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New Study at UMMC to Explore Disease Risk Factors in Rural South
In an effort to understand why people born in rural communities in the South live shorter and less healthy lives than their counterparts elsewhere in the same counties as well as across the country, researchers from the University of Mississippi Medical Center and partner institutions today announced the launch of... More
Q&A: What’s driving health issues in rural America?
A newly launched study called RURAL, from researchers behind the long-running Framingham Heart Study, will follow 4,000 participants over the next six years in 10 low-income counties in Kentucky, Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi to better understand the factors driving conditions like diabetes and obesity that disproportionately affect people in the South.
UMMC study to explore why rural Mississippians die younger than others
In an effort to understand why people born in rural communities in the South live shorter and less healthy lives than their counterparts elsewhere in the same counties as well as across the country, researchers from the University of Mississippi Medical Center and partner institutions today announced the launch of... More
UVA Study: Why are those born in the rural South less healthy, prone to die sooner?
A researcher from the UVA School of Medicine is helping to lead a new study to understand why people born in rural communities in the South live shorter and less healthy lives than their counterparts elsewhere in the country.
Study aims to learn why people in the rural South are less healthy, die sooner
Why people in rural communities in the South live shorter and less healthy lives than those who reside elsewhere in the United States is the focus of a new national study that will be based at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
U of L To Participate In New Four-State Study On Rural Health Outcomes
The University of Louisville is participating in a new study that’s expected to give answers about health conditions in the rural communities of Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
Framingham Heart Study Inspires Researchers to Hit the Road
To find out the answer, the researchers will travel by custom van, built as a mobile examination unit, to examine 4,000 study participants over the course of six years in 10 counties across Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
U of L To Participate In New Four-State Study On Rural Health Outcomes
A new study hopes to help researchers understand what causes high rates of heart, lung, blood and sleep disorders (HLBS) in rural Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana
Why are those born in the rural South less healthy and prone to die sooner?
Researchers from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health are participating in a landmark study to understand why people born in rural communities in the South live shorter and less healthy lives than their counterparts elsewhere in the country.
New Study Underway to Explore Disease Risk Factors: Why are Those Born in the Rural South Less Healthy and Prone to Die Sooner?
Researchers from the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed) are participating in a novel study to understand why people born in rural communities in the South live shorter and less healthy lives than their counterparts elsewhere in the country.