Answer to Question 1
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Two issues that challenge these prevention partnerships in rural communities are substance abuse and childhood obesity. Both of these threats to the health of the public have been shown to affect rural populations disproportionately. Higher rates of obesity and substance abuse are particularly troubling when observed among rural youth, and in both cases, prevention initiatives that seek to modify not only unhealthy behaviors but also unhealthy environments are proving to be effective.
Answer to Question 2
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Rural populations face all of the same preventable illnesses that are faced by urban populations. To a large extent, prevention of the major contributors to preventable deaths is addressed by public health systems and primary care practices. There are practitioners in both sectors who can be effective partners in health promotion. However, in rural areas, there are typically fewer primary care practitioners than in urban areas, and they tend to be very busy. Many rural areas have no local public health department or one that offers a limited number of services. Prevention initiatives are often undertaken by partnerships involving healthy communities' coalitions, hospitals, primary health clinics, schools, social services, law enforcement, and local businesses.
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