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 d …
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 t …
RURAL Health and Lung Study Heads to Franklin Parish
August, 2024
The Risks Underlying Rural Areas Longitudinal, or RURAL, Heart and Lung study will arrive in Louisiana’s Franklin Parish on Tuesday, Aug. 13. The study team, who were stationed in Assumption Parish starting in February 2024, are conducting a comprehens …
Franklin Parish has highest amounts of heart and lung disease compared to rest of U.S. researchers want to know why
August, 2024
Pennington Biomedical Research Center is a part a study of heart and lung diseases and they just set up a site to collect research data in Franklin Parish. The study is funded by the Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health …
UVM Researchers Tackle Rural Health Disparities
April, 2024
Members of the Biorepository and Assay Core (BRAC) at the University of Vermont discussed their involvement in the RURAL Cohort Study and how it was designed to uncover risk and protective factors for rural populations in the South.
The RURAL Study Participated in NHANES Webinar
March, 2024
The RURAL Study participated in a webinar hosted by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) in October 2023. The webinar included other state and local-level survey programs to discuss experiences in multimode health and nutrition …
The RURAL Study Featured in the NIH Record Newsletter
February, 2024
In February 2024, the RURAL Cohort Study was featured in the NIH Record, the biweekly newsletter for employees of the National Institutes of Health.
Study Hiring a CT Technician in Louisiana
January, 2024
The RURAL Study is looking to hire a CT technologist who is licensed in the state of Louisiana to work in our mobile exam unit (MEU). Interested candidates should send resume to Mr. David Rhodes drhodes@uab.edu. Please see the full job description here …
A High-tech Research Clinic on Wheels
January, 2024
In January 2024, the NHLBI shared a feature story on the RURAL Cohort Study and our aim to assess the health of residents in the rural South using our mobile exam unit (MEU) that travels throughout the region.
Study Hiring a CT Technician in Louisiana
May, 2023
The RURAL Study is looking to hire a CT technologist who is licensed in the state of Louisiana to work in our mobile exam unit (MEU). Interested candidates should send resume to Mr. David Rhodes drhodes@uab.edu. Please see the full job description here …
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