Rural Health Desk

“Obviously people not coming for prevention or care doesn’t help the situation, but I wouldn’t say the pandemic is fully to blame for the increase.”

"This early in the process of vaccine administration, to have difficulty filling appointments is concerning."

“Not everyone’s going to have that primary care person to go to for any of their health care needs.”

“If we can make it easy instead of more difficult, we might be able to address what’s happening with the overdose rate."

“The Rebuild Rural America Act would transform the federal government away from being a complicated, siloed and top-down enterprise or bureaucracy, into a more responsive, effective partner for our rural communities."

“We’re trying to do everything we can to make sure everyone has an opportunity to get a vaccination that is eligible, whether they have transportation or not."

“We were all facing the fact that when we reopen, we have to figure out how to social distance in one of the most intimate settings there is: taking care of a customer.”