Rural Adoptions: A Different Kind of Rural Trust
November 18, 2014
Highlights three successful efforts in rural America to find adoptive homes for foster children.
The Ebola Response
November 18, 2014
Argues that people underestimate the risk posed by familiar dangers and overreact to strange and foreign hazards.
Young Entrepreneurs Help Remold Rural Healthcare in Oregon Through Membership Payment Model
November 18, 2014
The Orchid Clinic has found success by providing primary care to low-income rural residents via a paid membership model.
Compassionate Collaboration Reduces Homelessness in Utah
November 18, 2014
Utah's Housing First effort is decreasing the number of homeless in the state while saving thousands of dollars in emergency medical bills and other costs.
An Interview with Robert T. Trachtenberg
November 18, 2014
The Executive Director of the National AHEC Organization discusses its evolution, and how AHECs build the rural healthcare workforce.
Summer 2014
August 20, 2014
Rural Diabetes
Diabetes Management in Rural Areas Takes Holistic, Community Approaches
August 20, 2014
Programs in Florida and Kentucky are helping diabetic patients better manage their health, and promoting community awareness of the disease.
Telehealth Invigorating and Innovating Diabetes Care
August 20, 2014
Home monitors and other technologies are helping diabetic patients live healthier lives, cutting health care costs and hospital visits.
Diabetes: A Closer Look
August 20, 2014
Resources for learning more about diabetes.
Keeping PACE with the Rural Elderly
August 20, 2014
PACE, the Program of All-inclusive Care that helps elderly people remain independent, is especially needed in rural areas.