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RRH is an international, open access journal that publishes peer-reviewed articles by rural health practitioners, educators, researchers and policy makers.

01/09/2026

New Original Research article in RRH: Consumer-driven approach to determining health research priorities: what matters most to people living in rural Australia? by Soraia Catapan, Bushra Nasir, Tracy Kolbe Alexander, Alison Bell, Jo Maxwell, Bec Jenkinson, William MacAskill, Jess Taylor, Anja Christoffersen, Leonie Gavioli, Anthony Smith and Trevor Russell.

https://www.rrh.org.au/landing/newarticle9949/nafb/

Engaging consumers in research prioritisation ensures that emerging research questions remain grounded in real-world experience and are perceived as relevant to policy and practice. However, people from rural areas have often been left out of consumer and community involvement initiatives in health research. This Original Research study identifies consumer priorities for rural health research in Australia and describes the process and learnings of a novel approach to promoting involvement of rural consumers in health research.

The University of Queensland University of Southern Queensland - Australia Griffith University Syddansk Universitet – University of Southern Denmark

27/08/2026

New Original Research article in RRH: Rural healthcare providers’ attitudes on climate change in the Northwestern US by Cassidy Eckman, Danielle Pettigrew, Abigail Crawford, Brett Williams, Isaac Knouff, Mariah Johnson and Toby Keys.

https://www.rrh.org.au/landing/newarticle10911/nafb/

Climate change is recognized as an increasing threat to health, particularly in rural communities. This Original Research article reports on the analysis of a provider survey distributed in the northwest United States designed to identify health care provider attitudes on climate change and integration of these beliefs in patient care. Although the majority agreed climate change poses a risk to community health and indicated they had observed associated adverse outcomes in their community, less than one-third felt comfortable counseling their patients on climate change related health impacts

UW Medicine

25/08/2026

New Short Communication for RRH: Hybrid training in rural, remote and island health care: insights from Scotland and the US by Manar Fadil Omer Mohamed, Alyssa Ruffa, Sarah-Anne Munoz, Denise Kornegay, Pam Nicoll, Florin Nedelea and Anita Laidlaw.

https://www.rrh.org.au/landing/newarticle9970/nafb/

Healthcare professionals practising in remote, rural, and island practices encounter significantly more clinical, professional, and social challenges than their urban counterparts, including limited access to continuing professional development and specialised training and increased professional isolation. Hybrid training, using both synchronous (face-to-face) and asynchronous (web-based) modalities for learning, has been identified as a potential solution. The Short Communication explores how hybrid training can promote changes in healthcare practices in remote, rural, and island settings in two programs in different geographic areas: the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care (PHEC) Program in Scotland and the Tele-Ed Program in Georgia, US.

University of Aberdeen

20/08/2026

New Original Research article in RRH: A qualitative analysis of colon capsule endoscopy using a novel GP-led, home-delivered service model in the Western Isles, Scotland by Timothy Shearman, Angus Watson and Campbell Macleod.

https://www.rrh.org.au/landing/newarticle9978/nafb/

Colorectal cancer is the third-most common cancer diagnosis and the second-most common cause of cancer death worldwide. As access to cancer investigations like colonoscopies are a significant barrier identified by rural primary healthcare providers, novel approaches like colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) – in which a camera is digested and travels through the gut transmitting images to a data recorder for review and diagnosis before elimination – are required to meet the needs of rural and remote populations. This Original Research study examines the experiences and perspectives of staff involved in an innovative CCE service in Scotland.

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University of Aberdeen

15/08/2026

New Original Research article in RRH: Can rural exposure to general practice influence career aspirations? A study with former participants of the ‘Excellent Project’, Germany by Alicia Thiel, Zekeriya Aktürk, Marco Roos, Anna Sporkert and Wolfgang Blank.

https://www.rrh.org.au/landing/newarticle10491/nafb/

In Germany, the shortage of rural GPs and the aging population, with older people requiring increasing amounts of medical care, is creating considerable strain on the healthcare system. In addition, the average age of GPs in Germany is climbing steadily. To encourage young doctors into general practice, especially in rural areas, GPs in the rural region of the Bavarian Forest launched the ‘Excellent Project’, which provides medical students with a structured internship program in a rural general practice, combining intensive one-on-one supervision by experienced GPs with an accompanying teaching program. This Original Research study investigates the impact of The Excellent Project.

