Skip to content

From Access to Outcomes: A Practical Approach to Strengthen Rural Health Systems.

Oct 2026 · American Journal of Public Health · pp. e1-e7 · 0 citations
Medicine

TL;DR

Federal and state policy should move beyond access-only frameworks and invest in prevention infrastructure, workforce pipelines, payment models that support coordination, and measures suited to rural communities.

View source

Similar papers

Open access Sep 2026

Closing the rural diabetes research gap: a case for coordinated international collaboration

ABSTRACT Rural, regional and remote communities experience a disproportionate burden of diabetes and persistent barriers to specialist care, including workforce shortages, geographic isolation, transport costs, fragmented services and uneven digital infrastructure. However, much of the evidence guiding diabetes service...

Giuliana O. Murfet, Wen-Yong Wang, R. Barmanray et al. · 0 citations
Review Open access Sep 2026

Integration of Cardiovascular Disease Services within Primary Health Care Systems: Insights from South Asia

This review assesses progress towards integrating cardiovascular disease (CVD) services within primary health care (PHC) systems in South Asia. The review examines the policy landscape, existing implementation efforts, barriers and enablers to integrated care, and the impacts of these approaches on health and health se...

J. Collins, Syed Masud Ahmed, Kaushik Chattopadhyay et al. · 0 citations
Open access 2025

Beyond the Hospital Walls: The Role of Healthcare Administration in Community Health Initiatives

As the U.S. healthcare system continues to shift toward value-based care, hospitals are increasingly called upon to address social determinants of health (SDOH) through strategic community partnerships. This paper explores how healthcare administrators can lead sustainable collaborations with public health agencies, no...

Amanat Khaira · 0 citations
Open access Sep 2026

Collaboration Towards Transformative Action for Integrated Primary Care in Canada

Background: Across Canada, an estimated 5.9 million people lack access to a primary health care provider, underscoring persistent fragmentation within the health system. While federal provincial territorial agreements, remuneration reforms, and investments in team based care signal progress, these efforts alone are ins...

Ashley Chisholm, Colleen Ferris, Meghan McMahon et al. · 0 citations
Open access Sep 2026

Decision tree for improving the impact of equity-focused public health service delivery and research

Introduction An equity focus in public health service delivery and research is needed to address persistent health inequities. This requires not only redistribution of health resources and services to prioritised populations, but also attention to the process through which initiatives are selected, designed and impleme...

C. Lane, D. Groombridge, J. Byaruhanga et al. · 0 citations
Open access Sep 2026

Rural physician program and health outcomes: Evidence and mechanisms

Primary health care is the doorkeeper for individual health and the cornerstone of universal health coverage. Despite global efforts to promote universal health coverage, the underuse of primary health‐care services remains prevalent in rural areas, resulting in significant health concerns for rural residents. As a p...

Jin Feng, Qing Zhang · 0 citations

We use cookies to run the site and, with your consent, for analytics and to show ads. See our Cookie Policy.