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"Latest in Rural Health" is about recent developments in rural health in Canada. It seeks to provide readers with up-to-date information on major events or important issues in relation to the health and well-being of rural communities and populations. The information is gathered from various sources such as newspapers, reports, government press releases, announcements by various organizations, etc.



2010

WHO Global Policy Recommendations on Increasing Access to Health Workers in Remote and Rural Areas through Improved Retention (July 2010)

An Update on the Development of the Growth Plan for Northern Ontario (June 2010)

The Official Launch of the Rural Ontario Institute (ROI) (June 2010):
Rural Ontario Institute appoints Director, Policy and Stakeholder Engagement
Rural Ontario Institute celebrates

NOSM and CRaNHR Release Report Measuring Socio-Economic Impact of NOSM on Northern Ontario (February 2010)

Hippocratic oath meets Herculean challenge, The Globe and Mail (January 2010)

2009

Rural and Northern Health Panel Takes Shape (July 2009)

New portfolio for Indigenous Health, Rural and Regional Health and Regional Services Delivery (June 2009)

Ontario Reviewing Underserviced Area Program (June 2009)

Rural Health Research NEWS - Volume 5, Issue 1 (April 2009)

Launch of WHO Programme on Increasing Access to Health Workers in Remote and Rural Areas through Improved Retention (February 2009)

2008

Rural Health Research NEWS - Volume 4, Issue 1 (May 2008)

NthAm Press Release: Announcing the North American section of Rural and Remote Health (April 2008)

2007

Laurentian University creates School of Rural and Northern Health (December 2007)

Loss of doctors from rural locations increasing steadily, The Medical Post (October 2007)

CIHI Press Release: Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario top migration destinations for health care workers (September 2007)

Laurentian University Press Release: Dr. Roger Pitblado sheds light on distribution and movement of Canada's health care workforce (September 2007)

Rural Health Research NEWS - Volume 3, Issue 1 (March 2007)

Increasing the Number of Pharmacists in Northern Ontario (January 2007)

2006

Rural-urban health gap must be bridged, The Globe and Mail (September 2006)

Rural Health Research NEWS - Volume 2, Issue 2 (September 2006)

Interdisciplinary PhD in Rural and Northern Health (June 2006)

Rural Health Research NEWS - Volume 2, Issue 1 (April 2006)

News Release: Rural Family Doctors Offer Wider Range of Services to Meet Their Patients' Needs (January 2006)

2005

Rural Health Research NEWS - Volume 1, Issue 3 (December 2005)

Second Report on the Health of Francophones in Ontario
English Executive Summary
Full Report (French only)
(December 2005)

Chair in Rural and Northern Children's Health (November 2005)

News Release: LU Prof Leads Campaign to Reduce Smoking (October 2005)

Rural Health Research NEWS - Volume 1, Issue 2 (September 2005)

Rural Health Research NEWS - Volume 1, Issue 1 (May 2005)

Media Release: Australian University Honors the Dean of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (April 2005)

Latest News in Rural Nursing (March 2005)

2004

Address by Prime Minister Paul Martin at the First Ministers' Meeting (September 2004)

Implementation of the Rural and Northern Health Care Framework (August 2004)

The real 'two-tier' health care divide (August 2004)

2003

New Academic Rural Health Journal for Europe (December 2003)

2002

Rural Health in Rural Hands (November 2002)

Romanow Report (November 2002)

Kirby Report (January 2002)

1997

Rural and Northern Health Care Framework (June 1997)



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