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  • In a district losing money, students from afar fill the gap

    January 21, 2018 |

    Missoulian |

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    Response Location: United States, Montana

    After a 2010 mill closure led to school staff cuts and student departures and threatened to compromise the central role of the K-12 institution in the community, a small rural town on the outskirts of Missoula took a risk and opened its doors to out-of-district students. By welcoming over 100 new pupils through a screening process and benefiting from the resulting extra state funding, Frenchtown jumpstarted a district-wide revival.

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  • From Stopping Point to Destination

    January 12, 2018 |

    Seeley Swan Pathfinder |

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    Response Location: United States, Challis, Idaho

    Challis, Idaho is a small town, where mining and ranching are the main economies - but with employment and revenue down, the town is turning to recreation to bolster the economy. A collaboration between the Great Basin Institute, the Challis Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, and the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation founded the Lombard Trail, a trail meant for recreation and ATV use that is bringing money into Challis.

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  • How Mongolia Revolutionized Reproductive Health for Nomadic Women

    January 11, 2018 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: Mongolia

    By increasing access to maternal clinics and embracing innovations in medical telecommunications technology, Mongolia has dramatically decreased deaths related to pregnancy and birth. With many people living in remote areas of desert, women in Mongolia used to suffer a high maternal mortality rate. After a series of government-led health reforms, a vast majority of mothers currently have access to maternal health services.

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  • The ‘scenery economy' reinvigorates a Montana town

    January 10, 2018 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Philipsburg, Montana

    While many rural towns have struggled to retain residents and jobs, Philipsburg, Montana has enjoyed a newly bustling downtown because of tourism brought to the town by businesses with long-term advertising and renewal investments. Although the economic benefits are clear, residents worry that permanent families still aren't moving in.

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  • Finding the formula

    January 10, 2018 |

    Choteau Acantha |

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    Response Location: United States, Choteau, Montana

    Officials in rural Montana towns are trying to find what the correct “formula” is for spurring population growth. The town of Choteau is working with the Montana Economic Developers Association to conduct research assessments to gain insight. In the past, these assessments show tangible growth in other towns, so Choteau will model its development efforts based on the data they collect. This is part of a series on economic development in Montana.

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  • Why some young professionals settle in small-town Montana

    January 09, 2018 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Libby, Montana

    Despite the brain drain struggle that some Montana small towns face, young professionals are finding reasons to move back to the state and towns they call home. Some towns have tried specific strategies, such as promoting good public schools and reaching out to alumni when good job opportunities become available. For others, professionals are drawn to the community and more relaxed pace of life. Still, towns are continuing to fight in creative ways for talent to come back home.

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  • Patients in Waiting

    January 08, 2018 |

    Montana PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Choteau, Montana

    The majority of counties in Montana face a shortage of healthcare professionals, especially those dealing with mental health. However, Montana is mobilizing its students to become doctors and stay in-state. The Targeted Rural Underserved Track program (known as TRUST) offers medical training in rural areas that is leading to an increase in Montana medical students staying and practicing in rural areas.

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  • Rural Ga. Businesses Increasingly Prop Up Struggling Health Care System

    December 15, 2017 |

    WABE |

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    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    In order to battle the government healthcare gaps, the time lost from workers leaving to seek medical attention, and the closing of hospitals, some rural companies have opened their own clinics nearby. This way workers can get medical attention quickly and efficiently, and keep physicians nearby even if hospitals close.

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  • Healthcare in Montana: Tribal Efforts To Heal the Consequences Of Old Wounds

    December 15, 2017 |

    The GroundTruth Project |

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    Response Location: United States, Flathead Reservation, Montana

    Salish Kootenai College has opened an Allied Health Department to train members of several tribes on the Flathead Reservation in Montana. The goal of this new department is to train members of these Native American tribes in healthcare support occupations such as EMT and Medical Assistant to meet a growing demand for these roles in local clinics.

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  • Meet the Woman Who's Boosting Arizona's Mom-and-Pop Business Culture

    December 13, 2017 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

    Kimber Lanning, is the founder of Local First Arizona, a coalition of local businesses with 3,200 members, making it the largest in the country. Local First helps local businesses obtain the resources they need to compete with large corporations. They also try to educate people and dispel myths they have about buying local

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