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Farmers Mentor Farmers
Studies show the tremendous pressure Georgia's farmers are under as they face farming-related challenges on a day-to-day basis. Finding support from each other can be key in managing stress.
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Dr. Terrell Jenrette Explains the Importance of Primary Care and Well-Visits at Any Age
Terrell Jenrette, MD, a 2020 graduate of Mercer University School of Medicine and a primary care physician with Atrium Health Floyd Primary Care, explains why a primary care physician is essential in keeping people healthy throughout all stages of life, and not just during flu season and times of illness.
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Telehealth as a Tool for Health Care Access in Rural Communities
The Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center sponsored the installation of telehealth equipment at Mercer Medicine Harris County in Hamilton, Georgia, as part of a pilot project to expand health care access in rural communities. Telehealth not only gives an opportunity for people to reach a primary care provider, but it also increases access to subspecialists without the patient having to travel away from their home county.
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What is a Food Desert?
The Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center is housed within the School of Medicine and is dedicated to empowering rural communities to improve access and effectiveness of health care. The Center accomplishes this mission by offering research, collaboration, and training opportunities. Mercer University School of Medicine’s Summer Student Research Scholars program matches students with faculty throughout…
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COVID19 Case Rates per County
What is on these maps? On these colored maps, you can see the case rates per 1,000 residents. This means that we have calculated how many confirmed cases there are per 1,000 residents. This allows us to compare the urban areas with rural areas while taking into account their population. The darker the orange…
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COVID: Understanding Health Information
As the crisis with COVID continues, it is important that we have high-quality health information that we can understand and use to make decisions about our health. The coronavirus outbreak has created a situation with new and old instructions on how to be safe that can be quite complex. The instructions to “wash your hands”…
Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center
Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center