Rural Health

Grassroots success: Community Initiatives Transforming Public Health

Community initiatives are more than just programmes; they are lifelines transforming public health, especially in regions with diverse socio-economic and…

5 months ago

Rural Hospitals Are Caught in an Aging-Infrastructure Conundrum

Rural hospitals throughout the nation are facing a conundrum. An increase in costs amid lower payments from insurance plans makes…

12 months ago

Bridging the Divide: Partnership Among Public and Private Sectors Rally to Rural America Needs

Rural America has long been the nation’s backbone. Whether providing the country’s food or essential resources, rural Americans have reliably…

1 year ago

Millions of Rural Americans Rely on Private Wells. Few Regularly Test Their Water

More than 43 million Americans rely on private wells, which are subject to a patchwork of state and local regulations,…

1 year ago

Tribal Health Workers Aren’t Paid Like Their Peers. See Why Nevada Changed That

[Reprinted with Permission from Kaiser Health News. Authored by Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez] FALLON, Nev. — Linda Noneo turned up the…

1 year ago

Rural Healthcare’s Dollar Store Invasion

Following CVS and Walgreens, Dollar General is next to enter retail health clinic territory. Could rural America benefit from new…

1 year ago

Giant Health System Almost Saved a Community Hospital. Now, It Wants to ‘Extract Every Dollar’

[KFF Health News By Bernard J. Wolfson and Melissa Montalvo, The Fresno Bee - Reprinted with Permission] For most of last year, St.…

2 years ago

Once-Resistant Rural Court Officials Begin to Embrace Medications to Treat Addiction

[KFF Health News - By Taylor Sisk - Published with Permission. This story also appeared on CBS News] DANDRIDGE, Tenn. —…

2 years ago

The CDC Lacks a Rural Focus. Researchers Hope a Newly Funded Office Will Help

In 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published multiple reports analyzing health disparities between rural and urban populations.

2 years ago

Struggle to Survive, the First Rural Hospitals Line Up for New Federal Lifeline

Although not expected to be a permanent solution to pressures facing rural America, policymakers and hospital operators hope a new…

2 years ago

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