Health promotion in rural settings. A nursing challenge.

Health promotion is an exciting and integral part of nursing's domain of practice. Since the days of Florence Nightingale, nursing has identified the importance of health promotion at a variety of levels. Rural community offer the nurse a unique setting for health-promotion programs and activities. A variety of low- or no-cost health promotion programs and support materials are available. These types of programs and activities can be very rewarding to nurses in rural communities.