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In Helene-ravaged Buncombe, even ‘gray water’ is tough to find
October 05, 2024
As the Asheville municipal water system undergoes extensive repairs in the Helene aftermath, residents search for water they can use for toilets and other household needs. Much of Chimney Rock, a quaint tourist village in Rutherford County, was reduced to rubble.
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Cancer patients continue to struggle with long travel times to treatment
September 28, 2024
Two of the state’s most rural counties are without a single oncology practice.
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Missouri and Kansas keep losing pharmacies, and a key part of health care
September 23, 2024
The closings come at a time when, an Associated Press analysis found in June, people in majority Black or Latino neighborhoods and rural residents already have the fewest pharmacies per capita. Pharmacies also tend to represent a critical source of health care — sometimes the only one.
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‘They try to keep people quiet’: An epidemic of antipsychotic drugs in nursing homes
September 19, 2024
The six homes in Mississippi with the highest rates of antipsychotic drug use are three private facilities in the Delta and three homes associated with the state’s psychiatric hospital.
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Prescription for crisis: Rural pharmacies struggle to stay open
September 06, 2024
Pharmacy closures can be devastating for rural communities where residents skew older and are more likely to live with obesity, high blood pressure and other conditions than their urban counterparts. They also face greater transportation challenges and higher rates of poverty.
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As an Oklahoma hospital breaks ground, USDA looks to better health, high speed internet and housing
September 04, 2024
Leadership in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development office says a Tillman County hospital speaks to the larger focus on housing, health and high speed internet.
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Where do the Delaware governor candidates stand on health care issues?
September 02, 2024
Among the topics discussed – the rising cost of health care and decreasing access in rural areas.
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First phase of new federal staffing requirements rolls out; local nursing homes respond
August 26, 2024
Though Door County’s nursing homes have made it through the first phase of requirements under a new ruling on staffing from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), the ruling’s final effects remain to be seen.
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Long drives, fewer visits and lost ties: Rural Minnesota residents struggle to adapt when a nursing home closes
August 22, 2024
Advocates for change say longer closure notifications and more state funding would help as the struggling industry evolves.
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Bridging Access
August 17, 2024
Across rural America, communities of color may be facing barriers to health care, but they’re also laying the groundwork for a more equitable future. Whether it’s hospitals reopening, a community’s holistic approach to maternal care or the grassroots work to bring comprehensive services to immigrants, these stories led by Capital B and The Associated Press, offer a roadmap.
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Rural communities of color across the US find new ways to get the health care they need
August 16, 2024
Advocates, hospital and health clinic administrators and rural residents say changing disparities in health outcomes and health care services in rural America needs to start at the local level — especially in communities of color that may lack trust in the medical field.
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Bridging Access
August 16, 2024
Rural communities of color may be facing barriers to health care, but they’re also laying the groundwork for a more equitable future. Whether it’s hospitals reopening, These stories led by Capital B and The Associated Press, offer a roadmap.
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Punjabi Residents in the Central Valley Find a Lifeline in a Community-Led Health Program
August 15, 2024
While some Punjabi residents own farmland or other businesses and have built successful careers, others — particularly older and more recent immigrants working low-wage jobs — struggle to access critical health services and basic necessities.
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Undocumented and Undiagnosed: The Fight to Ease A Health Crisis Among North Carolina’s Farmworkers
August 14, 2024
Some clinics strive to bridge gaps in healthcare despite systemic challenges.
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Virginia’s pregnant women must travel farther as the maternity care crisis grows. Doulas are stepping in to fill gaps.
August 13, 2024
In the last six years, five maternity units have closed down across rural Virginia, impacting access to prenatal care. However, with the closures have come new models of care. Growing availability of doula services aims to ease maternal morbidity, particularly among Black mothers.
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