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Rural Health Scholars

The Rural Scholars is a select group of students from the University of Massachusetts Graduate Schools of Nursing and Medicine. Sponsored by the Health Council and housed by the Martha's Vineyard Hospital, the students spend time on the Vineyard researching and analyzing health related topics of critical importance to our island. Their data-supported reports assist the Council in proceeding with its mission.

Past Project Presentations

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Meta Analysis

A comprehensive review of all previous Rural Health Scholars Projects

"Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today."

- Malcom X

Identifying Education and Training Needs Among the Youth Population

"All sorrows are less with bread."

~ Miguel de Cervantes

Identifying Food Needs Within Three Key Populations on Martha's Vineyard

"We rise by lifting others."

- Robert Ingersoll

Inclusive Recreation and Leisure

"You may not control life's circumstances, but getting to be the author of your life means getting to control what you do with them."

- Atul Gawande

Laying the foundation for Advanced Care Planning on Martha's Vineyard

“Empower woman, empower the human community. The base on which the world stands is a woman."

~ author unknown

Addressing Sexual and Reproductive Health on Martha's Vineyard

"The idea that addicts must 'hit bottom' is an archaic and potentially deadly myth."

- David Sheff, author of Clean

Addiction and the Martha's Vineyard Community: Assessment of Substance Use Disorder and Addiction Services in a Rural at-risk Population

The average age of a homeless person in Massachusetts is 8 years old.

Homelessness on Martha's Vineyard

If you suspect a senior is being abused, call your local Council on Aging or 911.

Examining Elder Mistreatment on Martha's Vineyard

"Youth has no age."

- Pablo Picasso

Healthy Aging Initiative: Coordination, Communication, Service

"One can not think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well."

- Virginia Woolf

Accessibility of Healthy Foods

"Approximately 15% of adults over 60 suffer from mental illness. This figure will double in the next 30 years."

- World Health Organization

Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services for the Elderly

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2010 Rural Health Scholars Presentation

Young people who drink before age 15 are four times as likely to have alcohol dependence as those who

start drinking at age 21 .

Transitioning to the High School Years:
A Guide for Parents and Guardians

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