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(8 days ago) WEBBoys Do Cry: Rural Michigan Men Are Opening up about Mental Health. Mar 22, 2024 - Discusses suicide among rural men in Michigan, noting the issues of stigma and mental …

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The Daily Yonder Your Top Source for Rural News and …

(4 days ago) WEBRural Reporting Grants. Local news organizations across the country produce more than 50 stories on disaster recovery, education, health, broadband access, and other important topics, with grant …

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Federal fix for rural hospitals gets few takers so far : Shots - Health

(8 days ago) WEBThe Keokuk hospital, which served rural areas of Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri, closed in October 2022. But new owners plan to reopen the hospital with the help of a …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/01/10/1223828296/federal-fix-for-rural-hospitals-gets-few-takers-so-far

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Less staff, longer delays and fewer options: Rural America - ABC …

(5 days ago) WEBAt least 136 rural hospitals and health systems closed between 2010 and 2021, and over 40% of rural hospitals operate with negative profit margins. Despite …

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/staff-longer-delays-fewer-options-rural-america-confronts/story?id=97911613

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The CDC Lacks a Rural Focus. Researchers Hope a …

(Just Now) WEBSubscribe to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing. The omnibus appropriations bill signed by President Joe Biden in December 2022 gave the CDC $5 million for the 2023 fiscal year to create the …

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/cdc-new-funding-rural-health-office-data/

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Health in Rural America NIH News in Health

(7 days ago) WEBResidents often have a common sense of community. But living in a rural area can also bring challenges for staying healthy. Studies have found that rural Americans are more likely to die prematurely from the leading …

https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2022/03/health-rural-america

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Rural Ambulance Services At Risk As Volunteers Age …

(3 days ago) WEBRural ambulance services rely heavily on volunteers. About 53% of rural EMS agencies are staffed by volunteers, compared with 14% in urban areas, according to an NRHA report. More than 70% of

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/07/05/1012418938/rural-ambulance-services-at-risk-as-volunteers-age-and-expenses-mount

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In Rural America, The Pandemic Pummeled The Health …

(3 days ago) WEBOver the past 15 years, 174 rural hospitals have closed in the U.S. and the pandemic may be accelerating the trend. So far, 15 rural hospitals have closed in 2020, casualties of the pandemic

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/10/07/920587019/getting-health-care-was-already-tough-in-rural-areas-the-pandemic-has-made-it-wo

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The Biden-Harris Administration is taking actions to improve the …

(7 days ago) WEBRecognizing that rural communities, which represent nearly 60% of Mental Health, Health Professional Shortage Areas, have higher rates of suicide, and high …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/11/03/department-health-human-services-actions-support-rural-america-rural-health-care-providers.html

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Rural Health Archives - KFF Health News

(6 days ago) WEBBy Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez April 9, 2024 KFF Health News Original. People in their prime working years living in rural America are 43% more likely to die of …

https://kffhealthnews.org/topics/rural-health/

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Rural Health - The Latest Healthcare News from the The Daily …

(2 days ago) WEBThe head of the Wisconsin Rural Health Cooperative worries that rural healthcare providers may have lost some of the public’s trust during the pandemic. by Liz Carey …

https://dailyyonder.com/rural-news/health/

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Disparate Issues Shape Rural Health - NC Health News

(3 days ago) WEBA 2022 report by N.C. Health News found that the state’s at-risk hospitals are largely based in rural counties that are poorer and have more racially and ethnically …

https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2023/05/19/disparate-issues-shape-rural-health-in-nc/

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Operating in the Red: Half of Rural Hospitals Lose Money, as Many …

(3 days ago) WEBA recently released report from the health analytics and consulting firm Chartis paints a clear picture of the grim reality Ryerse and other small-hospital …

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/rural-hospitals-half-operate-in-red-many-cut-services/

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The rising cost of Western Pa.'s rural penalty in health care

(6 days ago) WEBThe chasm has been growing: between 2004 and 2016, the rural penalty death rate increased 75% to 134.70 excess deaths from 72.97 excess deaths, both per …

https://www.post-gazette.com/business/healthcare-business/2024/04/26/pennsylvania-rural-urban-health-care/stories/202403050095

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Health equity and rural healthcare News & Stories - DHMC and …

(6 days ago) WEBThrough their conversation, Berwick and Conroy highlight the importance of health equity in rural healthcare delivery and the need for a collaborative approach to …

https://www.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/stories/article/health-equity-and-rural-healthcare

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Rural Health - RFD-TV

(4 days ago) WEBDiscover insights, tips, and stories dedicated to fostering well-being and prioritizing health in rural communities on RFD-TV News.

https://www.rfdtv.com/rural-health

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AHA case study: How one rural health system is addressing a …

