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The food and health disconnection: Hunger in rural America
Joel Halverson, assistant professor, School of Pharmacy and Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, West Virginia University analyze the nation by…
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Health Disparities in rural America
Sarah Gehlert, Ph.D., E. Desmond Lee Professor of Racial and Ethnic Diversity, Brown School, Washington University discusses determinants of health…
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Addressing health disparities in rural Missouri
Ellen Barnidge, Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor in behavioral science and health education at St. Louis University offers this information on…
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Rural Health Journalism Workshop 2011: Speaker materials
Speakers at this workshop provided handouts, tip sheets and links to relevant information related to their panels.
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Workforce stories: When health care becomes scarce
Resources for reporting on health care workforce shortages from speakers at the 2011 Rural Health Journalism Workshop.
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CDC’s role in investigating foodborne disease outbreaks
Handouts and a presentation from Robert V. Tauxe, M.D., M.P.H., deputy director, Division of Foodborne, Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases National…
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Prescription abuse: A deadly rural problem
Tips and resources about covering prescription use and abuse, especially in rural areas, from panelists at the 2011 Rural Health…
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Covering disasters: Tips, articles and resources
Photo by KOMUnews via Flickr As quick-striking tornadoes and slowly rising flood waters affect part of the United States, public…
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Making sense – and stories – of Medicaid
Medicaid doesn’t get anywhere as much attention as Medicare. That’s nothing new – it’s been that way pretty much since…
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Educating the 21st century doctor
Dennis H. Novack, M.D., professor of medicine and associate dean of medical education at Drexel University College of Medicine, lays…