Health

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Rounding up the 2011 Rural Assembly

07/01/2011

More than 340 rural leaders from across the country gathered in St. Paul, Minnesota, in late June for the 2011 Gathering of the National Rural Assembly. Participants networked and discussed a wide array of rural – and more broadly American – issues: education, green energy, socioeconomic development, and many topics of rural policy.

Broadband and Tech | Growth and Development | Health

How Will the New Health Care Impact Rural?

06/29/2011

Steph Larsen Rural youth speak out at the National Rural Assembly in St. Paul, MN.

Health | Politics and Government

Shorter Lives, Republican Votes

06/22/2011

Republican presidential candidate John McCain won more than 60% of the vote in the counties where health is so poor that women's longevity is declining.

Growth and Development | Health

Life Expectancy Falling in 561 Rural Counties

06/20/2011

Nearly one out of four rural residents live in a county where female longevity is declining.

Growth and Development | Health

Pedestrian Deaths on Rural Roads

05/31/2011

Roads in rural settings can be dangerous for pedestrians. More than a thousand are killed each year on rural roads — with rates particularly high in resort towns and on Native American reservations.

Arts and Culture | Health

Two Healing Traditions Meet on the Plains

05/25/2011

Bismark studio closeup The National Library of Medicine plans an exhibit of Native American healing practices this fall. In preparation, its physician-director met and questioned nine renowned Indian medicine men in Bismark, ND, a rare encounter.

Health

Closing Maternity Wards: Costly and Risky

04/27/2011

maternity baby Maternity wards are closing in rural areas already underserved by physicians. Rural women need a new model for prenatal care and more options for birthing.