COMMENTARY
Sebastian T. Tong, MD, MPH; Melinda M. Davis, PhD, MCR; Allison M. Cole, MD, MPH
Corresponding Author: Sebastian T. Tong, MD, MPH; Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington
Email: setong@uw.edu
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2024.240358R1
Keywords: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, National Institutes of Health, Oregon, Practice-Based Research, Practice-Based Research Networks, Primary Health Care, Rural Health, Rural Population, Stakeholder Participation, Washington, Wyoming
Dates: Submitted: 09-26-2024; Revised: 01-07-2025; Accepted: 01-21-2025
Status: In production for ahead of print.
Even though 20% of Americans live in rural communities, few research studies intentionally include or engage rural communities. The National Institutes of Health recently launched the Communities Advancing Research Equity for Health (CARE for HealthTM) Initiative that is initially focusing on engaging rural communities and primary care practices in research. In this commentary, we describe activities designed to improve rural clinical and community engagement in research led by two practice-based research networks (the Oregon Rural Practice Research Network and the WWAMI [Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho] region Practice and Research Network) funded through this initiative.