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Up to one-third of Canadians live in rural, remote, isolated or northern areas of the country. They face unique health challenges, yet share many health concerns with their urban counterparts. The Ministerial Advisory Council on Rural Health was established in 2001 to provide advice to the Minister of Health on how the Government of Canada can help improve the health of rural communities and individuals.

The Council has 22 members who come from across Canada and represent a broad range of disciplines (e.g., rural health care professionals, researchers, etc.) and interests (e.g. health care system, health promotion and prevention, population health, etc.). The Council held its first meeting on October 26-27, 2001. Four priorities were identified, including Health Human Resources, Building Healthy Communities, Health Information Technology, and Aboriginal Health.

For further information, readers may be interested in:

• Rural Health in Rural Hands: Strategic Directions for Rural, Remote, Northern and Aboriginal Communities
• Background information concerning the Council and its membership
• The press release from the Council's first meeting
• Summary of Council meeting, October 26-27, 2001
• Paper: Summary of Definitions of Rural
• Summary of the meeting of the Ministerial Advisory Council on Rural Health - March 1 - 2, 2002
• Summary of the meeting of the Ministerial Advisory Council on Rural Health - June 14 - 16, 2002