Archived Issue Papers and Policy Briefs
After seven years of the approval of an Issue Paper or a Policy Brief, that paper automatically undergoes a two-part review process. If the Rural Health Policy Board does not make a decision on the paper or brief within eight years from approval or if the Policy Board votes to archive a paper, it is no longer considered an official position of the National Rural Health Association. All policies will be kept on file but separate from current, active policies.
If you have any questions about any of these papers or if you are an NRHA member and would like to revisit/update any of these papers, please contact the NRHA Government Affairs office at (703) 519-7910 or dc@nrharural.org.
Issue Papers
Rural Veterans: A Special Concern for Rural Health Advocates—May 2004 (Updated February 2007)
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A National Agenda for Rural Minority Health—May 1999
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Rural Physician Recruitment and Retention—November 1998
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The Role of Telemedicine in Rural Health Care— February 1998
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HIV/AIDS in Rural America — November 1997
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Rural and Frontier Emergency Medical Services Toward the Year 2000— May 1997
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Rural Health Clinics in Rural America— February 1997 (updated November 2006)
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Antitrust and Rural Health— May 1996
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The Impact of Entitlement Programs on Rural Health— May 1995
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National Health Policy Reform: The Rural Perspective
- September 1992
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