Introduction
Meeting the needs of rural West Texas through innovative, collaborative, and community-driven scholarship
The size, scope, and diversity of West Texas demands research that is both innovative and adaptive. The charge of the Institute’s Rural Health Research Group is to promote and conduct the kind of scholarly work that meets this demand. While the Research Group has experienced much growth and success in the last few years, its focus is trained on the future. Building on the established research platform, the F. Marie Institute for Rural and Community Health is positioned to become well-known as a respected and reliable source of rural health scholarship.
- Commitment to collaboration and focus on understanding the needs of the community being served
- Dedication to the advancement of important and interdisciplinary research topics through Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR)
- Diverse funding sources: National, state, and local funding from government, academic, and non-profit sources
Feature Projects
Project FRONTIER / Cochran County Aging Study
