The Quality Of Rural Living

Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Agricultural Board
Publisher : National Academies
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : United States
ISBN : UCAL:B3377556

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The Quality of Rural Living by National Research Council (U.S.). Agricultural Board Pdf

About 45 persons, who are affiliated with government agencies, universities, and foundations and whose fields of specialization included economics, sociology, housing, welfare, medicine, education, and nutrition, participated in a workshop on the quality of rural living. Formal papers presented during the initial sessions included: "What Constitutes Quality of Living?""Rural Health in the United States,""Nutritional Levels in Rural United States: New Approaches Needed,""Urban-Rural Contrasts in Public Welfare,""Possibilities for Improving Rural Living: An Economist's View,""Quality of Rural Education in the United States,""Rural Housing in the United States: Essential Steps Required to Upgrade It," and "Employment and Income of Rural People." All but one presentation was followed by a discussion period. The recommendations of three work groups on needed research, changes in education, and changes in government programs and policies are included. The Agricultural Board appointed a committee to prepare recommendations based on the major points brought out in the papers, in the discussion periods, and in the reports of the work groups at the conclusion of the workshop. Educational opportunities for the young, adult education, welfare, housing, social monitoring, the team approach to research, and distribution of economic activity and population growth were the areas of concern. (HBC)

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on the Future of Rural Health Care
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2005-04-24
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309094399

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Quality Through Collaboration by Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on the Future of Rural Health Care Pdf

Building on the innovative Institute of Medicine reports To Err Is Human and Crossing the Quality Chasm, Quality Through Collaboration: The Future of Rural Health offers a strategy to address the quality challenges in rural communities. Rural America is a vital, diverse component of the American community, representing nearly 20% of the population of the United States. Rural communities are heterogeneous and differ in population density, remoteness from urban areas, and the cultural norms of the regions of which they are a part. As a result, rural communities range in their demographics and environmental, economic, and social characteristics. These differences influence the magnitude and types of health problems these communities face. Quality Through Collaboration: The Future of Rural Health assesses the quality of health care in rural areas and provides a framework for core set of services and essential infrastructure to deliver those services to rural communities. The book recommends: Adopting an integrated approach to addressing both personal and population health needs Establishing a stronger health care quality improvement support structure to assist rural health systems and professionals Enhancing the human resource capacity of health care professionals in rural communities and expanding the preparedness of rural residents to actively engage in improving their health and health care Assuring that rural health care systems are financially stable Investing in an information and communications technology infrastructure It is critical that existing and new resources be deployed strategically, recognizing the need to improve both the quality of individual-level care and the health of rural communities and populations.

Author : Pia Heike Johansen,Anne Tietjen,Evald Bundgård Iversen,Henrik Lauridsen Lolle,Jens Kaae Fisker
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2023-01-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781526161628

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Rural quality of life by Pia Heike Johansen,Anne Tietjen,Evald Bundgård Iversen,Henrik Lauridsen Lolle,Jens Kaae Fisker Pdf

Recent research suggests that rural residents in the global North are happier than urban populations in the same countries. This goes against received wisdom in the field, where the opposite is usually assumed. Is quality of life better in the rural areas? How and under which circumstances is this the case? What can we learn from digging deeper into the rural-urban happiness paradox and which critical questions does this leave us with for the future? What might policymakers, planners, architects, and other decision-makers learn about how, when, and where to intervene? Rural quality of life delves deeper into these matters by asking what quality of life in rural areas is all about - in everyday life, through interventions in the built environment, in civil society and measures of subjective well-being.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Economic assistance, Domestic
ISBN : UIUC:30112049627943

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Workshop on Improved Rural Living on Limited Resources, June 24-27, 1974 by Anonim Pdf

Author : E. A. Cebotarev,Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
Publisher : Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Quality of Rural Family Life by E. A. Cebotarev,Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture Pdf

Author : David Elliot Bloom,Patricia H. Craig,Pia N. Malaney
Publisher : Asian Dev Bank
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Asia
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110353534

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The Quality of Life in Rural Asia by David Elliot Bloom,Patricia H. Craig,Pia N. Malaney Pdf

In light of rural Asia's 30-year population increase, this book reviews trends and patterns in the quality of life, identifies and analyzes options for private and public policies for the improvement of the quality of life, and assesses the prospects for the quality of life in the context of globalization, privatization, and technological change.

