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Rural Issues


Parish nurses in South Central MN perceive the following 21 rural concerns to be in need of greater attention. Stay tuned for reflections on these topics:

Media Influences
- Re-channeling the media
- Do touch that dial!
Healthy Choices
- Don’t just sit there
- Eat your colors!
Prescription Rx
- When med costs cause chest pain
- Ways to make medications affordable
Fall Prevention
- Avoiding costly consequences
- Reducing risk of nursing home placement

Accidents & Access
- From electricity to equipment to livestock, how to stay safe on the farm

Self Medication
- Pill swapping
- A multigenerational concern

Dares & Gambles
- Latchkey lessons
- Forgive us our bets!

Daycare Defense
- Guarding the guardians
- Equipping sitters to avoid bad situations
Caregiver Stress
- “At my wits end”
- Helping caregivers out of the cornfield
Doc Talk & 2nd Opinions
- Translation vs advocacy
- When ‘god’ just doesn’t get it!
Hurtful Helpers
- Cliches of grief
- Don’t say, “don’t say that!”
Helpful Presence
- Listening: it’s good for business
- Red flags & referral resources for shop keepers
Best Kept Secrets
- Pruning the grapevine
- Cultivating restraint in the fields of boredom.
Faces of Grief
- Calculated losses
- Grief on the farm takes many forms
Safe Work Practices
- Risky business
- Precautionary practices for farm families
Environmental Threats
- Hidden hazards
- Don’t drink the water. Don’t breathe the air
Chronic Illness Culprits
- Farmer maintenance
- Avoiding “farm friendly” diseases
Abuse & Neglect
- “It is too my business!”
- Limit setting with backyard bullies
Emergency Recognition
- “Don’t call me! Call 911!”
- Ten reasons for access delays
Hazards of Loneliness
- Somebody loves me.
- Finding purpose & belonging in isolation
Limit Setting
- Boundary waters:
- Canoeing upstream with the overextended