Rural communities around the world face chronic shortages of medical, nursing, and allied
health professionals that contribute to serious inequalities between urban and rural …

Purpose To identify the county‐level effects of social determinants of health (SDoH) on
COVID‐19 (corona virus disease 2019) mortality rates by rural–urban residence and …

People living in rural places face unique challenges due to their geographic isolation and
often experience poorer health outcomes compared to people living in major cities. The …

This paper considers the implications of COVID-19 during the early stages–or 'first wave'–of
the 2020 pandemic in relation to the enduring urban/rural dichotomy within high-income …

Introduction There is a long‐standing undersupply of nursing and allied health professionals
in rural Australia. Rural, mature‐aged people form an untapped section of rural communities …

Aims To examine determinants of intention to leave a nursing position in rural and remote
areas within the next year, for Registered Nurses or Nurse Practitioners (RNs/NPs) and …

Chronic health workforce shortages significantly contribute to unmet health care needs in
rural and remote communities. Of particular and growing concern are shortages of allied …

In this paper we bring together health services research, rural studies and migration
research to explore the recruitment and retention of doctors to rural areas. We argue that to …

Healthcare provision in rural areas is a global challenge, characterised by a dispersed
patient population, difficulties in the recruitment and retention of healthcare professionals …

The phenomenon and implications of stigma have been recognized across many contexts
and in relation to many discrete issues or conditions. The notion of spatial stigma has been …