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The Challenges of Rural Health
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Rural communities have fewer doctors, nurses and medical facilities per person than the country as a whole. Some rural hospitals have closed, leaving large geographic areas without local services. And the population is older, sicker, more likely to have unhealthy habits like tobacco use and less likely to have access to reliable transportation to get to their appointments.
Rural healthcare is a challenge. But is it all doom and gloom? John and David share their thoughts.
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