This list of resources was distributed at the 2010 Rural Health Journalism Workshop by speaker Rosemary McKenzie, the NRHA's minority health liaison and program services manager.
NRHA Media Contact:
Lindsey Corey
Director of Communications and Marketing
National Rural Health Association
816-756-3140 x22
Corey@NRHArural.org
Publications
Rural Roads quarterly magazine features human interest stories and successful rural programs. The goal of each article should be to motivate, educate or inspire those working to improve health care: Rural Roads online: www.RuralRoadsonline.com. All NRHA's publications, conference proceedings, resource and training manuals and issue papers are available at www.RuralHealthWeb.org.
Rural Health Research and Policy Centers
Rural Health Research Centers help policymakers better understand the problems that rural communities face in assuring access to health care and strengthening health of their residents.
Maine Rural Health Research Center
http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/ihp/ruralhealth/
Telephone: 207-780-4430
Areas of Interest:
- Behavioral health
- Chronic illness, disability and aging
- Public health
- Health care quality management and improvement
- Children's health and welfare
North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center
http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural program/
Telephone: 919-966-5541
Areas of Interest:
- Medicare reimbursement policy
- Medicaid
- Access to care
- Measures of underservice
South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
http://rhr.sph.sc.edu/
Telephone: 803-251-6317
Areas of Interest:
- Inequities in health status of US rural population
- Socioeconomic status
- Race and ethnicity
- Access to health care services
- Rural health services delivery
- Health professions placement
Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center – University of MN & University of ND
http://www.uppermidwestrhrc.org
Telephone: 701-777-3848
Areas of Interest:
- Quality of care
- Patient safety
- Rural health care systems and access to care
- Health care workforce
- Rural health care financing
West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/wvhealthpolicy/
Telephone: 304-347-1348
Areas of Interest:
- Environmental health risks for rural populations
- Environmental health risks
- Environmentally-informed health care
- Social and economic disparities
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
http://depts.washington.edu/uwrhrc
Telephone: 206-685-0402
Areas of Interest:
- Availability and quality of care
- Rural women
- Children
- Vulnerable and minority rural populations
