Reimagining Rural Health Equity: Understanding Disparities and Orienting Policy, Practice, and Research in Rural America

Copyright

2024

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Health Affairs

This resource challenges the narrative that public health has failed the US, arguing that the country has failed public health, particularly in rural regions. It highlights the vulnerabilities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in rural America due to decades of underinvestment. It also discusses opportunities for addressing long-standing rural challenges and advancing health equity through informed research, practice, and policy efforts.