In some rural areas, a dearth of healthcare workers is drawing retired doctors back into the workforce — out of necessity, a sense of duty to their communities, or simply love of the job.
Q&A: A Digital Bridge for Rural Healthcare Workers in Oregon
Amelia Roth is a pediatrician in rural Oregon and member of the Oregon ECHO Network, a digital education model that connects healthcare professionals from around the state through the “convenience of video connection.”
Amelia Roth is a pediatrician in rural Oregon and member of the Oregon ECHO Network, a digital education model that connects healthcare professionals from around the state through the “convenience of video connection.”
Experts Warn Selling-off of Public Lands Could Be the Goal Behind Dismantling of Federal Agencies
According to researchers, cuts and firings at federal agencies like U.S. Forest Service could help efforts to privatize some public lands.
According to researchers, cuts and firings at federal agencies like U.S. Forest Service could help efforts to privatize some public lands.
Recreation-Dependent Counties Attract Remote Workers
Fewer rural Americans work from home compared to their metropolitan counterparts, but the trend varies significantly county by county.
Fewer rural Americans work from home compared to their metropolitan counterparts, but the trend varies significantly county by county.
Commentary: Remote Work Empowers Rural Workforce and Strengthens Federal Government
A more dispersed and decentralized federal workforce means a more diverse and better-equipped staff that knows how to serve the locality they work for and from.
A more dispersed and decentralized federal workforce means a more diverse and better-equipped staff that knows how to serve the locality they work for and from.
Study: To Better Protect Elderly Rural Adults, Laws Need to Be Updated
According to research, the lack of definitional and legal clarity regarding instances of elderly abuse could be responsible for a large number of rural cases going unreported.
According to research, the lack of definitional and legal clarity regarding instances of elderly abuse could be responsible for a large number of rural cases going unreported.
Protecting Rural Immigrant Populations From Expanding Reach of ICE
In the northwest corner of Washington State, activists organize to assist local immigrant communities with legal protections against ICE trying to meet Trump administration’s deportation goals.
In the northwest corner of Washington State, activists organize to assist local immigrant communities with legal protections against ICE trying to meet Trump administration’s deportation goals.
Q&A: What Is Dispersed Tourism?
Dispersed tourism seeks to stay within the social and ecological carrying capacity of a location to ensure the lasting ecological, social, and economic stability of a region.
Dispersed tourism seeks to stay within the social and ecological carrying capacity of a location to ensure the lasting ecological, social, and economic stability of a region.
U.S. Forest Service Firings Wreak Havoc on Careers, Endanger Rural Areas
The slashing of the Forest Service’s workforce will hamper its management of public land and increase the threat of wildfire to nearby rural communities, experts say.
The slashing of the Forest Service’s workforce will hamper its management of public land and increase the threat of wildfire to nearby rural communities, experts say.
Commentary: This Old House
Jared Ewy returns to his old home and confronts the memories that have been sealed up in it.
Jared Ewy returns to his old home and confronts the memories that have been sealed up in it.
45 Degrees North: Home Alone
When are kids who live on lonely country roads old enough to be left home alone? And how do rural families help kids stay safe while developing the skills to become independent?
When are kids who live on lonely country roads old enough to be left home alone? And how do rural families help kids stay safe while developing the skills to become independent?
Rural New England Needs EV Chargers to Keep Tourism Revenue Flowing. The Trump Administration Is Making It Harder to Build Them.
Compared to surrounding states, New Hampshire’s rural communities lag in charging stations, threatening the tourism sector. Suspending federal funds could make it difficult to accelerate construction.
Compared to surrounding states, New Hampshire’s rural communities lag in charging stations, threatening the tourism sector. Suspending federal funds could make it difficult to accelerate construction.
‘21st Century Packhorse Librarian’ Brings Books to Rural Communities
Substituting a pickup for a pack horse, one woman is carrying on a tradition of delivering books to out-of-the-way places, this time in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
Substituting a pickup for a pack horse, one woman is carrying on a tradition of delivering books to out-of-the-way places, this time in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
Study: Rural Homelessness Is Underestimated and Exacerbated by Opioid Epidemic
According to new research, the “Point in Time Count” method used by the federal government to track the unhoused population numbers can be far from accurate when applied in rural areas.
According to new research, the “Point in Time Count” method used by the federal government to track the unhoused population numbers can be far from accurate when applied in rural areas.
Commentary: If Federal Healthcare Spending Is a Target, Then So Is Rural America
Underserved communities across rural America would experience outsized negative effects to health outcomes resulting from cuts to cornerstone federal healthcare funding programs.
Underserved communities across rural America would experience outsized negative effects to health outcomes resulting from cuts to cornerstone federal healthcare funding programs.
Public Lands Jobs Are Being Axed and We’ll All Suffer for It
Mass layoffs in the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service threaten public safety, rural economies, and wildfire prevention.
Mass layoffs in the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service threaten public safety, rural economies, and wildfire prevention.