Welton Stephanie, Wilson Margo, Zelek Barbara, Pontin David, Perez Grace, Oelke Nelly D, Johnston Aaron, Konkin Jill
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine (South West Nova Site), Dalhousie University, Yarmouth, NS, Canada.
Faculty of Medicine, Discipline of Emergency Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada.
Front Med (Lausanne). 2025 Aug 26;12:1600660. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1600660. eCollection 2025.
People in rural communities often experience different access to healthcare and services, which can lead to poorer health outcomes compared to their urban counterparts. This holds true across the international context, though our focus here is on Canada. Health research plays a crucial role in identifying challenges and solutions, and we argue that research conducted in rural communities by rural researchers is essential to addressing the unique needs of a rural population. However, several barriers hinder rural research in Canada, including inadequate infrastructure, uneven resource distribution, and the absence of a national rural research network. Prioritizing rural research is vital, as it can improve workforce recruitment and retention while guiding informed healthcare decisions and policies.
农村社区的人们往往在获得医疗保健和服务方面面临不同的情况，与城市居民相比，这可能导致更差的健康结果。在国际范围内都是如此，不过我们这里关注的是加拿大。健康研究在识别挑战和解决方案方面发挥着关键作用，我们认为农村研究人员在农村社区开展的研究对于满足农村人口的独特需求至关重要。然而，加拿大的农村研究存在一些障碍，包括基础设施不足、资源分配不均以及缺乏全国性的农村研究网络。优先开展农村研究至关重要，因为它可以改善劳动力的招募和留用情况，同时为明智的医疗保健决策和政策提供指导。
