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COVID Long-Haulers in Rural America Need More Support
medpagetoday.com/opinion/second…
On the occasion of National Rural Health Day, a new @medpagetoday opinion piece in partnership @KristaCoombs3. 🧵 #powerofrural
medpagetoday.com/opinion/second…
On the occasion of National Rural Health Day, a new @medpagetoday opinion piece in partnership @KristaCoombs3. 🧵 #powerofrural
Rural regions have outpaced urban areas in deaths and lagged in vaccination. Data on long COVID in rural regions remains scant; however, many of the states with the highest percentage of residents reporting long COVID symptoms are predominantly rural. cdc.gov/nchs/covid19/p… 
As the data on long COVID in rural regions comes into focus, we see a mismatch between the burden of long COVID and the resources available to address it. (Image credit: @betsyladyzhets in sciencenews.org/article/long-c…)
"Rat's nest" indeed! (@JamesFallows describing our chart of fed programs #ruraldevelopment).
"...rgnl & locational polarization makes every other challenge for America more difficult." Yep.
Modernizing #ruralpolicy key oppty #BidenHarris @Transition46
theatlantic.com/notes/2020/11/…
"...rgnl & locational polarization makes every other challenge for America more difficult." Yep.
Modernizing #ruralpolicy key oppty #BidenHarris @Transition46
theatlantic.com/notes/2020/11/…
Here's rat's nest @JamesFallows is referring to. This is the universe of federal programs available for #ruraldevelopment. 400+ programs across lots of agencies & offices.
Imagine navigating as a local leader in a rural town seeking to strengthen your community. #PowerofRural
Imagine navigating as a local leader in a rural town seeking to strengthen your community. #PowerofRural
Excited about new report w/Natalie Geismar: We believe a thriving #rural America is possible & central to America’s future. So we took a close look @ effectiveness of federal rural policy. Lots of takeaways on ways to #DoRightByRural. Thread👇1/
brookings.edu/research/reima…
brookings.edu/research/reima…
Mindset shift needed by policymakers: #rural America more #diverse demographically & economically than most think. More than 1/5 Black & brown; significant entrepreneurialism; major service economy; less than 6% employed in ag. cc @urbaninstitute 2/
urban.org/urban-wire/deb…
urban.org/urban-wire/deb…
A #rural agenda is integral to a #racialequity agenda – see @gbenga_ajilore @KatrinaEBadger.
And #rural will be central to successful #ClimateChange strategies w/large investments in clean energy infrastructure & shifts in food production. 3/
americanprogress.org/issues/economy…
And #rural will be central to successful #ClimateChange strategies w/large investments in clean energy infrastructure & shifts in food production. 3/
americanprogress.org/issues/economy…
