The Southwest, with its large geographic area of deserts and mountains, faces unique challenges when it comes to telehealth. The Southwest Telehealth Resource Center assists the region’s healthcare providers through training programs, technical assistance, webinars, and blogs.
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Oral health training programs are equipping Community Health Workers on Navajo Nation, Texas colonias, and Maryland’s Appalachian communities to improve access to dental care and teach people how to take care of their teeth.
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First conceptualized in the 1970s, but not widely adopted in rural communities, freestanding emergency departments (FSEDs) have been getting another look as a sustainable rural option. This article discusses hospital-based versus independent FSEDs, the model’s financial viability, and highlights two FSEDs meeting their communities’ healthcare needs in Arizona and Illinois.
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An update on the Arizona organization first covered in the Fall 2003 issue, which aimed to build homes on the reservation and foster home ownership.
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Telemedicine isn’t confined to hospitals—it can reach patients in nursing homes, prisons and isolated geographic regions.
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Agencies serving rural patients are meeting financial and geographic challenges with technology and persistence.
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Telemedicine is offering what used to be exclusively urban cancer care to rural towns.
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The Director of the Arizona Rural Hospital Flexibility program discusses her many years in rural health, as well as her Scottish roots.
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The innovative Indigenous Pride Health Worker (IPHW) program prepares Native American high school students in Arizona for future health care careers by allowing them to shadow health professionals.
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