From the category archives:

WI-ORH

Just saw this stunning statistic in an article in the Nebraska Journal Star: …rural America—where just 9 percent of the nation’s doctors serve 17 percent of its citizens scattered across 80 percent of its geography—is not an ideal place to find medical care. I’m not sure if anything captures the current situation better than that [...]

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Rural Health Discovers Social Media

by John on May 13, 2009

Last week I presented this slideshow to the National Rural Health Association at their annual conference in Miami.  (Don’t even get me started on how beautiful the beach was there…)  I’ve uploaded it to SlideShare as I’d like to see it spread around in rural and healthcare circles – hope you find it useful! I’ll [...]

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Mapping Wisconsin’s Unemployment

by John on March 4, 2009

Great mapping application from the NYTimes – worth a look, as you can zoom in on any region, see stats for every county, and zoom back out to see the disparate impacts on the country…

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Hello!

by John on November 18, 2008

Well, lookey here…it’s a brand-spanking-new blog on technology use in and for rural areas. I hope this will be useful for rural healthcare professionals, my colleagues in the rural public health arena and policy makers looking to improve the quality and cost of services in rural areas. Please register and comment away!  I look forward [...]

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