Rural Health News
New Toolkit Offers Tips On Emergency Response And Preparation For Rural Communities
During a weeklong winter storm in Texas in February 2021, officials with the library in the tiny town of Pottsboro coordinated community response to help residents access clean water, make…
In Northern Minnesota, Autonomous Vehicles Are Hitting Rural Roads
On a damp evening in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, just after a rainstorm, a white van drove up through an empty high school and performing arts center parking lot. The van…
Lessons from a thriving physical therapist to a younger self just learning about multiple sclerosis
A little under 10 years ago, Leigh Krauss was almost done with her schooling to become a physical therapist. A former guard on the women’s basketball team at Trinity College…
One Third of Rural Roads Are in Poor Shape, Report Says
Many rural roads and bridges are in poor shape, a new report says, and fixing them will cost $180 billion. The report from TRIP, a national transportation research non-profit, found…
Should Older Seniors Risk Major Surgery? New Research Offers Guidance
Nearly 1 in 7 older adults die within a year of undergoing major surgery, according to an important new study that sheds much-needed light on the risks seniors face when…
Analysis: Rural Voters Help Protect Reproductive Choice
Kentucky has not been a blue-voting state in recent years. But there and in several other states on November 8, voters chose new protections for abortion rights, in an apparent…