Health advocates, hospital and clinic administrators and rural residents across the country say changing the health outcomes and health care services in rural America needs to start at the local level — especially in communities of color that may lack trust in medicine or the ability to communicate in their native language. 

Journalists from Capital B, California Health Report, Cardinal News and Enlace Latino NC contributed reporting to this collaborative project led by the Institute for Nonprofit News' Rural News Network with visual support from CatchLight.

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