Rural Health News & Stories

'He just wasn't near an AED'

May 7, 2024

In rural North Dakota, the ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ is driving educational outreach to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of heart disease and stroke, providing grants to purchase automated external defibrillators, and facilitating easier access to emergency cardiovascular care.

Rural heart patients could face more hopelessness

Sep 1, 2021

Living in a rural setting and being unmarried were each linked to higher rates of hopelessness among people with heart disease, according to research that urges health care professionals to screen and counsel those most at risk.