title: Health promotion in rural settings. A nursing challenge.
abstract: Health promotion is an exciting and integral part of nursing's domain of practice. Since the days of Florence Nightingale, nursing has identified the importance of health promotion at a variety of levels. Rural community offer the nurse a unique setting for health-promotion programs and activities. A variety of low- or no-cost health promotion programs and support materials are available. These types of programs and activities can be very rewarding to nurses in rural communities.
authors.affiliation: Nevada Area Health Education Centers, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yuhos
mesh_terms: D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods; D005190:Family; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012423:Rural Health; D014481:United States