Community is the Foundation of our Research
Community input throughout the RURAL Cohort Study is at the heart of our research. We will include the community and participants at every stage of the research. By working with local leaders and community organizations, we will ensure your health concerns are recognized.
We’re recruiting in Franklin Parish, Louisiana!
In future months, we will visit Kentucky. Check back in the coming months for more information.
Future Advisory Boards
Our goal is to partner with communities for research. This requires the creation of advisory boards that are tailored to the needs of the communities. Our team will work with both community members and local organizations to create these advisory boards. These boards are participant focused and inspired by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
The Community Advisory Boards will include community engagement coordinators, community members, participants, and some members of our team. They will meet regularly to ensure that we understand the concerns of rural community members. This will allow our research to have the greatest benefit to participants and their communities.
What is an advisory board?
A group of individuals who have been selected to give advice to the RURAL Cohort Study team.
RURAL Cohort Study News
Heart disease is rampant in parts of the rural South. Researchers are hitting the road to learn why
August 2024
Public health experts from some of the nation’s leading research institutions have deployed a massive medical trailer to rural parts of the South to test and survey thousands of local residents. The goal: to understand why the rates of heart and lung disease are dramatically higher there than in oth …
First-of-its-kind rural health research making a stop in Franklin Parish
August 2024
A study team is traveling to Franklin Parish as part of a study designed to help researchers understand underlying health risks residents in rural communities face. The Risks Underlying Rural Areas Longitudinal (RURAL) Heart and Lung study is looking to bridge the gap in population health research b …