Author : Peter H. Gore,Jerome Sandau,Eileen Stommes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:5372529

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Quality of Rural Life by Peter H. Gore,Jerome Sandau,Eileen Stommes Pdf

Author : Joanna Kosmaczewska,Walenty Poczta
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000377385

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Tourism and Socio-Economic Transformation of Rural Areas by Joanna Kosmaczewska,Walenty Poczta Pdf

This book aims to fill a gap in the current literature by tracing the rural transformation process and the development of rural tourism functions in Poland over the last 30 years. It examines the socioeconomic transformation between 1989 and 2019 that resulted in the formation and development of Polish rural tourism and the various practices associated with it. This timely topic is addressed in a central and eastern European context and sparks interest in further in-depth analysis due the diversity and magnitude of the transformation processes undertaken by the Polish rural areas. Since Polish rural areas constitute as much as 30% of the total rural areas in all new European Union member states, this book adds value through an in-depth statistical analysis of the pace of socioeconomic changes in Polish rural areas. It delves into the creation and consumption of tourism services locally, as well as the impact of global trends on the development of rural tourism in Poland. This book will be of interest to economists, sociologists, political scientists and postgraduate students across eastern and central Europe who deal with rural tourism issues.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789241564014

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Increasing Access to Health Workers in Remote and Rural Areas Through Improved Retention by World Health Organization Pdf

Accompanying CD-Rom has same title as book.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006-02-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309180573

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Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the Environment in Rural America by Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine Pdf

Throughout much of its history, the United States was predominantly a rural society. The need to provide sustenance resulted in many people settling in areas where food could be raised for their families. Over the past century, however, a quiet shift from a rural to an urban society occurred, such that by 1920, for the first time, more members of our society lived in urban regions than in rural ones. This was made possible by changing agricultural practices. No longer must individuals raise their own food, and the number of person-hours and acreage required to produce food has steadily been decreasing because of technological advances, according to Roundtable member James Merchant of the University of Iowa. The Institute of Medicine's Roundtable on Environmental Health Science, Research, and Medicine held a regional workshop at the University of Iowa on November 29 and 30, 2004, to look at rural environmental health issues. Iowa, with its expanse of rural land area, growing agribusiness, aging population, and increasing immigrant population, provided an opportunity to explore environmental health in a region of the country that is not as densely populated. As many workshop participants agreed, the shifting agricultural practices as the country progresses from family operations to large-scale corporate farms will have impacts on environmental health. This report describes and summarizes the participants' presentations to the Roundtable members and the discussions that the members had with the presenters and participants at the workshop.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on the Future of Rural Health Care
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2005-03-24
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309133470

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Quality Through Collaboration by Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on the Future of Rural Health Care Pdf

Building on the innovative Institute of Medicine reports To Err Is Human and Crossing the Quality Chasm, Quality Through Collaboration: The Future of Rural Health offers a strategy to address the quality challenges in rural communities. Rural America is a vital, diverse component of the American community, representing nearly 20% of the population of the United States. Rural communities are heterogeneous and differ in population density, remoteness from urban areas, and the cultural norms of the regions of which they are a part. As a result, rural communities range in their demographics and environmental, economic, and social characteristics. These differences influence the magnitude and types of health problems these communities face. Quality Through Collaboration: The Future of Rural Health assesses the quality of health care in rural areas and provides a framework for core set of services and essential infrastructure to deliver those services to rural communities. The book recommends: Adopting an integrated approach to addressing both personal and population health needs Establishing a stronger health care quality improvement support structure to assist rural health systems and professionals Enhancing the human resource capacity of health care professionals in rural communities and expanding the preparedness of rural residents to actively engage in improving their health and health care Assuring that rural health care systems are financially stable Investing in an information and communications technology infrastructure It is critical that existing and new resources be deployed strategically, recognizing the need to improve both the quality of individual-level care and the health of rural communities and populations.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309380560