augsburg

12/08/2026

New Original Research article in RRH: The role of rurality on self-reported sleep and cognition in middle-aged and older adults: a preliminary study by Madison Musich, Amy Costa, Puja Halder, Christina McCrae and Ashley Curtis.

https://www.rrh.org.au/landing/newarticle10695/nafb/

Cognitive impairment is linked with poor sleep health (eg sleep duration, sleep efficiency, daytime sleepiness) and is more prevalent in rural areas. However, despite independent associations of rurality and sleep with cognitive function in aging adults, their interactive association is unclear. This Original Research study examines whether rurality (non-rural v rural) moderates the associations between self-reported sleep and cognition (including working memory, executive functioning, spatial attentional orienting, and processing speed) in aging adults in the US.

11/08/2026

New Original Research article in RRH: Professional identity and rural workforce commitment among regional quota medical students in Japan: a qualitative study by Yuiko Hiyajo, Hirotake Machida, Richi Kakazu, Miu Yara, Kiyoshi Kinjo and Ryuichi Ohta.

https://www.rrh.org.au/landing/newarticle11269/nafb/

In response to the shortage of healthcare professionals in rural areas in Japan, medical schools across the country have implemented the Chiiki-Waku (regional quota) system, which selects students based on their intention to work in rural health care, often offering scholarships in exchange for a service obligation in specific regions after graduation. Despite the system’s potential, current educational approaches often fail to adequately address the unique expectations, concerns, and aspirations of Chiiki-Waku students, which presents a significant challenge in translating the goals of the Chiiki-Waku system into successful, long-term outcomes for rural health care. This Original Research article explores how Chiiki-Waku students’ learning experiences, educational support, and relationships with educators and peers shape their professional identity formation and anticipated commitment to rural practice.

雲南市立病院 Ryuichi Ota

06/08/2026

New Original Research article in RRH: Medical students’ attitudes towards rural practice post-rural placement: a 10-year national survey by Tracy Macfarlane, Janani Pinidiyapathirage, Zelda Doyle, Siyakholwa Siziba and Uchechukwu Osuagwu.

https://www.rrh.org.au/landing/newarticle10231/nafb/

The maldistribution of the medical workforce is a global phenomenon, and rural physician retention is a critical barrier to achieving universal health coverage. While there are several international strategies, many high-income countries (including Australia, Canada and the US), have invested heavily in regionalised medical education to foster ‘rural intent’ early in the professional pipeline. Evidence from systematic reviews and longitudinal cohort studies indicates that rural career intent during medical training is strongly associated with subsequent rural practice. This Original Research study assesses the rural intent of medical students by examining the prevalence of negative and positive feelings associated with their Rural Clinical School placement, as well as associations with demographic characteristics and placement experiences.

University of KwaZulu-Natal

01/08/2026

New Original Research article in RRH: Association between very high altitude and frailty syndrome in rural community residents of Junín Department, Peru by Nathaly Rosales-Matos, Carolina Pérez-Agüero, Walter Calderón-Gerstein, Ian Falvy-Bockos and Fernando Runzer-Colmenares.

https://www.rrh.org.au/landing/newarticle10344/nafb/

Providing for the healthcare needs of an aging population represents one of the most important challenges of the 21st century. In Peru, frailty syndrome, which becomes more common with age, has been found to be more prevalent in high-altitude Andean communities than elsewhere in Peru. This Original Research article investigates the association between very high altitude and frailty syndrome in rural community residents of the central Peruvian Andes.

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Universidad Continental

31/07/2026

New Project Report in RRH: Building a lifesaving network: public access defibrillation across the challenging terrain of Crete by Panagiota Darivianaki, Anastasia Spartinou, Ioanna Protopapa, Vlasios Karageorgos, Nikos Stathiakis, Othon Fraidakis, Vasileia Nyktari and Alexandra Papaioannou.

https://www.rrh.org.au/landing/newarticle10666/nafb/

In Greece, every public service, private enterprise or organization where large numbers of people gather is obliged to have an automatic external defibrillator (AED), and CPR training is mandatory for sport trainers, lifeguards and employees of large organizations. Despite this, several issues continue to hamper the effectiveness of public access defibrillation (PAD), including lack of awareness and training and inaccessible or out-of-service AEDs. To overcome these issues, an innovative initiative aimed at establishing an effective PAD program was recently launched in Crete. This Project Report describes the establishment of, and results from the first 8 months of implementation for, the first organized PAD program in Greece.

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