Rural Health Care

For many of us, COVID is becoming an increasingly distant memory. But in rural Ohio, where the state’s vaccine rates are among the lowest, one health department is still trying new ways to get people vaccinated.

Maternal care options have declined across the state. Some say midwives could increase access for small towns, but a lack of licensure puts limits on the care they can provide.

A mobile eye clinic is traveling to schools in southeast Ohio, where eye care can otherwise be inaccessible.

New OSU research shows that educational instruction and a conversation around barriers to access can make the difference in whether rural women get cancer screenings.

Chiefs across the state need paramedics and EMTs to fill open positions. But in many cases, none can be found.

The pandemic exacerbated rural mental health care gaps. A state program is trying to help.

The Ohio State University College of Medicine announced Thursday a new community medicine MD track designed to increase the number of doctors practicing in rural communities.

Typically an ambulance arrives to find a person in mid-crisis and requiring immediate care. But a new approach — called community paramedicine — aims to prevent emergencies in the first place.

The pandemic has affected the mental health of children, and some are still concerned that two years after the creation of the children's mental health system, services are still falling short.

A study recently published by researchers at The Ohio State University found significant disparities emerging in Ohio's abortion rates over the last…