Money, distance, and lack of education are just a few barriers between rural Americans and nutritious food. Find out how a Critical Access Hospital, a prescription program, and a research project are creating tangible examples of how to promote nutrition and increase patients’ access to healthy food.
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How can healthcare improve on quality? Four FORHP grantees share their stories of how even the smallest clinics can accomplish an overhaul of workflow and quality methods.
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The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust is shaking things up in rural philanthropic giving, engaging local residents and organizations to improve health outcomes through place-based grants targeted at financially disadvantaged counties.
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Home monitors and other technologies are helping diabetic patients live healthier lives, cutting health care costs and hospital visits.
Read MoreAn early childhood education intervention project in North Carolina is proving to have long-term health benefits for some of the participants 30 years later.
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Provides an update on three providers’ coordinated care services and the progress they’ve made since their stories were first published in the Rural Monitor. Includes programs in North Carolina, Idaho, and Missouri.
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A national web-based reporting tool and new, local safety practices are increasing EMS safety, but more and wider coordination is needed.
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Preterm births and infant mortality are higher in rural areas, but programs in North Carolina and Georgia are helping women carry their pregnancies longer.
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Tom Morris, the director of the Office of Rural Health Policy, discusses major developments at ORHP in the 12 years he’s been there and upcoming changes, including the return of telehealth.
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