Check On Your Neighbor
Have you found yourself wondering how an old friend or acquaintance is doing during this remarkable, uncertain time in our world? We would like you to join us in checking on our neighbors and sharing your conversations:
COVID-19 Rural Resources
- RuralOrganizing.org: Rural Leader Resources
- County Governments and COVID-19: Key Issues and Resources
- COVID-19 Resources from National Rural Health Association
- FarmAid: Resources for Farmers Affected by COVID-19
- COVID-19 Resources for Indian Country
- COVID-19 Broadband Access Resources
- USDA Rural Development COVID-19 Resources
- Resources for Undocumented Immigrants and their Families During COVID-19
- Housing Assistance Council: Resources Related to Coronavirus and Rural Housing
- COVID-19 in Rural America: This is the Time to Include, Not Exclude Our Rural Communities
- Small Business Association: Coronavirus Relief Options
- Strategies for Disseminating and Implementing COVID-19 Public Health Prevention Practices in Rural Areas
- Springboard for the Arts COVID-19 Resources
- National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition: COVID-19 Resources
- Rural Community Resource Hub
- Coronavirus Small Business Issues and Solutions Guide
Share Your Story with Us: Rural Broadband and Online School
The Rural Assembly
September 1, 2020
Commentary: Rural Schools’ Crumbling Infrastructure Was a Health Threat Even Before the Pandemic
The Rural Assembly
August 6, 2020
Conversation with Mississippi State Senator Robert L. Jackson
The Rural Assembly
July 30, 2020
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Rural Coverage of COVID-19 from the Daily Yonder
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‘Covid in Rural America Is a Horror Story,’ Says Head of Health Association
Like most healthcare professionals talking to the press in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, Alan Morgan said he wanted to alert people — not alarm them — about the dangers of Covid-19. Today, he wishes he had taken a stronger approach. “It’s past time for us to worry about being alarmist,” said Morgan, The post ‘Covid in Rural America Is a Horror Story,’ Says Head of Health Association appeared first on Daily Yonder.
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Commentary: Rural Public Libraries as Telehealth Providers During Covid-19
A couple of years ago I wrote several pieces advocating for libraries to become part of telehealth hubs., I argued that libraries reach out and touch virtually everyone in their communities across the entire economic spectrum and that they should explore partnering with innovative medical practices and insurance companies to offer basic services to their The post Commentary: Rural Public Libraries as Telehealth Providers During Covid-19 appeared first on Daily Yonder.
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Review: Mississippi River: Headwaters and Heartland to Delta and Gulf
My home in Bellevue, Iowa, nestles in a lovely spot, half a block off the Mississippi River, in northeast Iowa. Others find the location appealing too, judging by how many stop along the Riverwalk to snap cellphone pictures of Lock and Dam No. 12, or pelicans flocking, or the sun rising over the timbered limestone The post Review: Mississippi River: Headwaters and Heartland to Delta and Gulf appeared first on Daily Yonder.
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