by brook.balentine | Mar 3, 2024 | News
Oct 7, 2020 INITIATIVE AIMS TO IMPROVE RURAL AMERICA’S QUALITY OF LIFE For decades, rural communities have been all but ignored when it comes to health, workforce and economic development, technology infrastructure, and health professional shortages. This is as rural...
by brook.balentine | Mar 3, 2024 | News
Jan 1, 2021 As Chief Network Development Officer of Health Care Collaborative (HCC) of Rural Missouri and its Live Well Community Health Centers, Suzanne Smith prioritizes community connection and helping those in need. Smith has worked with HCC for six years and in...
by brook.balentine | Mar 3, 2024 | News
Jan 9, 2021 Local Community Health Center Submits Application for Vaccinator Site Status When it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine, there’s good news and bad news. The good news is that according to a recent report, nearly half of individuals served by community health...
by brook.balentine | Mar 3, 2024 | News
Jan 9, 2021 Elder neglect in healthcare is nothing new. With COVID-19 posing higher risks for people 65 years of age and older, the nation’s treatment of and attitude toward seniors continues to send a message that this demographic is not prioritized and sometimes not...
by brook.balentine | Mar 3, 2024 | News
Jan 9, 2021 This year, access to affordable health care is more important than ever amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While the Affordable Care Act (ACA), created by former president Barack Obama, has reduced some access disparities across various demographics,...