Background This article presents findings from a scoping review of tools used to measure
oral health literacy. Internationally, interest in oral health literacy is driven by oral health …

Background Major health inequities between urban and rural populations have resulted in
rural health as a reform priority across a number of countries. However, while there is some …

Background Inequitable distribution of the medical workforce is an international problem that
undermines universal access to healthcare. Governments in many countries have invested …

This article considers whether, and if so how, rural communities can be supported, through
a facilitated process, to create social enterprises within the field of health and care. Using …

Introduction: Many westernised countries face ongoing difficulties in the recruitment and
retention of health professionals in remote and rural communities. Predictors of rural working …

In the UK, patients in urban areas consult primary health care more than rural patients for both
trivial and serious conditions. This study, involving focus groups and interviews, examined …

Context Internationally, community participation is highlighted in health policy reform as good
for rural communities. Implicit in this policy is the message that the complexities of the rural …

Background Citizen participation in health service co-production is increasingly enacted. A
reason for engaging community members is to co-design services that are locally-appropriate …

Social entrepreneurs formally or informally generate community associations and networking
that produces social outcomes. Social entrepreneurship is a relatively new and poorly …

Purpose This paper aims to explore the well-being impacts of social enterprise, beyond a
social enterprise per se, in everyday community life. Design/methodology/approach An …