WA State Department of Health

MARCH 10, 2025

Addressing Rural Health Disparities with Data stevie.mathieu March 10, 2025 - 1:46pm This webinar demonstrates how public health professionals can identify, communicate about, and address health inequities in rural communities.

Health Disparities 40

Health Disparities Rural Health Health Inequalities 40

Exploring Health

JANUARY 15, 2025

Teaching Medical Students to Use Telehealth Can Reduce Rural Health Inequities Telehealth use has skyrocketed since the COVID-19 pandemic. Medical students have yet to be taught how to use it. By Joy Lee I got my first period when I was 12 years old.

Telemedicine and Virtual Healthcare 97

Telemedicine and Virtual Healthcare Mental Health and Public Health Nutrition and Public Health Health Disparities 97

NC Health News

MARCH 23, 2025

Some states have initiatives requiring insurance companies to better support rural hospitals, but North Carolina hasnt done this so far. Workforce solutions for hospitals The dwindling rural health workforce is another urgent problem in need of a solution.

Maternal and Child Health 52

Maternal and Child Health Public Health Law and Regulation Rural Health Ageing and Health 52

NC Health News

APRIL 11, 2025

In North Carolina, Health-e-Schools began providing telehealth services to schools in the western part of the state in 2011. The program, an initiative of the Center for Rural Health Innovation , started with a handful of schools in two districts.

Healthcare Systems and Hospitals 57

Healthcare Systems and Hospitals Rural Health Health Inequalities 57

NC Health News

JANUARY 20, 2025

She left behind her career as a health unit coordinator in Florida. By Grace Vitaglione Marina Drysdale, 61, moved to North Carolina in February 2022 to be closer to her family. But since moving, Drysdale hasn’t been able to find a lasting job near her Eden home in Rockingham County, and shes worried its because of her age.

Ageing and Health 130

Ageing and Health Mental Health and Public Health Health Inequalities Rural Health 130

NC Health News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Martins 74-year-old aunt had been mauled by four dogs while out for a walk near her home in rural Purlear, North Carolina. By Michelle Andrews One August afternoon in 2023, Angela Martins cousin called with alarming news. She was bleeding heavily from bites on both legs and her right arm, where shed tried to protect her face and neck.

Health Inequalities 63

Health Inequalities Rural Health 63

NC Health News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

By Jennifer Fernandez When the remnants of Hurricane Helene tore through western North Carolina , nurses based in schools and medical personnel from school-based health centers jumped in to help.

Mental Health and Public Health 113

Mental Health and Public Health Health Literacy Health Education Health Inequalities 113