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

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

Interdisciplinary PhD in Rural and Northern Health, Laurentian University

School of Rural and Northern Health, Laurentian University

Rural Health Research Aboriginal Health Francophone Health 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) - Alaska's Area Health Education Center (AHEC), University of Alaska Anchorage

Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions

Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre (AHPRC), Dalhousie University

Atlantic Regional Training Centre (ARTC) - Health Services Research

Australian Rural Health Research Collaboration (ARHRC), Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Australia

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

Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR)

Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA), University of Saskatchewan

Canadian Circumpolar Institute (CCI), University of Alberta

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

Canadian Rural Health Research Society (CRHRS)

Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation (CRRF)

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

Center of Excellence in Rural Health, University of Kentucky College of Medicine

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, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The 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 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, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Centre for Rural Health (CRH) Reports, New Zealand Ministry of Health, New Zealand

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

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

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

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

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

Gateway Rural Health Research Institute

Global Forum for Health Research

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

Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)

Institute of Rural Health (IRH), United Kingdom

International Research Collaborative - Oral Health and Equity (IRC-OHE), School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology (APHB), University of Western Australia, Australia

International Society for Equity in Health (ISEqH)

International Union for Circumpolar Health (IUCH)

IWK Health Centre, Nova Scotia

Maine Rural Health Research Center (MRHRC), Cutler Institute for Health and Social Policy, Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine

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)

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 (UNMC)

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 Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (NC RHR & PAC), The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

Public Health and the Agricultural Rural Ecosystem (PHARE) Graduate Training Program, Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA), University of Saskatchewan

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

Rural Development Institute (RDI), Brandon University, Manitoba

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

Rural Health Research Center (RHRC), University of Minnesota

Rural Health West, Australia

Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, The University of Iowa College of Public Health

Rural Research Centre (RRC), Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia

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), Arizona Center for Rural Health, The University of Arizona

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

The Change Foundation (TCF)

University Centre for Rural Health - North Coast, Australia

Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center (UMRHRC) Projects, University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center

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

Western Australian Centre for Rural Health (WACRH), University of Western Australia, Australia

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Aboriginal Health

Aboriginal Health Abstract Database, Network Environments for Aboriginal Research BC (NEARBC) E-Library, University of Victoria

Aboriginal Health Research Networks (AHRNet) Secretariat

Alberta Network Environments for Aboriginal Health Research (NEAHR), University of Alberta

Anisnabe Kekendazone - Network Environment for Aboriginal Health Research (AK-NEAHR)

Atlantic Aboriginal Health Research Program (AAHRP), Dalhousie University

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

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

Indigenous Health Research Development Program (IHRDP)

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

Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health (IAPH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

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

NASIVVIK Centre for INUIT Health and Changing Environments, Université Laval and Trent University

National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)

Network for Aboriginal Mental Health Research (NAMHR)

Network Environments for Aboriginal Health Research (NEAHR), Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health (IAPH), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Network Environments for Aboriginal Research BC (NEARBC) Aboriginal Health Resource Site, University of Victoria

Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (SLFNHA)

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Francophone Health

Cliquezsanté, Regroupement des intervenantes et intervenants francophones en santé et en services sociaux de l'Ontario (RIFSSSO)

Consortium national de formation en santé (CNFS)

Institut franco-ontarien (IFO), Université Laurentienne

Médecins francophones du Canada (MFC)

Regroupement des intervenantes et intervenants francophones en santé et en services sociaux de l'Ontario (RIFSSSO)

Réseau franco-santé du Sud de l'Ontario (RFSSO)

Réseau du mieux-être francophone du Nord de l'Ontario (RMEFNO)

Réseau de recherche appliquée sur la santé des francophones de l'Ontario (RRASFO)

Réseau des services de santé en français de l'Est de l'Ontario (RSSFEO)

Société Santé en français (SSF)

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Government

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

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

Canada's Rural Partnership, Horizontal Initiatives Database, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Government of Canada

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Government of Canada

First Nations and Inuit Health (FNIAH), Health Canada, Government of Canada

Government of Canada Publications, Government of Canada

Health Canada, Government of Canada

NC Office of Rural Health and Community Care, NC Department of Health and Human Services

