rural areas

The Area 10 Agency on Aging serves four rural counties with its rural public transit program – Putnam, Owen, Lawrence and Monroe. While the agency focuses on care for seniors, persons with disabilities and family caregivers, their transit program is open to the general public in these counties.

Many rural counties in Indiana lack public transportation for their residents, but some counties have created innovative solutions to combat this.

In many rural communities in Indiana, there is a gap in transit between and within communities.

Michiganders who rely on federal postal workers for mail and medicine deliveries hope the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 will stop privatization talk.

The Lincoln Scholars program at Southern Illinois University’s School of Medicine aims to train up-and-coming physicians to work in rural areas by providing them with rural clinical experience right off the bat.

The sounds coming from inside Perry Preschool and Child Care on this brisk fall morning suggest just how hectic things are today. Two staff called in...

Today we talk about the dire state of child care in some of Indiana’s rural communities, to learn why providers are struggling, what impact...

The Indiana Department of Health and Purdue University Monday announced a new effort aimed at ensuring more equitable access to healthcare across the…

In many states, emergency medical services are not considered essential, like fire or police. That means when you call 911, there’s no guarantee an…