Current State of Child Health in Rural America: How Context Shapes Children's Health

ConclusionImproving rural children's health will require both increased public health surveillance and research that creates solutions appropriate for rural environments, where health care professionals may be in short supply. Most importantly, solutions must be multisectoral, engaging education, economic development, and other community perspectives as well as health care.

Source: The Journal of Rural Health - December 31, 2015 Category: Rural Health Authors: Janice C. Probst, Judith C. Barker, Alexandra Enders, Paula Gardiner Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research