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Sep. 10—Many low-population regions experience problems developing or sustaining quality health care, particularly during a pandemic. Radically Rural's health care sessions, presented Sept. 22 ...
HRSA is the lead federal agency responsible for monitoring and improving historically scarce health care services for 60 million people living in rural areas. In financial year 2008, HRSA invested $175 million to improve health care in rural America, where access to medical services is often limited.
In addition to the immediate financial problems facing rural healthcare providers, inequities in rural healthcare are further aggravated by the disproportionately low amount of newly graduated doctors that are willing to work in rural areas. [7] Addressing the doctor shortage in the U.S. remains a challenge in terms of improving healthcare in ...
The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) is a national nonprofit professional association in the United States with more than 18,000 members. The association's mission is to provide leadership on rural health issues, which it attempts to carry out through education, communication, and advocacy.
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Oct. 15—Meredith's Les Haynes had firsthand experience with the struggles people in rural areas of New Hampshire have with access to lifesaving health care. A resident of the Lakes Region ...
Rural areas within the U.S. have been found to have a lower life expectancy than urban areas by approximately 2.4 years. [17] Rural U.S. populations are at a greater risk of mortality due to non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory disease, and stroke, as well as unintentional injuries such as automobile accidents and opioid overdoses compared to urban ...
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