Emphasizing the local relevance of public health problems and multiple determinates of health and disease including biomedical social economic and physical environmental factors.

 Disparities in Rural Underserved Areas Studies have shown that rural Americans have higher rates of chronic disease and poor overall health compared to those living in urban areas. They suffer higher incidence of disease and disabilities, increased mortality, cand lower life expectancies. In rural America, we find fewer job opportunities, a poorer population, and social […]