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Flooding Negatively Affects Health And Rural America Is Not Immune, Danielle Rhubart
Flooding Negatively Affects Health And Rural America Is Not Immune, Danielle Rhubart
Population Health Research Brief Series
Flooding is on the rise in the US and rural states are not immune. Chronic and one-time flood events can have devastating consequences for financial well-being, with residual impacts on mental and physical health.
The U.S. Rural Mortality Penalty Is Wide And Growing, Shannon M. Monnat
The U.S. Rural Mortality Penalty Is Wide And Growing, Shannon M. Monnat
Population Health Research Brief Series
In the U.S., rural mortality rates are much higher than those in urban areas, and the gap has widened in recent years. Several causes of death are to blame.