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Rural Health Fractured: Exploring the Health Effects of Rural Childcare Deserts

Jul 2, 2026
41:12

Episode Description

Heidi Hagel-Braid, chief executive officer at First Children's Finance, joins us on today’s episode of Rural Health Today.

Childcare deserts present a serious challenge to rural communities nationwide. Heidi's insight will provide us an understanding of the issues rural communities face as well as actionable steps we can take.

We'll talk about access to rural childcare, creative solutions, and of course, what it all has to do with rural health.


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