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 ANA Continuing Education | ANA: Rural Nursing: Practice and Issues   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Rural populations suffer more injuries from lightning, farm machinery, firearms, drowning, and accidents involving vehicles such as boats, snowmobiles, motorcycles, and all-terrain vehicles, although separate rural morbidity and mortality data are often unavailable for such accidents (Gamm, et al., 2003a; b; c: OSHA, 2003; USDA, 2003c).
Rural residents in general are characterized by a relatively low mortality rate, but a high rate of chronic illness (Gamm, et al., 2003a-b).
Rural areas are especially disadvantaged in meeting the needs of children with serious mental health problems because of the relative lack of psychiatrists, especially child psychiatrists in rural areas.
www.nursingworld.org /mods/mod700/rurlfull.htm   (11296 words)

  
 Rural Assistance Center :: Reports & Publications :: Rural Monitor Newsletter
The rural populations are getting more and more obese and facing the health care challenges that come along with that.” Meit said that this obesity is going to put more of a strain on rural health care systems and that it will lead to more illness and more uncompensated care.
They note that rural residents are also more likely to describe their overall health status as fair/poor than urban residents and that chronic illnesses are more prevalent in rural areas.
Rural residents are on average older, less educated and have a lower income than urban residents; and those who are older, less educated and have a lower income have greater obesity.”
www.raconline.org /newsletter/web/spring04.html   (4795 words)

  
 Springfield News: Commentary: Do we want to be Appalachia with fir trees?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Part of the rural lifestyle is open spaces, a sense of small community, a slower pace, and people who value the land and surrounding areas.
Many of the residents of these rural communities are evaluating whether they can continue the traditional use of their properties for agriculture because of rising costs, governmental restrictions, and related issues.
I agree, let's maintain a rural lifestyle, but first let's re-create that lifestyle so that quality education, family wage jobs, public safety, and quality of life are part of it.
www.springfieldnews.com /articles/2004/03/12/opinion/opinion04.txt   (773 words)

  
 Capetown Conference on Land Tenure Issues: 44. Manona; Cecil   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The shortage of land in the fl-occupied rural areas of the country is largely the result of the colonial conquest of the past century and the forced removals of this century.
In addition, the people's close connections with their rural homes was facilitated by the improvement of the people's means of transport as a result of the phenomenal growth of the taxi business from about 198O.
As in many other rural areas of the former Ciskei, the Tribal Authorities in the Alice district have ceased to exist and the newly promulgated Regulation of Development in Rural Areas Act removes the powers of traditional leaders to handle development in rural areas in favour of district councils (DCs) and transitional representative councils(TRCs).
www.mekonginfo.org /mrc/html/capetown/cape44.htm   (3198 words)

  
 Deseret News
Since 1988, rural populations have been increasing at a faster rate than metropolitan areas: In 1994 the rural rate of growth was double that along the Wasatch Front.
Quite simply, many of the young, rural, college-educated Utahns who find themselves saddled with the lack of economic opportunity in their hometowns are fleeing to the Wasatch Front.
And those envisioned as the economic future of rural Utah are being replaced in the rural demographic picture by waves of retirees seeking the rural lifestyle, cash-heavy urban refugees wanting to be gentlemen farmers and more-transient individuals willing to take temporary service jobs in the tourism industry.
deseretnews.com /misc/growth/feb05.htm   (1187 words)

  
 ABQjournal: Guest View: Keep East Mountains Area Rural
Rurality is lost by degrees when a rural area becomes suburbanized.
Most importantly, rural character was distinguished from suburban character, which places few limits on residential and commercial development or on population density and pays little regard to solitude, privacy, noise, traffic issues and environmental preservation, among other factors.
Rural preservation is possible if residents and landowners speak out for the truly rural— nonsuburban— lifestyle and natural setting for which we value the East Mountain area.
www.emtelegraph.com /mountain/opinion/330927mtnoped03-31-05.htm   (602 words)

  
 Factors Influencing the Satisfaction and Retention of Nebraska's Rural Physicians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
A rural doctor is worth $343,706 per year in economic impact and 17.8 jobs in a rural community, according to Doeksen and Miller (1998).
Rural communities and medical schools must work cooperatively to ensure that those students interested in rural primary care are given opportunities via rural training tracks, preceptorships, and residency programs to gain experience in dealing with the challenges of rural practice.
Rural lifestyle and quality schools were also two of the areas of greatest satisfaction, in addition to religious opportunities.
cari.unl.edu /rural-physician.htm   (4896 words)

