Policy & Practice Magazine
October 2009 Vol. 67, No. 5
Jerry W. Friedman ponders the virtue of conferences
Securing the future of health care delivery for rural America is much more than the old stereotype of providing a country doctor for every small town.
The poverty rates for rural African Americans and American Indians are three times higher than for whites. Poverty rates for rural African Americans and American Indians are 10 percentage points higher than their urban counterparts.
Rural communities face significant challenges, and they face them with fewer and different kinds of resources.
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