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We focus on investigating persistent inequities in health status within the population of the rural US, with an emphasis on inequities stemming from socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity, and access to healthcare services.

We strive to make our research findings useful to organizations and individuals working to improve the quality of life for rural residents.

The Center allows us to build on and expand our ongoing cooperative research partnerships with other key organizations - government, academia, health services delivery and the rural community who can join our quest to improve the health of rural Americans.

     
 
  News and Events
 

  Rural residents lag in preventive services use; Lag increases with service complexity. This research brief describes the receipt of preventive services among rural adults and explores the factors that are related to disparities in utilization.
 		   Click here to see the preventive services policy brief.
 

  The South Carolina Rural Health Research Center is pleased to announce an on-line email process for subscription to the SC Rural Health Research Center List Serve. To subscribe: send an email with no subject and no signature to listserv@listserv.sc.edu. The body of the email should read SUBSCRIBE SCRHRC-L yourfirstname yourlastname.
 		   Click here to see the details.
 

  New! “Health Disparities: A Rural-Urban Chartbook,” is now available for download. This chartbook presents information on health, health behavior, and preventive services use indicators across rural America, with detailed information for white, African American, Hispanic, American Indian, and Asian/Pacific Islander populations.
 		   Click here to download the executive summary, or here to download the Health Disparities  Chartbook.
 

  New! The SCRHRC has started a blog to keep folks informed of news and events that might not be “big” enough for a formal release. If you wish to track our goings-on and thoughts, and add your own commentary, visit http://scrhrc.blogspot.com/.
 		   Click here to visit our blog.
 

  Although children’s dental health in the U.S. has improved over recent decades, a subset of children continues to suffer dental disease severe enough to constitute a public health problem. SCRHRC is publishing a Chartbook about this issue.   Click here to download the executive summary, or here to download the Oral Health Chartbook.
 

  The National Rural Health Association has named SCRHRC scientist Dr. Janice Probst its 2008 Outstanding Researcher.   Click here to see the details.
 

  Dr. Amy Brock Martin has been named 2008 Rural Educator of the Year and president-elect of the S.C. Rural Health Association.   Click here to see the details.
    As the nation's first report on obesity and physical inactivity among rural youth, the Center's study shows that children living in rural areas are more likely to be overweight or obese than their urban peers.   Click here to see the details.
Click here to download the executive summary, or here to download the  Obesity Chartbook.
    Documentary film-making: Dr. Amy Martin, Deputy Director of the SC Rural Health Research Center, collaborated with Susan Hogue, instructor in Media Arts in the College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Carolina, to bring a new look to rural studies.   Click here to preview the documentary.
    Special guests: Dr. Oscar Lovelace, a family physician from Newberry County SC, spoke on emerging rural health issues at the SCRHRC Annual Rural Health Grand Rounds on September 27, 2006.   Click here to view the picture.
    Dean of the Arnold School of Public Health, Dr. Donna Richter,  shakes hands with Cocky, the USC Mascot and this year’s Special Guest at the Annual Open House.   Click here to view the photo gallery.
    Maps of simulated "Katrina-level" hurricane event damage in South Carolina were created from hurricane wind models using ArcGIS 9.1.   Click here to view the maps.
    Dr. Janice Probst, Center Director, and Jessica Bellinger, a graduate student staffer, contributed two presentations to the Leadership Summit on Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health, sponsored by the Office of Minority Health, USDHHS.
 		   Click here to view the pictures.
    We are now providing an Online Report Request System!
You can choose either paper or electronic copy for the full report you need. we will send out the requested report to you via postal mail (paper copy) or email (electronic copy) within 7~10 days.		   This service had been stopped.
    USC President Dr. Andrew Sorensen visits the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center for our open house, and sings with the GameChords, USC’s own barbershop quartet.   Click here to view the picture.
    Special guests: USC President Dr. Andrew Sorensen, Dr. Michael Samuels, Dean Donna Richter, and more joined us for Open House on September 19, 2005.   Click here to view the photo gallery.
    Dr. Samuels lectures at the first of the Rural Health Grand Rounds educational series, being initiated by the SCRHRC. The topic: "The History, Evolution, Current Status and Issues of Community Health Centers".   Click here to view the presentation PowerPoint file.
  Hot off the Press
  • "Community Health Center and Rural Health Clinic Presence Associated with Lower County-Level Hospitalization Rates for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions" (Report 1)
  • "Health Disparities: A Rural – Urban Chartbook" (Report 2)
  • "Dental Health and Access to Care among Rural Children: A National and State Portrait Rural Health South Research Carolina" (Report 3)
  • "Use of Preventive Services Among Hispanic Sub-Groups: Does One Size Fit All?" (Report 4)
  • "Overweight and Physical Inactivity among Rural Children Aged 10-17: A National and State Portrait" (Report 5)

  Old Favorites

  • Minorities in Rural America: An Overview of Population Characteristics (Report 31)
   
 

 
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