The centers' research findings inform a wide audience of national, state and local decision-makers concerned with rural health.

Officials say the spending restrictions have been applied only to the schools and libraries and to relatively small rural health care programs.

"We've tried to do a lot of little things," such as improving rural health and schools, he said on Saturday.

When considering rural health a few key terms must firstly be defined.

There is much more to 'rural health' than meets the eye.

As stated by, "there is no one size fits all solution" (p. 160) to rural health.

The course places special emphasis on rural and Indigenous health and tropical medicine.

It limits the government's scope to increase funding for public services such as rural health and education.

Foreign investment must provide funds for education and rural health.

Over the years, these roadside dispensaries were upgraded into rural health and development programs.