Heart Health in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond
February, 2021
You can rewatch this virtual event, hosted by the Oktibbeha and Panola Community Advisory Boards, along with the Mississippi Core of The RURAL Study, from February 2021
Alabama Residents: Click here to hear our radio advertisement
January, 2021
RURAL Study billboards were put up in both Selma and Wilcox County in late 2020. Dr. Shauntice Allen, the PI of the Alabama State Core, recorded radio advertisements at a local radio station in Valley Grand to promote the Study. The radio advertisement …
Scott Comm Local Focus Special Feature with The RURAL Heart and Lung Study/Dr. Allen
January, 2021
UAB’s Dr. Shauntice Allen joins The New 100.9 ALEX-FM WALX for their Local Focus Special Feature, where she discusses the RURAL Heart and Lung Study coming to Dallas County. Be on the look out to participate via an invitation in the mail sent out to ra …
Rural Health Study Prepares to Recruit Oktibbeha Residents
November, 2020
For most of the 20th Century, experts hailed the health benefits of country living. Fresh air, less-crowded living conditions and homegrown food sources were lauded as a preferable alternative to urban living.
RURAL Study Begins Outreach and Community Engagement in Mississippi
June, 2020
Bascom K. Reprinted with permission of the Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 2019;61(5):148-149. RURAL study begins outreach and community engagement in North Mississippi Click here to download the article
RURAL Study Brings Outreach, Community Engagement in North Mississippi
March, 2020
Page 6 in the March issue of Mississippi RURAL Health Association’s Crossroads discusses UMMC’s local engagements that researchers engaged in so far.
Dr. George O’Connor Named to Boston Magazine Top Docs
January, 2020
Dr. O’Connor, PI of RURAL’s Pulmonary Core, has been named one of the top doctors in his field in the Boston area.
TEDx: Rapid decline in rural health – What’s in a zip code?
January, 2020
At this TEDxBeaconStreetSalon event, Dr. Vasan Ramachandran, PI of The RURAL Study, discusses health inequities in rural areas
The RURAL Study Celebrates National Rural Health Day & the #PowerOfRural
November, 2019
On Thursday, Nov. 21, the The National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) celebrated National Rural Health Day (NRHD). This day recognizes the spirit of rural communities, while raising awareness around the unique health-related cha …
Dr. Gene Brody Headlines Inaugural NIH Rural Health Seminar
November, 2019
Dr. Brody, of RURAL’s Social Determinants of Health Core, led the seminar that brought together researchers, medical practitioners, and others to explore topics in rural health and to share research ideas for how innovations in clinical and translation …