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Rural Health In Pike County: A Richard & Magnolia Community Health Needs Assessment, Victoria Bracey
Rural Health In Pike County: A Richard & Magnolia Community Health Needs Assessment, Victoria Bracey
Honors Theses
Rural communities across the United States suffer from poor health outcomes due to lack of resources and other compounding factors that make access to quality healthcare difficult. Mississippi is a predominantly rural state, and in the southwestern region of Mississippi lies the community of Magnolia and the community of Richard within Pike County. To better understand the health needs of Pike County, a community health needs assessment was conducted. This study aimed to assess the needs of Pike County in southwest Mississippi through the use of a community health needs assessment using focus groups. Two focus groups, with a total …
Ob Deserts Remain Public Health Concern For New Mexico, Dustin Roberto
Ob Deserts Remain Public Health Concern For New Mexico, Dustin Roberto
HSC Newsroom
As of 2022, one in three New Mexico counties were "OB deserts," places where pregnancy and childbirth care is limited. Distance, hospital closures, and staff shortages make care especially hard to reach for rural, low-income, and Indigenous communities. To help, the University of New Mexico offers a minor and certificate in maternal and child health leadership.