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National Rural Health Association - The National Rural Health Association  provides leaderhsip on rural issues through advocacy, communications, education and research. http://www.nrharural.org/
Links to NRHA members and partners - Visit the web sites of organizations, hospitals, clinics, schools, businesses, and people who are members of the National Rural Health Association. http://www.nrharural.org/pagefile/links.htm
The Journal of Rural Health - Through this web site you will be able to obtain copies of individual articles that have appeared in The Journal Of Rural Health. http://www.nrharural.org/pagefile/journal.html
Bureau of Primary Health Care - The Bureau of Primary Health assures that underserved and vulnerable people get the health care they need. http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy: The office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) operates out of Health Resources and Services Administration and works with all federal agencies, states, foundations and private sector organizations. http://www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/
Rural Information Center (RIC) - RIC provides information and referral services to rural citizens working to maintain the vitality of America’s rural areas. http://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/ruralres/aboutric.htm
Rural Information Center Health Service (RICHS) - The Rural Information Center Health Service, known as RICHS, collects and disseminates information on rural health issues. http://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/richs/
USDA: Rural Development - The purpose of this WWW site is to provide access to the informational resources of the Rural Development agencies. http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/
National Rural Development Partnership - The National Rural Development Partnership, through 37 State Rural Development Councils and a National Rural Development Council, brings together federal, state, local, and tribal governments, as well as the private for-profit and non-profit secotrs, to work in partnership for the improvement of rural America’s communties. http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/nrdp/
Rural Resources Online - Listed here you will find just a few of the many online resources you might find useful in learning more about rural issues in the United States. http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/nrdp/resources.html
National Environmental Education and Training Foundation - http://www.neetf.org
USDA: Nonprofit Gateway - Contains sites on business, community development, research & education, and volunteer groups. http://www.usda.gov/nonprofi.htm
USDA: United States Department of Agriculture - http://www.usda.gov/
The National AHEC Organization - The mission of the Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program is to improve the supply and distribution of health care professionals, with an emphasis on primary care, through community/academic educational partnerships, to increase access to quality health care. http://www.nationalahec.org/
Federal AHEC Program Office - http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/interdisciplinary/ahec.html
National Institute of Safety & Health (NIOSH) - As a part of the CDC, this agency conducts research and makes recommendations for the prevention of work-related illness and injuries. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/
Center for Disease Control (CDC) - Click on Data & Statistics for scientific data, surveillance health statistics, and laboratory information and Information Resource Management. http://www.cdc.gov/
United States Environmental Protection Agency - http://www.epa.gov/
The National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID) - NCID is committed to the prevention and control of traditional, new, and reemerging infectious diseases in the United States and around the world. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/index.htm
Rural Health Index - Special considerations for Training FP Residents in National Rural Family Practice; Rural health Newsletter; Materials from STFM on Rural Training Opportunities; Rural Conferences/Publications. This site requires an AAFP password. http://www.aafp.org/members/rural/index.html
Office of National Drug Control Policy - http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/
Rural Utilities Service - Implementation of Universal Service provisions heralds a new era for rural telecommunications and new opportunities for rural Americans. http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rus/index.html
National Institutes of Health - http://www.nih.gov
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/
National Health Service Corps - http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov/nhsc/
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - http://www.epa.gov/
U.S. Food and Drug Administration - http://www.fda.gov/
National Health Information Center - http://www.health.gov/nhic/
Health Resources and Services Administration - http://www.hrsa.gov/default.htm
Indian Health Service - http://www.ihs.gov/
National Center for Small Communities: - http://www.natat.org/ncsc/
National Health Information Resource Center (NHIRC) - Provides you with direct assistance in building, enhancing and using health information systems. http://www.nhirc.org/
GulfLINK - http://www.gulflink.osd.mil