Rural

Rural areas face barriers to basic healthcare, but organizations are working to reduce those barriers. In this episode, learn more about how partnerships are bringing care to the people, and how future doctors are being trained to serve rural areas.

Rural Americans face challenges when it comes to healthcare. From a lack of providers to the physical distance patients must travel, getting the care can be as much of a hurdle as the illness itself. We explore how some organizations are working to change that.

Illinois Humanities has a new program to support the arts and humanities in rural and small towns in the state called the Foreground Rural Initiative.

The Egyptian Area Telephone Cooperative Association received funding from the federal ReConnect program to expand high-speed internet.

The panel discussion was part of a series on rural health given by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute and the SIU School of Medicine.

In case the power goes out, residents of Thebes Illinois can now keep the lights on, thanks to Ameren Illinois' one point four million dollar back-up…