Key Rural Publications
Publications addressing general and broad aspects of rural health and human services.
Lists of Publications
MedlinePlus: Rural Health Concerns
Database
Provides information from the National Library of Medicine on rural health research, articles, statistics, policy and more.
National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services Publications
Web site
Reports and related publications on rural health and human services issues to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
RAC Documents Search
Web site
Allows for author, title and subject searching. New documents are added daily.
Rural Health Policy Tools & Resources
Database
Helps rural health networks learn quicker and have access to educational and funding information.
Rural Health Research Gateway
Web site
Provides access to all of the research and findings of the Office of Rural Health Policy's Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Centers. Covers current and completed research projects and publications resulting from those projects. Includes information about the research centers and individual researchers.
Rural Health Resource Center Publications
Web site
Lists publications, tools, and newsletter.
Rural School and Community Trust Publications
Web site
Lists reports, research and newsletters.
Journals and Newsletters
Advances
Provides information on training, education, research, and projects that demonstrate the effective delivery of health care services.
AgHealth News
Quarterly newsletter which covers news and events of interest to researchers in the field of agriculture.
AHA News
Bi-weekly news pertaining to hospitals throughout the United States.
Amber Waves
Published quarterly and covers food, farming, natural resources, and rural America.
APA Monitor on Psychology
Monthly publication of the American Psychological Association.
Capital Area Rural Health Roundtable Notes
Provides educational forums, briefs and publications on rural health issues.
Center for Rural Affairs Newsletter
A monthly publication that surveys national events affecting rural America.
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Intended for charity leaders, fund raisers, grant makers, and other people involved in the philanthropic enterprise. Some newspaper articles are available free online, but the grants database and other tools require a subscription.
Economic Development Digest
Published 10 times each year by the NADO Research Foundation. Covers the latest thinking, innovations and trends in rural community and economic development.
HAC News
Information on rural low-income housing issues.
Health Affairs
Peer-reviewed publication focusing on U.S. health policy and health care. Content is available free online after three years.
Hot Topics in Rural Health Care
Discusses relevant rural health topics important to health care providers, rural community leaders, and others.
Journal of Research in Rural Education
Publishes results of educational research conducted in or relevant to rural settings.
Journal of Rural Community Psychology
A peer-reviewed, scholarly journal in electronic form. Devoted to sociological, psychological and mental health issues in rural and small community settings.
Journal of Rural Health
Offers research of projects to improve rural health, statistics, and mathematical models. Provides summaries of recently published rural health research. Provides links to author, subject and abstract indexes.
Main Street Economist
Each issue focuses on one economic topic facing rural America.
Medical Monitor
Written specifically for medical-related clients and friends. Articles include updates, new regulations, and issues affecting physicians and their practices.
Nurture
Quarterly newsletter that disseminates children's rural health and safety information to professionals in the fields of health and safety, agri-business, policy-making and the media.
Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care
Peer-reviewed research and practice-related features for rural nurses and other health professionals.
Pacific Mountain Review
Distributed free of charge to community-based organizations, technical assistance groups and funders supporting and delivering rural development services.
Perspectives: On Poverty, Policy, and Place
Relays research findings on rural poverty. It is a quarterly newsletter from the Rural Poverty Research Center.
Rural and Remote Health
An international, peer-reviewed journal covering topics related to rural and remote health care.
Rural Matters
Quarterly journal that helps communities understand the relationship between the environment, public health, and economic viability. Focus is to ensure that small and very small drinking water systems are developed and managed.
Rural Migration News
Summarizes the most important immigration and integration developments affecting residents of cities and towns in the agricultural areas of California and rural areas throughout the United States. It is published quarterly, in mid-October, January, April, and July.
Rural Monitor
Newsletter containing information regarding a variety of successful programs throughout rural America including news, research, and funding.
Rural Roads
NRHA magazine focusing on human-interest stories and successful rural programs.
Visions from the Heartland
Published three times per year. Articles focus on leadership training, citizen participation, community planning, facilitation, evaluation, and curriculum development, often relating to the rural community.
Reports and Other Useful Documents
2005 Report to the Secretary: Rural Health and Human Service Issues
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Report to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. Includes chapters focused on collaborations in rural
communities, rural access to obstetrical services, obesity in rural communities, and rural welfare reform. Includes recommendations to address these issues.
Date: 04 / 2005
2007 Report to the Secretary: Rural Health and Human Service Issues
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Examines three key topics in health and human services and their effects in rural areas: Medicare Advantage in Rural Communities, Head Start in Rural Communities, and Substance Abuse in Rural America. Includes recommendations to address these topics.
Date: 01 / 2007
2008 Report to the Secretary: Rural Health and Human Service Issues
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Includes a 20 year retrospective on rural health and human services.
Date: 04 / 2008
2009 Report to the Secretary: Rural Health and Human Service Issues
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Reports to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on issues related to rural America. Examines three key topics: workforce and community development, creating viable patient-centered medical homes, and serving at-risk children.
Date: 04 / 2009
Low-Skill Employment and the Changing Economy of Rural America
Author(s): Robert Gibbs, Lorin Kusmin, John Cromartie
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
Reports trends in rural low-skill employment in the 1990s and their impact on the rural workforce. The share of rural jobs classified as low-skill fell by 2.2 percentage points between 1990 and 2000, twice the decline of the urban low-skill employment share, but much less than the decline of the 1980s.
Date: 10 / 2005
Office of Rural Health Policy Strategic Plan, FY 2005-2010
Sponsoring organization: Office of Rural Health Policy
Strategic plan listing the mission, vision and goals for the years 2005-2010 for the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP).
Date: 08 / 2005
One Department Serving Rural America: HHS Rural Task Force Report to the Secretary
Sponsoring organization: Office of Rural Health Policy
Describes Secretary Tommy G. Thompson's challenge to develop "One departent serving rural America" and the Rural Task Force's strategies to improve U.S. Department of Health & Human Services services in rural communities.
Date: 07 / 2002
Rural Policy Research Institute Health Panel Response to CMS’ Report to Congress: Plan to Implement a Medicare Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program
Author(s): Andrew F. Coburn, A. Clinton MacKinney, Timothy D. McBride, Keith J. Mueller, Rebecca T. Slifkin, Mary K. Wakefield
Sponsoring organization: Office of Rural Health Policy
Discusses the stance of RUPRI on CMS's payment options designed to improve the quality of hospital care and its impact on rural hospitals.
Date: 10 / 2008
Rural-Urban Differences in Health Care Access Vary Across Measures
Author(s): Erika Ziller, Jennifer Lenardson
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
Reports that rural residents were more likely than urban residents to have a usual source of health care, particularly among the uninsured. Despite this, rural adults were somewhat less likely to receive certain preventive care services compared to urban adults.
Date: 06 / 2009
