Distributed for University of British Columbia Press
Health in Rural Canada
568 pages

Table of Contents
Foreword / M. Watanabe
Acknowledgments
1 Health and Place in Rural Canada / A.M. Williams and J.C. Kulig
Part 1: Rural Health Status
2 Rural Health Status and Determinants in Canada / M. DesMeules, R.W. Pong, J. Read Guernsey, F. Wang, W. Luo, and M.P. Dressler
3 Children, Youth and Young Adults and the Gap in Health Status Between Urban and Rural Canadians / A. Ostry
4 Health Services Utilization in Rural Canada: Are there Distinct Rural Patterns? / R.W. Pong, M. DesMeules, J. Read Guernsey, D. Manuel, A. Kazanjian, and F. Wang
Part 2: Rural Health Human Resources
5 Geographical Distribution of Rural Health Human Resources / J. Roger Pitblado
6 Rural Health Training Institute / P. Goodman
7 Building Capacity in Rural Health Services: The Effect of Continuing Education / S. Habjan, K. Kortes-Miller, M.L. Kelley, H. Sullivan, and L. Pisco
8 The Rural-Urban Continuum as Place: What Can Be Learned from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) -- Mental Health and Well-being (2002)? / C. Nelson and J. Park
Part 3: Rural Health Services Delivery
9 Transcending Boundaries: Collaborating to improve Northern Access to Health Services in Manitoba and Saskatchewan / A. Moss, F.Racher, B. Jeffery, C. Hamilton, M. Burles, and R.C. Annis
10 Virtual Healthcare Communities: The Use of Web-based and Mobile Intelligent Technologies for Risk Assessment and Health Management in Rural and Remote Communities / A. Barranco-Mendoza and D. Persaud
11 Service Delivery Change in Three Prairie Communities / D. Ramsey and K. Beesley
Part 4: Rural Health Policy and Research
12 Integrating Policy, Research, and Community Development: A Case Study of Developing Rural Palliative Care / M.L.
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