Rural Health
News by Topic: Environmental health
Jun 24, 2026 - Describes how University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers are examining the health and environmental impacts of Nebraska's spring wildfires on rural and agricultural communities.
Source: Fox Nebraska
Jun 3, 2026 - Highlights a new Census Bureau tool showing the distribution of homes with air conditioning at the state, county, and census tract levels. The tool can be used to identify communities at highest risk of heat exposure. Includes a national county-level map indicating households without air conditioning.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Apr 27, 2026 - Describes a doctoral student's journey to and through public health as well as her research on pesticide exposure in pregnant farmworkers in Idaho.
Source: Boise State University