resources

Canadian Rural Research Network (CRRN)

ForFarmers.com - Agricultural marketplace for farm equipment, livestock, chemicals, properties, jobs

MatchNursingHomes.org

Resources for Rural Health Research, Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (CRaNHR), Laurentian University

Rural Assistance Center (RAC) - Health and Human Services Information for Rural America

Rural Health Resource Center (RHRC), Duluth, Minnesota

Rural Health Resources, Wellsville, New York

Skilled Nursing Facilities - Your nursing home resource

The Nursing Reference Center, Intelicus

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