Articles on health literacy, community paramedicine, mental health services, and more made it onto the year’s most-read list.
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Wiping Away the Tears: Addressing Increasing Death in Rural America
Rural mortality rates had been improving until recent years when a perfect storm of the opioid epidemic and COVID-19 pandemic converged to reverse these gains. However, federally funded efforts have sought to stem the tide through community, clinical, and policy efforts.
Read MoreLet’s Get a Good Deal on Health Care
Dr. Clint MacKinney explains the challenges rural hospitals face with current payment systems and the potential that value-based payment holds for meeting rural communities’ needs.
Read MoreTop 10 Rural Monitor Articles of 2021
Articles on vaccination, swing beds, COPD, cancer, workforce and more made it onto the year’s most-read list.
Read MoreFederal Agencies’ Investment in Rural Cancer Control Fosters Partnerships between Researchers and Rural Communities
Researchers and rural communities are working together to address rural cancer prevention and control, with federal funding supporting a wide range of projects. From targeting health behaviors, to making cancer screening and vaccination more accessible, to increasing rural participation in clinical trials, efforts to reduce rural cancer burden are underway across the country.
Read More1,232 Doses of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Distributed at Coliseum in Dalhart, Texas
An event space in Dalhart, Texas was converted into a COVID-19 vaccine clinic, distributing 1,232 Pfizer vaccines to residents in a tri-county area and beyond, finding unique ways for the participants to promote the event on social media.
Read MoreTop 10 Rural Monitor Articles of 2020
Articles on COVID-19 concerns, health workforce, dementia, human trafficking, and more made it onto the year’s most-read list.
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Articles on mental health, eye care, school-based telehealth, rural EMS and more made it onto the year’s most-read list.
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Articles on health workforce issues, the opioid crisis, the social determinants of health, domestic violence, trauma/EMS, and palliative care all made it onto the year’s most-read list.
Read MoreWorking Together at the State and National Level: Q&A with Karen Madden
Charles D. Cook Office of Rural Health Director Karen Madden shares how New York State’s rural health organizations work together and describes her work and collaborations at the national level to promote rural health.
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