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  • Traveling Nurses, Doctors Fill Gaps In Rural Coverage Ahead Of COVID-19

    Kirk Siegler

    March 23, 2020 |

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    Response Location: United States, Barstow, California

    Traveling clinicians are being assigned to rural regions of the U.S. to play a part in helping small, understaffed hospitals respond to the coronavirus outbreak. To make this process easier and more efficient and offer the flexibility that most rural hospitals need, many states have eased licensing requirements "making it easier for travel nurses to move from state to state."

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  • How One Colorado Town Is Tackling Suicide Prevention — Starting With The Kids

    Kirk Siegler

    October 23, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Grand Junction, Colorado

    The Grand Junction school district in Colorado is adopting Sources of Strength, a national program that empowers high school students to look out for each others' mental health. Organization around peer outreach is empowering students to process the high suicide rates in their area and talk openly with each other.

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  • A Rural Colorado Coal County Was Struggling. Then A Tech Company Brought New Jobs

    Kirk Siegler

    October 19, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Hotchkiss, Colorado

    After “the shock” that laid off many coal miners in Delta County, Colorado, the area is experiencing a resurgence. Population is growing, finally, and a fiber optic internet company has stimulated the economy with new jobs. The company, Lightworks Fiber, has been on hiring spree, with 40 positions they are still looking to fill. It’s still a big transition from the coal economy - but not necessarily a bad one.

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