Rural Health Disparities: Contemporary Solutions for Persistent Rural Public Health Challenges

Editorial

. 2025 Jun 19:22:E27.

doi: 10.5888/pcd22.250202.

Kevin A Matthews^{1

2}, Katie S Spears^{1

3}, Charkarra Anderson-Lewis⁴

Affiliations

¹ Office of Rural Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
² Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta GA 30329 (yrp4@cdc.gov).
³ Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
⁴ University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg.

Editorial

Kevin A Matthews et al. Prev Chronic Dis. 2025.

. 2025 Jun 19:22:E27.

doi: 10.5888/pcd22.250202.

Kevin A Matthews^{1

2}, Katie S Spears^{1

3}, Charkarra Anderson-Lewis⁴

¹ Office of Rural Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
² Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta GA 30329 (yrp4@cdc.gov).
³ Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
⁴ University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg.

No abstract available

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