The discharge of firearms is a problem in the rural areas as well. Thursday night, Calcasieu Police Jurors heard from a Carlyss woman whose cat was shot. Sheriff's deputies say they need the public's ...

Typically, hospitals in rural areas are much smaller than the ones we see in big cities. Regardless of their size, rural healthcare plays a significant role in keeping the communities healthy and ...

It’s no secret that rural schools are inferior to suburban schools, but it needs to be brought to the spotlight more as education is the future of this nation and the current system puts rural ...

More than 700 rural hospitals, over 30% of all such providers in the country, are at risk of closing as they face financial losses on patient care, limited sources of other revenue and low financial ...

What’s the matter with America’s rural voters? Many scholars believe that the question itself is the problem. Credit...Photo illustration by Pablo Delcan Supported by By Emma Goldberg Kristin Lunz ...

Here, we explore opportunities to redesign care models given the unique needs of rural communities and policy and payment reforms to scale home-based primary care access. Here, we explore ...

We usually tell the rural health story like a eulogy -- closures, shortages, long drives. But what if we've framed it all wrong? What if rural America isn't healthcare's problem, but its test lab?

Discussion of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in rural America requires an understanding of how rural America is defined in federal, state, local, and societal terms ...

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