  
 Rural -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Such areas are distinct from more intensively settled (additional info and facts about urban) urban and (additional info and facts about suburban) suburban areas, and also from unsettled lands such as (The bush country of the interior of Australia) outback or (A wild and uninhabited area) wilderness.
People live in (A settlement smaller than a town) villages, on (Workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit) farms and in other isolated (A dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families) houses.
See also: (additional info and facts about the digital divide and rural areas) the digital divide and rural areas
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ru/rural.htm   (238 words)

  
 AgriMarketing.com
The rural lifestyle farmer or ruralpolitan is comfortable in this segment.
The rural lifestyle people have moved to the country, but Gottsch points out that, in many cases, they don't have the background to fully enjoy or appreciate it.
As the rural lifestyle segment grows, ag companies will continue to search for new ways to meet the needs and demands of this new market.
www.agrimarketing.com /show_story.php?id=23946   (2109 words)

  
 Rooftops vs. rural living   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Some longtime residents are unhappy with the growth that is invading their rural lifestyle.
Wheeler said finding a way to balance the city's rural lifestyle with the boom in rooftops is something the city is struggling with right now.
He said he bought a home in an area that was rural and thinks it unfair that the city is allowing so many homes to be built on each acre.
www.vvdailypress.com /2004/109767309091271.html   (578 words)

  
 Rural lifestyle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Such areas aredistinct from more intensively settled urban and suburban areas, and also from unsettled lands such as outback or wilderness.
Rural areas can have an agricultural character, though many rural areas are characterized by an economy based on logging,mining, oil and gas exploration, or tourism.
Governmentalservices like law enforcement, schools, fire departments, and libraries may be distant, limited in scope, or unavailable.Utilities like water, sewer, street lighting, and garbage collection may not be present.
www.therfcc.org /rural-lifestyle-9734.html   (152 words)

  
 Why did you choose Grant to live in   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Rural feel and knowledge it would stay that way and option of having horses (which we never choose to do).
Rural natural area, but close to rest of metro.
Rural land; woods and fields, open space, lots of wildlife.
www.ci.grant.mn.us /grant/Survey_Why_Grant.html   (634 words)

  
 Survey: Hesperians value rural lifestyle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The rural atmosphere draws folks to live here, and the cost of living is cheap.
The city's rural atmosphere is the big reason nearly one-third of the respondents like the city.
Twenty-two percent of those surveyed said the cost of living is the number one reason they live in Hesperia.
www.vvdailypress.com /2001-2003/98769294211462.html   (422 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | West-side races focus on rural lifestyle
For residents of west-side cities in Salt Lake and Tooele counties, the popularity of their rural lifestyle comes with a price.
The fight over preserving a rural lifestyle has led two current council members to defend their positions from a third candidate, meaning only one incumbent could make it through the election.
Because Herriman is a rural community, horses should also be kept in mind in city planning.
deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,520034211,00.html   (1567 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > North County -- Olivenhain residents love rural lifestyle
Adeline "Twink" Bumann lives in rural Olivenhain on 10 acres that began as a homestead of her husband's grandfather.
Nearby, on 10 acres at the top of a road named after the family, Adeline "Twink" Bumann lives with history – a 100-year-old rose bush and barns that were built when the town was founded.
This is Olivenhain, a rural gem in the middle of rapidly developing north San Diego County.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/northcounty/20050814-9999-2m14oliven.html   (1060 words)

  
 Salisbury Post | LOCAL NEWS | Rural lifestyle or money?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The map, which shows zoning densities, is only part of the county's effort to come up with new land-use and subdivision regulations to combat uncontrolled growth.
But it has been the most controversial piece, pitting rural residents against cities looking to grow and developers who want to maximize their investment.
Doran and other Odell residents are trying to maintain their lifestyles in the face of growth already closing in on them.
www.salisburypost.com /area/286454645663956.php   (696 words)

  
 :: Home :: Rural Living   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
CountryRoads Network - An information resource for America's rural population, providing links to valuable sites about farming, health, travel, recreation, investing, cooking, news, cars and trucks, and religion.
Rural Index - A guide to rural, countryside and environmental websites in UK, designed for those who live, work in or value the rural way of life.
Rural Living Canada - A concise directory of Canadian non-urban lifestyle information, news and websites.
www.localadsearch.com /Home/Rural_Living   (495 words)

  
 4-Mile Regional Action Plan
Our vision consists of a rural lifestyle community characterized by low density residential property interspersed with large existing family ranches.
The rural atmosphere is enhanced by low to moderate speed limits on area roads.
We share a strong feeling of community and a deeply held belief that its specific rural lifestyle is an important value and objective.
home.att.net /~liverman/4mile/4mrap.htm   (1216 words)