(4 days ago) WEBAHA case study: How one rural health system is addressing a shortage of OB/GYNs. Apr 25, 2024 - 04:02 PM. Kittitas Valley Healthcare in rural Washington state …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-04-25-aha-case-study-how-one-rural-health-system-addressing-shortage-obgyns

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Gov. Josh Shapiro to unveil plan to ease crisis in rural health care

(6 days ago) WEBShapiro spoke a day after UPMC, the huge Pittsburgh-based health care system with operations throughout most of Pennsylvania, announced it was cutting its …

https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2024/04/25/governor-josh-shapiro-rural-health-care-crisis.html

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OHSU study finds big jump in addiction treatment at community …

(9 days ago) WEBThe study included more than 1,300 health care professionals that provided care for some 570,000 people in 2021. In clinics in rural areas, the proportion of health …

https://news.ohsu.edu/2024/04/26/ohsu-study-finds-big-jump-in-addiction-treatment-at-community-health-clinics

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Can family doctors deliver rural America from its maternal health

(6 days ago) WEB: Shots - Health News More than half of American counties don't have an obstetrician. Family physicians, working in teams with proper support, could be the …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/12/18/1219746151/can-family-doctors-deliver-rural-america-from-its-maternal-health-crisis

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AHA podcast: Hannibal Regional Healthcare System shares unique

(4 days ago) WEBRecruiting a young and engaged workforce is particularly challenging for rural care providers. Susan Wathen, vice president of human resources at Hannibal …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-04-26-aha-podcast-hannibal-regional-healthcare-system-shares-unique-strategies-recruiting-next-generation

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City-Country Mortality Gap Widens Amid Persistent Holes in Rural …

(4 days ago) WEBIn Matthew Roach’s two years as vital statistics manager for the Arizona Department of Health Services, and 10 years previously in its epidemiology program, he …

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/rural-urban-mortality-gap-widening/

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Rural Utah has a veterinarian shortage. Can this new Utah State …

(4 days ago) WEBA 2023 study from the American Veterinary Medical Association found the average debt for 2022 graduates was $147,258 — which was a 6% decrease from 2020. …

https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/04/27/west-has-veterinarian-shortage-can/

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WA government's drought relief package welcomed by some, …

(8 days ago) WEBMore than $800,000 will also be made available for programs that support mental health, community wellbeing and financial counselling support, as well as grants …

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-26/wa-drought-relief-package-announced-amid-crisis-for-farmers/103773648

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Long ER waits plague short-staffed hospitals, affecting older adults

(3 days ago) WEBPhysicians who staff emergency rooms say this problem, known as ER boarding, is as bad as it’s ever been — even worse than during the first years of the …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/26/health/emergency-room-wait-times-kff-partner-content-wellness/index.html

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Rural Health Policy – News - Rural Health Information Hub

(3 days ago) WEBMar 11, 2024 - Offers overview of priorities in the proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget for the Health Resources & Services Administration including youth mental …

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/topics/rural-health-policy/news

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Analysis Whatever happened to Biden’s public option?

(Just Now) WEBA newsletter briefing on the health-care policy debate in Washington. Good morning. I’m Elisabeth Rosenthal, senior contributing editor for KFF Health News, a …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/26/whatever-happened-bidens-public-option/

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Here's how some rural communities are trying to save their …

(4 days ago) WEBThe Rural Grocery Initiative found that between 2008 and 2018, 105 grocery stores closed in rural Kansas, and in half of those places, no new stores have opened. …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/04/19/1170757257/rural-grocery-stores-are-dying-heres-how-some-small-towns-are-trying-to-save-the

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Rural county pays athlete influencers to draw mid-career …

(7 days ago) WEBTo spur a rural rebound, one Minnesota county is paying college athletes to promote it. Rural Otter Tail County is trying to offset college brain drain by hiring athlete …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/27/rural-county-pays-athlete-influencers-to-draw-mid-career-professionals/73418572007/

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A trio took turns performing life-saving CPR on their co-worker

(7 days ago) WEBAfter Frisbie started CPR, Matt Fhuere, a retail associate, and Trinty Turner, a mail handler, arrived to help administer chest compressions. The three took turns until …

https://news.usps.com/2024/04/26/a-trio-took-turns-performing-life-saving-cpr-on-their-co-worker/

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Most nursing homes don't have enough staff to meet the federal …

(4 days ago) WEBWithin three years, most nursing homes will need to provide daily RN care of at least 0.55 hours per resident and 2.45 hours from aides. Nursing homes in rural areas …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/24/1246628171/nursing-home-staffing-final-rule-medicare-medicaid

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A cheap drug may slow down aging. A study will determine if it …

(1 days ago) WEBResearchers aim to test if metformin can slow down aging : Shots - Health News Studies suggest people who take metformin for diabetes may be at lower risk for …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/22/1245872510/a-cheap-drug-may-slow-down-aging-a-study-will-determine-if-it-works

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