In medicine, rural health or rural medicine is the interdisciplinary study of health and health care delivery in rural environments.The concept of rural health incorporates many fields, including geography, midwifery, nursing, sociology, economics, and telehealth or telemedicine.eople in rural areas generally have less access to healthcare than their urban counterparts. Fewer medical practitioners, mental health programs and healthcare facilities in these areas often mean less preventative care and longer response times in emergencies.
Updated March 03, 2017. Lists of the 193 members of the United Nations are easy to locate, but how many countries are not members of the UN? Three countries out of the 196 countries of the world are not members of the United Nations. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on February 17, 2008, but has not gained complete international recognition to allow it to become a member of the United Nations.
As of July 1, 2013, there are twenty-eight member countries of the European Union. (On July 1, 2013 Croatia became the 28th and newest member of the European Union.) Austria. Belgium.