title: Development of a rural health framework: implications for program service planning and delivery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the development and application of an evidence-based rural health framework to guide rural health program, policy and service planning.
  
  
  METHODS
  A literature review of rural health programs, focusing on health promotion, chronic disease prevention and population health, was conducted using several bibliographic databases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty papers met the criteria for review, describing chronic disease interventions and public health policies in rural settings. Twenty-one papers demonstrated effective intervention programs and highlighted potential good practices for rural health programs, which were used to define key elements of a rural health framework.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The rural health framework was applied to an influenza immunization program to demonstrate its utility in assisting public health providers to increase uptake of the vaccine. This rural health framework provides an opportunity for program planners to reflect on the key issues facing rural communities to ensure the development of policies and strategies that will prudently and effectively meet population health needs.
authors: Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit, Simcoe, ON, Canada. deanna.white@hnhu.org
authors: Deanna
authors: D
authors: White
mesh_terms: D006285:Health Planning / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*
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