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Nancy Schoenberg, Ph.D., Marion Pearsall Professor of Behavioral Science in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, founding director of the Center for Health and Equity Transformation and associate vice president for Research Professional Development, has been named one of 14 University Research Professors for 2022-23.

In this “Research Made Possible” podcast, Nancy Schoenberg shares what drives her research on diabetes and cancer in rural communities across Kentucky.

Medical Anthropologist Nancy Schoenberg has spent 25 years at the University of Kentucky listening to people in communities to find equitable solutions to their most pressing challenges.

Large swaths of rural America are health care deserts with too few primary care doctors, pediatricians, and OB-GYNs to care for residents In one small Missouri town, a pediatrician decided to stay even as the hospital closed and colleagues left for big cities Bridging the Great Health Divide: Provider shortages around the nation By Jill Riepenhoff, Daniela Molina, Jamie Grey, and Lee Zurik | April 5, 2021 at 11:46 AM EDT - Updated April 5 at 11:46 AM KENNETT, Mo. (InvestigateTV) â€...

People are dying earlier and facing more severe health issues in many rural communities Some Appalachian and Mississippi Delta communities have been designated ‘medically-underserved’ for decades Bridging the Great Health Divide: Communities work to combat disparities in Appalachia and the Delta By Jill Riepenhoff, Daniela Molina, Jamie Grey, and Lee Zurik | March 8, 2021 at 8:12 AM EST - Updated March 10 at 12:00 AM Para leer esta historia en español, haga clic aquí. INDIANOLA,...