By teaching youth how to better their health and economic situation, Reverend Richard Joyner has inspired the Conetoe community to make lasting changes. Read more about how the Conetoe Family Life Center’s garden camp and partnerships with local hospitals have revolutionized the health of northeast North Carolina.
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A September 2015 meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services focused on the needs of rural children and families living in poverty.
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The Kūlana Hawai’i program employs an integrated team of health professionals to address internal and external factors relating to weight management.
Read MoreHighlights three successful efforts in rural America to find adoptive homes for foster children.
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Sister Anne Brooks, D.O., has provided care for the desperately poor at the Tutwiler Clinic for the last 30 years.
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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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Provides an update on three obesity programs previously featured in the Rural Monitor. Includes programs in West Virginia, South Carolina, and Wisconsin.
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Update to a Rural Monitor Around the Country article featuring Surgeon General Regina Benjamin.
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