Health care in rural areas shrinking, federal legislation could help

Federal legislation could improve access to health care in rural areas. If passed, it would boost care for all patients. Some ...
AFRO American Newspapers

Black women in rural areas grapple with stark decline in obstetric care

Black women in rural communities are increasingly at risk as obstetric services decline due to hospital closures and reduced Medicaid funding. Limited access to specialists, long travel distances and ...
The Conversation

Rural women are at a higher risk of violence − and less likely to get help

Walter S. DeKeseredy receives funding from West Virginia University.. I have been teaching a course on rural criminology since 2014, and most of my students are surprised by the information on ...
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Watch: Crafting connections for rural women

Rachelle Coe says rural life can be isolating and uniquely demanding. She wants women to know they are not alone.
Becker's Hospital Review

Inside UNC Health’s 1st-of-a kind rural women’s health fellowship

UNC Health is aiming to build a new pipeline of OB-GYNs equipped not only to practice in rural communities, but to take on leadership roles where they can address longstanding disparities in maternal ...
AOL

Art group connects young women in rural areas

Poppy Barrett and Hannah Broughton attended their first Girls who Create session at The Hide in Ampthill An art group for women from rural areas that aims to "get people off their phones and to ...