An ambitious study looking to understand rural health gaps is taking the research to the doorsteps of those most affected.
The University of Texas at San Antonio was awarded a five-year $44 million contract from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health to study health challenges in the rural South.
Now, a 50-foot mobile examination unit is on the move, traveling to rural areas in Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi to enact comprehensive health assessments. Funding for the Risk Underlying Rural Areas Longitudinal (RURAL) Cohort Study began April 22…