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Rationalizing Rural Area Classifications for the Economic Research Service by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics Pdf

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service (USDA/ERS) maintains four highly related but distinct geographic classification systems to designate areas by the degree to which they are rural. The original urban-rural code scheme was developed by the ERS in the 1970s. Rural America today is very different from the rural America of 1970 described in the first rural classification report. At that time migration to cities and poverty among the people left behind was a central concern. The more rural a residence, the more likely a person was to live in poverty, and this relationship held true regardless of age or race. Since the 1970s the interstate highway system was completed and broadband was developed. Services have become more consolidated into larger centers. Some of the traditional rural industries, farming and mining, have prospered, and there has been rural amenity-based in-migration. Many major structural and economic changes have occurred during this period. These factors have resulted in a quite different rural economy and society since 1970. In April 2015, the Committee on National Statistics convened a workshop to explore the data, estimation, and policy issues for rationalizing the multiple classifications of rural areas currently in use by the Economic Research Service (ERS). Participants aimed to help ERS make decisions regarding the generation of a county rural-urban scale for public use, taking into consideration the changed social and economic environment. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity,Forum for Children's Well-Being: Promoting Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health for Children and Youth
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-16
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309488082

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Achieving Behavioral Health Equity for Children, Families, and Communities by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity,Forum for Children's Well-Being: Promoting Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health for Children and Youth Pdf

In November 2017, the The Forum on Promoting Children's Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health, in collaboration with the Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity, convened a workshop on promoting children's behavioral health equity. The workshop used a socio-ecological developmental model to explore health equity of children and families, including those with complex needs and chronic conditions. Particular attention was paid to challenges experienced by children and families in both rural and urban contexts, to include but not limited to poverty, individual and institutional racism, low-resourced communities, and hindered access to educational and health care services. Workshop participants also engaged in solution-oriented discussions of initiatives, policies, and programs that aim to improve social determinants of health, opportunities for behavioral health promotion, and access to quality services that address the behavioral health of all children and families. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussion of the event.

Author : Kristin E. Smith,Ann R. Tickamyer
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780271048611

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Economic Restructuring and Family Well-being in Rural America by Kristin E. Smith,Ann R. Tickamyer Pdf

"A compilation of policy-relevant research by a multidisciplinary group of scholars on the state of families in rural America in the twenty-first century. Examines the impact of economic restructuring on rural Americans and provides policy recommendations for addressing the challenges they face"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Robert W. Marans,Don A. Dillman,Janet Keller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015016914577

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Perceptions of Life Quality in Rural America by Robert W. Marans,Don A. Dillman,Janet Keller Pdf

In response to concerns resulting from changes in metropolitan growth during the past decade, and the concomitant gain in population of nonmetropolitan areas, this study was conducted in an effort to understand the effects of such growth on the quality of rural life and the physical environment. Data analyzed dealt with safisfactions, perceptions, evaluations, behaviors, and environmental characteristics, as seen by rural residents in three national and one regional (northern Michigan) surveys conducted between 1971 and 1976. The studies, which included questionnaires, personal interviews, and telephone interviews, defined the population groups by age, race, income and educational levels, job status, and occupation, with the last three categories looked at separately for men and women. Results indicated a somewhat "mixed picture" of life in rural America. In most instances, a greater satisfaction than dissatisfaction was seen in rural areas than in urban areas, but rural residents taken as a whole were seen to be neither better nor worse off than urban Americans. Stemming from limitations of using available national data in characterizing life in rural America, six issues concerning research tasks were identified which should be addressed by policy makers and other groups and individuals concerned with the quality of rural life. (JD)