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Rural Health Equity: The Growing Role of Corporate Investment

For corporate citizenship professionals whose companies operate in or serve rural America, understanding the depth of rural health challenges—and the role private sector support can play—has never been more critical. As public funding landscapes shift, companies have an opportunity to address healthcare disparities in communities where one in five Americans live.

Here are some key findings:

• Rural communities face disproportionate health challenges due to chronic disease, poverty, food insecurity, and limited access to healthcare and health education.
• Public funding for rural health is increasingly uncertain, with conditional federal aid creating risk for already fragile healthcare systems.
• Corporate investment is a critical stabilizing force, with private-sector initiatives helping close access gaps and advance rural health equity.