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The Rural Monitor

The Rural Monitor is the quarterly newsletter of the Rural Assistance Center. Each issue provides articles on a variety of rural health and human services issues. You can sign up to receive the Rural Monitor by e-mail using the listserv subscription form.

Current Issue:

Previous Issues:

  • Winter 2008
    Cover Story: Health Care Disparities
  • Fall 2007
    Cover Story: Trauma Systems Save Rural Lives
  • Summer 2007
    Cover Story: Recruiting Local People to Fill Health Care Needs
  • Spring 2007
    Cover Story: War Has Big Impact in Rural Areas
  • Winter 2007
    Cover Story: A Head Start for Rural Kids
  • Fall 2006
    Cover Story: Partnerships Pay Off in Rural Transportation
  • Summer 2006
    Cover Story: Health Information Technology: A "HIT" in Rural Areas
  • Spring 2006
    Cover Story: Immigrants Changing Rural America
  • Winter 2006
    Cover Story: Rural Dental Dilemmas Growing
  • Fall 2005
    Cover Story: Family Caregiving: A Gesture of Love
  • Summer 2005
    Cover Story: Meth Abuse a Smoldering Crisis
  • Spring 2005
    Cover Story: The Stigma of Mental Illness
  • Winter 2004/2005
    Cover Story: Community Colleges: Critical Training
  • Fall 2004
    Cover Story: Rural Life Not Always Idyllic for Retirees
  • Summer 2004
    Cover Story: Putting Rural Services on the Map
  • Spring 2004
    Cover Story: Obesity: Combating a Rural Epidemic
  • Winter 2003/2004
    Cover Story: Linking Health and Social Services to Local Economies
  • Fall 2003
    Cover Story: Rural Disabled Struggle for Independence
  • Summer 2003
    Cover Story: Support Systems Crucial to Rural Welfare Reform
  • Spring 2003
    Cover Story: Making Family Farms Safer

Rural Health News

Please note, Rural Health News is the former name of The Rural Monitor. The change in name reflects the broadening of the publication's scope from one of rural health to one of rural health and human services.