Monica M. Taylor, PhD, MPH, is on the faculty of the graduate and undergraduate programs in Healthcare Administration/Business at Colorado State University - Global Campus in Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA. Dr. Taylor also is contributing faculty in the Masters in Public Health program at the College of Health Sciences at Walden University in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; course chair/adjunct associate professor in the undergraduate program in Health Services Management at University of Maryland - University College in Adelphi, Maryland, USA; and, adjunct professor in the doctorate/masters program of Healthcare Administration at Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio, USA.

• Rural Health Disparities: The Political Economy.- Rural Health Disparities: The Economic Argument.- Social Disorganization in Rural Communities.- Rural Health Disparities: Public Policy Responses.- Conclusion/Author's Remarks.

Monica M. Taylor, PhD, MPH, is on the faculty of the graduate and undergraduate programs in Healthcare Administration/Business at Colorado State University - Global Campus in Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA. Dr. Taylor also is contributing faculty in the Masters in Public Health program at the College of Health Sciences at Walden University in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; course chair/adjunct associate professor in the undergraduate program in Health Services Management at University of Maryland - University College in Adelphi, Maryland, USA; and, adjunct professor in the doctorate/masters program of Healthcare Administration at Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio, USA.

• Rural Health Disparities: The Political Economy.- Rural Health Disparities: The Economic Argument.- Social Disorganization in Rural Communities.- Rural Health Disparities: Public Policy Responses.- Conclusion/Author's Remarks.

Monica M. Taylor, PhD, MPH, is on the faculty of the graduate and undergraduate programs in Healthcare Administration/Business at Colorado State University - Global Campus in Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA. Dr. Taylor also is contributing faculty in the Masters in Public Health program at the College of Health Sciences at Walden University in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; course chair/adjunct associate professor in the undergraduate program in Health Services Management at University of Maryland - University College in Adelphi, Maryland, USA; and, adjunct professor in the doctorate/masters program of Healthcare Administration at Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio, USA.

• Rural Health Disparities: The Political Economy.- Rural Health Disparities: The Economic Argument.- Social Disorganization in Rural Communities.- Rural Health Disparities: Public Policy Responses.- Conclusion/Author's Remarks.