The International Day for Digital Learning is observed annually on 19 March to demonstrate how, among other objectives, digital learning can build relationships and empower communities.
Every March, as students, faculty and staff are well and truly into the swing of the semester, the University of Northern Colorado鈥檚 (UNC) Affordable and Open Educational Resources (OER) Committee hosts Open Education Week.
On the first floor of the University Center, University of Northern Colorado (UNC) leaders celebrated the completion of two new resource spaces geared toward supporting students beyond their education.
The ability to see doctors and other providers via telehealth improved low-income Medicaid participants鈥� access to care in Michigan.
Various types of intergenerational support was differentially associated with older adults' satisfaction, with significant disparities between living in a rural or urban area.
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Researchers have introduced improved cognitive tests to assess dementia in older Africans, part of the HAALSI-HCAP study in rural South Africa. These tools, tailored for local contexts, enhance global ageing research and could inform a national survey. With dementia rates rising, findings will aid prevention and policy.
Texas Tech Health El Paso鈥檚 annual contribution to the region鈥檚 economy increased by nearly $230 million from a previous annual impact of $634.4 million in fiscal year 2021.
Governments, international bodies and researchers rely on global population data for resource allocation and infrastructure planning to disease epidemiology and disaster risk management. In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers from Aalto University in Finland show the profound and systematic extent to which these datasets underestimate rural population figures worldwide.
Kyle Martens has been exploring rural landscapes his entire life. Martens, originally from the Sioux City, Iowa, area and currently in his third year in the natural resource sciences doctoral program in the University of Nebraska鈥揕incoln鈥檚 School of Natural Resources, has incorporated his passion for rural communities into his research by creating an online survey to help explore and measure resilience in Nebraska鈥檚 Sandhills.
The GW Mullan Institute has experts available to discuss the health workforce shortages or areas that are underserved by health providers. ...
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), along with over 100 national and state medical societies, are calling on Congress to include bipartisan legislation addressing the 2025 Medicare physician payment cuts in the full-year Continuing Resolution (CR).
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A pilot study in a rural Florida community tested an intergenerational program to help older adults adopt mobile health technology using smartwatches and assessed daily brain health behaviors. Despite challenges with digital literacy, 91% of participants engaged with health surveys delivered via the devices. Social contact was positively linked to physical activity, mental engagement and cognitive well-being.
With a $2.7 million award from the National Institutes of Health鈥檚 National Institute of Nursing Research that is one of the largest ever for the West Virginia University School of Nursing, three faculty researchers aim to support families while increasing access to care in the rural reaches of the Mountain State by testing an integrated, nurse-led intervention for family home care management of end-stage heart failure and palliative care.
When they need surgery, nearly one in three Americans may find themselves in a precarious position: They live more than an hour鈥檚 drive from a high-quality hospital, and their insurance plan may leave them paying more than they can afford out of their own pockets. The situation is worse for Americans living in rural areas, according to a pair of new studies.
Globally, women鈥檚 workforce participation is about 25% lower than men鈥檚, often due to barriers such as domestic responsibilities and cultural norms. A new study from an international research team explored whether hybrid distance learning can improve accessibility to job training for rural women in Nepal.
Bloomington, Ind.鈥擳he Indiana University Foundation has received a grant of $1,425,863 from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Ministry in Rural Areas and Small Towns Initiative.
According to a report from the Indiana University Center for Rural Engagement, 70 percent of counties in the Indiana Uplands region have identified access to health care as a top community need.
Involving local leaders and churches could make all the difference in rural communities in diabetes prevention, according to a recent study from the University of Georgia.
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