A few years ago, I got to participate in a learning opportunity called a simulator. In a simulator, you are...
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Childcare is Essential for EveryoneChildcare is Essential for Everyone
Chlldcare is a good community factor to begin with, because it illustrates how individual social determinants of health are interrelated,...
A Plan for the FutureA Plan for the Future
Things Are Not Okay In Rural America Many, if not most, of our rural communities are in decline, and have...
A Perfect Storm and a Plea for HelpA Perfect Storm and a Plea for Help
I sometimes wonder what a potential future grandchild might ask me about this time we’re living in and how I...
An Almost Perfect Declaration and an Incomplete RevolutionAn Almost Perfect Declaration and an Incomplete Revolution
The fourth of July always sets me to thinking about things. Part of the reason for that is the Declaration...
Things Were Not Okay Before. They REALLY Aren’t Okay Now.Things Were Not Okay Before. They REALLY Aren’t Okay Now.
Things are not okay. I’ve been opening articles and other things I’ve written about rural America with that sentence for...
Viral VitalityViral Vitality
This is about a serious issue that I believe many people aren’t understanding. Now, again, I stress that I’m not...
A Coronavirus PrimerA Coronavirus Primer
I don’t know about y’all, but when I hear or see things related to the coronavirus, I kind of feel...
Engaging a Rural Community: Living and LearningEngaging a Rural Community: Living and Learning
One learns. One lives, and one learns. Sometimes, learning comes as the result of patient teaching. Sometimes, it is the...
The Magic of Santa ClausThe Magic of Santa Claus
I originally wrote this for our local newspaper, where I write a science and community health column. I’m posting it...