ABSTRACT Preventable mortality between rural and urban communities demonstrates disparities for nonmetropolitan areas, with chronic illness representing four of the five leading causes of death, including heart disease, stroke, respiratory…
Rural communities are not under-taxed. They are under-resourced. Public investment shapes whether communities can build infrastructure, grow local businesses, train workers, and create the conditions for long-term local economic…
Abstract Firearm-related suicides and unintentional injuries occur at higher rates in rural U.S. communities than in urban areas. While safe storage programs may help reduce these injuries, little is known…
by Allee Mead About five years ago, Gunnison Valley Health (GVH) CEO Jason Amrich asked Board of Trustees chair Mark Kaufman, MD, and other board members to attend …
A total of 46 psychotherapy providers participated in the electronic survey, including psychologists (n = 28), licensed clinical social workers (n = 17), and a non-licensed social worker (n = 1). Of the participants who shared…
Chronic disease and metabolic dysfunction affect large numbers of North Dakotans. Several new programs coming soon to rural areas aim to reverse that by getting people moving and making healthy,…
Transcript Andrew Nelson: Welcome to Exploring Rural Health, a podcast from the Rural Health Information Hub. My name is Andrew Nelson. In this podcast, we’ll be talking with a…
What GAO Found Service coordinators employed by owners or managers of affordable housing link residents to supportive services, such as health care, meals, and transportation. Comprehensive data on service coordinators…
BACKGROUND With nearly 150 rural hospital closures since 20101 and projections that over 25% of rural hospitals are at immediate risk of financial insolvency,2 the Rural Emergency Hospital designation of…
Farm Credit Reaffirms Commitment to Customer-Owners with Tools, Initiatives Uplifting Rural Mental Health | American Ag Network Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/148.0.0.0 Safari/537.36…
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