Rural Health News
Storing Guns Away From Home Could Reduce Suicides, but Legal Hurdles Loom
HELENA, Mont. — Mike Hossfeld unlocked a heavy black steel door to his home’s gun safe, unveiling both modern and antique firearms, some dating from the early 1900s. “Most of…
California Expands Paid Sick Days and Boosts Health Worker Wages
California continues to burnish its reputation as a progressive state for health policy as Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills expanding paid sick leave, adding bereavement leave for miscarriages, and boosting…
How One Rural Indiana County Became a Re-Education Catalyst
Indiana’s Lawrence County — an area known for its limestone quarries and being the birthplace of three astronauts — has had to get creative to close the education gaps and…
Residents of a Rural Arkansas County Grapple With Endemic Gun Violence
On a recent September afternoon, Courtney Porter counted his losses: his mom from old age, his wife from diabetes complications, two of his brothers. While one died of an aneurysm,…
A Rural Calling: Peggy Schaffer
Once upon a time, not so very long ago, high-speed internet was a luxury to which to aspire. Can you remember such a time? Rural Americans certainly can. Fortunately, today,…
‘We’re absolutely making it too hard’: The complexity of adult immunization delivery hinders vaccine uptake
Alison Buttenheim was floored by a sign she saw in her doctor’s office when she went to get the first jab of the two-dose shingles vaccine to protect her against…