  
 Radio Ink - The Voice of Radio Revolution
The geographic definition of metro vs. non-metro counties is one of the easiest ways to profile the Rural Lifestyle Group.
They are employed full-time in a variety of occupations and they spend their money on a variety of items targeted to their lifestyle.
The entire Rural Lifestyle Group study is available in the Dimensions section of the Katz Media Group website www.katz-media.com or by contacting Ms.
www.radioink.com /HeadlineEntry.asp?hid=123740&pt=todaysnews   (256 words)

  
 Las Vegas SUN: Residents fight for a rural lifestyle
Some northwest Las Vegas residents are expected to go before the Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday with concerns that two proposed high-density projects are threatening their rural lifestyle.
Terri Sturm of Territory Inc. said that even in rural planning, the big intersections are reserved for projects like hers to provide the residents and other shoppers with services.
A highlight of the project is a rural trail built by the shopping center developer along Buffalo, which once was considered for a main thoroughfare but was realigned to create the winding Centennial Parkway.
www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/lv-other/2003/aug/04/515431259.html   (1147 words)

  
 DESIGNlink Vol   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The challenge of the rural desert charrette team was to consider ways to preserve this lifestyle.
A rural development overlay zone should be created to protect existing rural areas and to designate areas for future rural development.
Suburban desert development was defined as ranging from a maximum of ten to a minimum of two single-family dwellings per acre.
www.asu.edu /caed/HCDE/herberger/publications/designlink/Vol1no1.html   (1271 words)

  
 Rural property in spain - country property spain - Rural Estates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Rural property in spain - country property spain - Rural Estates
Inland Property in Andalucia for a life in the sun or putting your real estate investment to work in country property in spain then the number one choice for rural property in spain in a rural lifestyle has to be Rural Estates.
With stunning scenery, beautiful beaches, blue skies and sunshine virtually all year long, the benefits of rural property in Spain and also as a real estate investment are numerous.
www.rural-estates.com   (430 words)

  
 Families With City Jobs Retreat To Rural Lifestyle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
This setting is in distinct contrast from the fast-paced lifestyle Scott, Shawn and Hannah Meuth left just five years ago, when they had a river front home and spent evenings after work and weekends riding jet skis and fishing.
These small acreage plots, sometimes called ranchettes, are often the first rural home for these families.
Texas Cooperative Extension has responded with a number of programs across the state to help teach novices how to survive rural living.
www.tamu.edu /univrel/aggiedaily/news/stories/04/091604-1.html   (202 words)

  
 Slow paced security effort fits rural lifestyle
After 17 years at the same house, my family and I are moving this week.
It was years during which the children grew from childhood to within hoping distance of independent adulthood.
The community also grew from rural to decidedly suburban, starting when the interstate highway came through several years ago.
securitysolutions.com /mag/security_slow_paced_security/index.html   (858 words)

  
 Las Vegas SUN: Residents say development threatens rural lifestyle
Ten years ago when plans for the Mountain Spa Resort were first being considered in northwest Las Vegas, Sharon Linsenbardt found some comfort from a nearby sign offering homes starting at $500,000.
Her future neighbors would be wealthy, she thought, and there were talks of a Ritz-Carlton resort and other upscale amenities that would complement her rural lifestyle near Floyd Lamb State Park.
Pulte's original proposed development plan for 1,873 lots was shot down by neighbors in July, who during a four-hour public debate took issue with the density, buffering, and whether the project would protect their rural community.
www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/text/2002/aug/06/513814487.html   (799 words)

  
 Home - NorcoTown.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
what you love about your rural town, or even your own passions can be used to benefit you in ways never thought possible.
All too often, commercialization and shopping strip malls have threatened the olden day lifestyle here in Norco, California, that is so cherished by a people believing in a better day.
Now, the computer age can be used to enhance this rural city living, and present a modern approach to keeping the old-town rural lifestyle alive through NorcoTown.com, the place where there's a hitching post at most every business.
www.norcotown.com   (162 words)

  
 Rural Lifestyle Block, House And Land For Sale in Rotorua District New Zealand - Rural Lifestyle With Large Comfortable ...
Rural Lifestyle Block, House And Land For Sale in Rotorua District New Zealand - Rural Lifestyle With Large Comfortable Home - Viviun the Leader in International Property Listings
Rural Lifestyle Block, House And Land For Sale in Rotorua District New Zealand
An attractive lifestyle block with nearly 4 acres of flat land fenced into 5 paddocks.
www.viviun.com /AD-1568   (252 words)

  
 Rural Observer - Celebrating Our Rural Community Lifestyle on Southern Vancouver Island
Rural Observer - Celebrating Our Rural Community Lifestyle on Southern Vancouver Island
We invite you to become a member of the society, which is open to all residents of the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area interested in an effective publication to serve our area.
Juan de Fuca Rural Publication Society 6790 East Sooke Road, East Sooke, BC V0S 1N0
www.ruralobserver.com   (97 words)

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