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Health Care Closer to Home – It’s Good for the Heart
In Arizona, Benson Hospital’s telehealth services cut a 100-mile round trip to metropolitan Tucson, allowing residents to focus on what matters most – their health.
Before the pandemic, telehealth was nearly nonexistent in Graham and Cochise County, forcing rural Arizonans in… [Read More]
West KY nonprofit looks to level tech jobs, entrepreneurship playing field
Spend time with anyone involved in economic development in rural Kentucky, and you’ll hear different ideas about what will bring meaningful prosperity to the region. Some hang their hat on recreation activities like motorsports and responsible use of natural resources (… [Read More]
USDA Rural Development Helps Rural School District Provide More than Education to Communities
In the heart of California’s San Joaquin Valley lies a remote area sparsely dotted with unincorporated towns. Each town is small, where most of the residents are Latino farmworkers and low-income, and where community resources are limited. In lieu of a local government, the… [Read More]
New Technology for Burke, South Dakota Businesses
Technology has become a very important aspect of everyday life. Families, schools, governments, and businesses all use some form of technology to reach people and disseminate information or services.
Rural communities like Burke, South Dakota, were among the many communities… [Read More]
ReConnecting Rural Residents to Reliable High-Speed Internet
High-speed internet used to be considered a luxury for many rural customers. When the pandemic hit, the need for reliable broadband service became a priority.
Thanks to Rural Development’s ReConnect program, rural customers near Timber Lake now will have reliable internet… [Read More]