Across the rural West, an awareness of the health impacts of poor air quality – and how to minimize those impacts – is growing.
Read MoreFacing Unique Challenges, Rural Communities Find Unique Solutions to Protect Against Wildfire Smoke Exposure
Topics: Wellness/ health promotion/ disease prevention
Federal 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 MorePulmonary Rehabilitation: Benefiting Rural Individuals, Benefiting Rural Population Health
On the list of leading causes of death, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, impacts millions of rural Americans and their quality of life. Though limited treatments are available for COPD, research indicates that pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) provides major benefits, yet is currently under-prescribed and facing challenges from COVID-19 and from reimbursement policies. Researchers discuss the potential that tele-PR might bring to rural areas, and rural healthcare leaders highlight the benefits of their PR programs for service areas.
Read MoreFaith in Recovery Coalition Offers Hope for Opioid Use Disorder in Fayette County, Ohio
After their county ranked number seven in the nation for opioid related deaths, the community of Fayette County, Ohio created Pathways to Recovery, with programs designed to educate providers and law enforcement, prevent overdoses, reduce harm, and encourage recovery through the use of Peer Support Specialists.
Read MoreVaccinating Rural America: Q&A with Dr. Amanda Cohn
Amanda Cohn, MD, Chief Medical Officer on CDC’s COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force, shares how the CDC is providing funding, creating resources, and partnering with other organizations to increase vaccination rates in underserved communities such as rural, tribal, and communities of color.
Read MoreCommunity Health Center Addresses Vaccine Hesitancy through Social Media
Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center (RCCHC) in rural Ahoskie, North Carolina, is using social media and creating graphics to answer common questions about vaccines and encourage its patients to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Read MoreLakewood Engage Tackles Food Insecurity in Rural Minnesota
To address the issue of food insecurity in the rural Minnesota communities it serves, Lakewood Health System created Lakewood Engage, a community-based program with multiple initiatives including a “Food Farmacy,” home delivery, and a farmers market.
Read MoreOne Health: Bringing Health to Humans, Animals, and the Environment
Wondering about animal-to-human diseases? Or human medical conditions related to the environment? Federal experts join health educators to talk about how understanding a One Health approach for human, animal, and environmental health can be helpful for rural healthcare organizations.
Read MoreAlcohol Use Disorder: Addressing Stigma and Treatment Access in Rural America
From decreasing stigma to increasing treatment access and the impact of COVID-19, experts and rural healthcare organizations speak out on alcohol use and misuse in rural America.
Read MoreThe Alcoholic Beverage: An Elixir, and Yet a Poison?
In addition to information from federal agencies, a Missouri cardiologist reviews the science behind what often seems to be mixed messages concerning alcohol use and its impact on health and well-being
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