Rural Health News
Covid Funding Pries Open a Door to Improving Air Quality in Schools
Many U.S. schools were in dire need of upgrades — burdened by leaking pipes, mold, and antiquated heating systems — long before the covid-19 pandemic drew attention to the importance…
Commentary: Fearing for Your Safety When You’re ‘Just a Country Doctor’
Shortly after I fell asleep, my phone rang. “Dr.Zha, the ER provider requested for you to come and help see some patients in the Emergency Room,” said the charge nurse.…
Counties with Recreation-Based Economies Show Biggest Recovery from Long-Term Poverty
Recreation may appear to cure rural poverty, but experts suggest that it may just relocate it. Figure 1. The percentage of amenity types that comprise rural counties with persistent poverty.…
Rural Communities Deal with Increase in Dangerous Alcohol Usage
In an effort to combat growing rates of dangerous alcohol use, a program in Alabama is using personal interactions to help drinkers see the problems their drinking may cause. In…
Medicaid Weighs Attaching Strings to Nursing Home Payments to Improve Patient Care
The Biden administration is considering a requirement that the nation’s 15,500 nursing homes spend most of their payments from Medicaid on direct care for residents and limit the amount that…
New Bill Wants to Ban Mergers in Ag and Food Sectors
Amidst rising food prices and record profit reports by many agribusiness corporations this year, a group of Democratic Senators and Representatives announced new legislation last week that would place an…