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

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

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

Queensland Health Rural Scholarship Scheme (QHRSS), Queensland Health Scholarships (QHS), Queensland Health, Queensland Government, Australia

Rural Canadians, Health Canada, Government of Canada

Rural Health, Department of Health, Victorian State Government, Australia

Rural Health, U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Rural Health Services Unit (RHSU) - California's Focal Point for Rural Health, Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development

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

Rural and Small Town Canada Analysis Bulletin (21-006-X), Statistics Canada, Government of Canada

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Other Health Organizations

Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan (RPAP)

Australian Rural Health Education Network (ARHEN), Australia

Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting (CAIR), Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA)

Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA)

Canadian Association of Physician Assistants (CAPA)

Canadian Association for Rural and Remote Nursing (CARRN)

Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI)

Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)

Canadian Population Health Initiative (CPHI), Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)

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

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

CMA Physician Data Centre, Canadian Medical Association (CMA)

COACH: Canada's Health Informatics Association

The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)

European Rural and Isolated Practitioners Association (EURIPA), Wonca Europe

Frontline Health, AstraZeneca Canada

How Healthy are Rural Canadians? An Assessment of Their Health Status and Health Determinants, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)

International Association of Agricultural Medicine and Rural Health (IAAMRH)

Irish Institute of Rural Health

Manitoba Office of Rural and Northern Health (ORNH)

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

National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA), Australia

National Rural Health Association (NRHA), United States

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

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

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

Phelophepa Health Care Train - Bringing medical treatment in remote area, Roche Employee Action and Charity Trust (Re&Act), Roche

Rural Communities Impacting Policy (RCIP), Rural Nova Scotia

Rural Learning Association (RLA)

Rural Ontario Institute (ROI)

Rural Proofing for Health, United Kingdom

Rural Sociological Society (RSS)

Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative (RWHC)

Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC)

Sudbury & District Health Unit (SDHU)

World Health Organization (WHO)

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Rural Medical Schools

eCampus Rural Health, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University

Flinders University Rural Clinical School (FURCS), School of Medicine, Flinders University, Australia

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)

Rural Canadian Electives, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa

Rural Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia

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

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

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, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Rural Physician Program (RPP), College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University (MSU)

Rural Rotation at Chatham County Emergency Department, Outpatient Rotations, Family Medicine Residency Program, Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Rural Stream, Postgraduate Teaching Sites, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University

Rural Workforce Recruiting Fair - to create a community care medicine recruitment and referral program for underserved communities, The Brody School of Medicine (BSOM), East Carolina University (ECU), Greenville, North Carolina

School of Rural Health, Monash University, Australia

School of Rural Health, University of Melbourne, Australia

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, National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA)

Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine (CJRM), Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC)

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)

Journal of Rural Community Psychology (JRCP), Marshall University

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

Journal of Rural Mental Health (JRMH), National Association for Rural Mental Health (NARMH)

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), Binghamton University, State University of New York

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

Rural Sociology Journal, Rural Sociological Society (RSS)

Sociologia Ruralis, European Society for Rural Sociology (ESRS)

Texas Journal of Rural Health (TJRH), Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC)

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Rural Health Newsletters

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

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

Grapevine, European Rural and Isolated Practitioners Association (EURIPA), Wonca Europe

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

Oregon Office of Rural Health (ORH) Newsletters, 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 Research Center (RHRC) Working Papers, Rural Health Research Center (RHRC), University of Minnesota

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

The Rural News, RuralMed Archives, Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC)

Working Papers, Maine Rural Health Research Center (MRHRC), Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine (USM)

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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

eCampus Rural Health Reference Database, Stanford University

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 (SRH), Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Australia

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

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Rural Health Resources

Canadian Rural Research Network (CRRN)

Capital Assistance Funding: A Rural Health Resource Guide, Rural Information Center (RIC), National Agricultural Library (NAL), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

For Farmers - Agricultural marketplace for farm equipment, livestock, chemicals, properties, jobs

National Rural Health Resource Center

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 Resources, Wellsville, New York

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