Tackling the public health challenges facing rural communities

University of Iowa College of Public Health

Rural communities face many unique public health challenges and this week, Radha and her guests take a look at the behavioral health needs and challenges facing rural America. She talks with Dr. Keith Mueller, head of the Department of Health Management and Policy at the University of Iowa and the Director of the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, PhD student Hannah Rochford, and Dr. Alana Knudson, Co- Director of the Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis at NORC at The University of Chicago. Learn more about RUPRI and rural health issues: https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/ https://rupri.org/focus-areas/health/ A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/from-the-front-row-public-health-challenges-facing-rural-communities/ Have an idea for a show? Questions or comments for our hosts? Send email to [e-mail]