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BlueTsunami2018

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15. I have a hospital literally a block away from my house.

Mon Apr 15, 2024, 08:17 PM

Apr 2024

Living out in the sticks has a significant disadvantage when dealing with life and death matters that require immediate attention.

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Rural America's working-age adults die at wildly higher rates than their counterparts in cities. Why? [View all] Demovictory9 Apr 2024 OP

Access to quality medical care may be a part Maeve Apr 2024 #1

bingo. WarGamer Apr 2024 #5

And, the city hospitals are now bamagal62 Apr 2024 #6

You're right, especially about access to specialists. ShazzieB Apr 2024 #22

Jeez !!!! Karadeniz Apr 2024 #2

They die of jobs where OSHA is absent or barely present. no_hypocrisy Apr 2024 #3

I think you're right. And the stats should be able to show this. erronis Apr 2024 #11

I live in furniture making country in rural NC ms liberty Apr 2024 #24

And I thought we were doing a good thing buying American. LT Barclay Apr 2024 #27

It is a good thing. But it's not easy work, it's physically demanding ms liberty Apr 2024 #37

The pieces are definitely quality and we are "bringing them home". We are working on a move to Anderson, SC by June. LT Barclay Apr 2024 #38

Oh yes, you will be able to find someone I am sure. n/t ms liberty Apr 2024 #40

Don't forget more pesticide exposure, higher reliance on hunting and fishing for sustenance LT Barclay Apr 2024 #25

Good points. Everyday life harards/stresses, coping attempts. brush Apr 2024 #28

"Stick it to the libs" idiocy is undoubtedly a factor. Aristus Apr 2024 #4

It also encompasses males being against other practices that they perceive as "nanny state" or anti-macho. Sky Jewels Apr 2024 #8

The only problem is when it ends up killing someone other than the toxics themselves. Aristus Apr 2024 #10

Yeah, but men have always been that way. erronis Apr 2024 #12

Yep. Anyone remember Sarah Palin drinking a "diabeetus in a cup" Big Gulp... keep_left Apr 2024 #19

It worked. jimfields33 Apr 2024 #36

People in cities are more active Buckeyeblue Apr 2024 #7

And In so calif urban areas..gyms are packed!! Demovictory9 Apr 2024 #9

IMNSHO, refusing to expand Medicaid is reprehensible. ShazzieB Apr 2024 #13

Can we state it in the same moralistic terms as Fox News would? JadedButHopeful Apr 2024 #14

I have a hospital literally a block away from my house. BlueTsunami2018 Apr 2024 #15

We're On The Fringes Of Chicagoland ProfessorGAC Apr 2024 #29

It's 41 miles to the nearest hospital for me Kaleva Apr 2024 #34

At least they're voting for people who will put their kids to work after they're dead. Probatim Apr 2024 #16

Opioids? In the US Appalachian & Ohio areas irisblue Apr 2024 #17

All of the things others have said Tree Lady Apr 2024 #18

I remember reading how badly fried fish impacted the heath of southerners BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 2024 #26

True, I try to stay away from fried food Tree Lady Apr 2024 #41

Stubbornness Drum Apr 2024 #20

Republicans, in their determination to be cruel, are killing off their voters dlk Apr 2024 #21

Insecticides&herbicides OceanPete Apr 2024 #23

Yep, all those toxic chemicals in the clime nearby are sure to kick butt, then bucket kicking. brush Apr 2024 #33

It is likely a number of things. Manual jobs in all weather and poor working conditions are two I think. twodogsbarking Apr 2024 #30

Medicaid expansion has not been implemented JustAnotherGen Apr 2024 #31

+1 betsuni Apr 2024 #45

Rates can be misleading when talking about small numbers Kaleva Apr 2024 #32

I live 30 miles from the closest hospital equipped with a Cath Lab Cheezoholic Apr 2024 #35

yikes. glad you made it. BlueWaveNeverEnd Apr 2024 #43

They closed a few hospitals/clinics in rural area in my area. LiberalFighter Apr 2024 #39

Because their employers choose profit over regulations? Initech Apr 2024 #42

I notice the food first when I visit family in "rural America." hunter Apr 2024 #44

I was a vegetarian traveling thru the south..it wasnt easy Demovictory9 Apr 2024 #46