Finding Health Care in the Desert
With the closest hospital 100 miles away, Ajo, Arizona's Desert Senita Health Center acts as the region's clinic The post Finding Health Care in the Desert appeared first on Our Towns.
View ArticleA Good Start: Bobby’s Story
One of my favorite features of our American Futures project is the occasional serendipity of crossing the path of some surprising, remarkable person. Like Jerrie Mock, the Columbus, Ohio, housewife who...
View ArticleA Regional Approach to Rural Healthcare Challenges
God's Storehouse, a food pantry serving low-income people along this southernmost border where Virginia meets North Carolina. The post A Regional Approach to Rural Healthcare Challenges appeared first...
View ArticleThe Surprising Rural Health-Care Legacy of the ’60s
Eastport Grapples with Health-Care The post The Surprising Rural Health-Care Legacy of the ’60s appeared first on Our Towns.
View ArticleA New Way for Californians to Serve
The coronavirus peril is global. Much of the response must, of course, be international or national if it is to matter at all. In the United States, only the federal… The post A New Way for...
View ArticleA Rural Health Center With a Pandemic Plan
The Rowland B. French Medical Center is the primary health-care facility for the residents of Eastport, Maine, a tiny Down East fishing town, population 1,400. Eastport was one of the… The post A Rural...
View ArticleThe 3 Weeks That Changed Everything
Imagine if the National Transportation Safety Board investigated America's response to the coronavirus pandemic. The post The 3 Weeks That Changed Everything appeared first on Our Towns.
View ArticleAmerican Institutions That Still Work
Everyone knows about the parts of America that are so polarized and divided that they have lost touch with their basic functions. Here’s a look at some of the people, institutions, and collaborative...
View ArticleA Safe Place to Talk: Raising HIV Awareness through Barbershops
Barbershops are often hubs for conversation in Black and Latinx communities. DKBmed’s Fade Out HIV initiative strives to make use of these gathering spots to destigmatize HIV education and save lives....
View ArticleLocal Action with Global Effects: the Saga of the Leaf Blower
We've just lived through 50 years of an invention that transformed neighborhood life in much of America, the gas-powered leaf blower. That era is coming to an end. The post Local Action with Global...
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