Rural – avoid the urban box

Don’t Try to Fit Rural Health Into an Urban Box

https://www.rwjf.org/en/blog/2018/11/dont-try-to-fit-rural-health-into-an-urban-box.html#
Mellissa Bosworth

a practical and obvious perspective from the USA;

1. Support local leaders and customised solutions
2. Design for both community and individual
3. Celebrate older generations
4. Take the long view
5. Respect and build on rural strengths

contributed by Dr. Fiona Dolan-Noble, senior Research Fellow, rural health, Department of GP and rural health, University of Otago