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COVID-19 Reveals Emerging Opportunities for Rural Public Health

Description
Explores potential and existing public health innovations that rural communities can implement to address challenges brought on or exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic, including lack of funding for local health departments, insufficient broadband, and more. Describes the expansion of telehealth services, discusses rural/urban disparities, and offers recommendations for improvement.
Author(s)
Angela Dearinger
Citation
American Journal of Public Health, 110(9), 1277-1278
Date
09/2020
Type
Document
Tagged as
Broadband · COVID-19 · Health disparities · Healthcare business and finance · Public health · Rural-urban differences · Telehealth