Rural Health
News by Topic: Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention
Oct 30, 2025 - Describes community-wide efforts to combat an increase in suicides in rural Colorado. Highlights a mental health response team comprised of police and a mental health professional. Discusses rural specific drivers of suicide rates.
Source: The Colorado Sun
Oct 22, 2025 - Highlights the rural expansion of a Missouri program promoting meal planning, freezing meals, and sharing excess food. Discusses how the program promotes healthier eating for rural residents with higher rates of diet-related illness and other health disparities.
Source: MU Extension News
Oct 21, 2025 - Video discussing food deserts in Vermont and an initiative by one rural church to address hunger in their community.
Source: United Church of Christ