Remote Chance: Health Care in Rural America

Watch the latest short film addressing major health concerns in rural communities. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Elizabeth Arledge.

Vanishing Maternity Care Puts Pregnancies in Peril in Rural America

More than 130 rural hospitals have closed in the U.S. since 2010 and fewer than half of those that are still open offer maternity services, forcing pregnant women to travel long distances for care and increasing the risk of negative outcomes for moms and babies. This lack of basic services is a startling example of deep disparities in healthcare in rural areas, and calls into question some of our most fundamental values about the lives of women and infants. 

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The pandemic has exacerbated the crisis in rural health care and mental health in America. To raise awareness, educate, reduce stigma, and change the national conversation, Remote Chance: Health Care in Rural America shares a portrait of the disparities in rural and frontier regions of the United States in care and mental health. From lack of services to isolation and ethnic inequities, the series presents facts and figures and short, digital-first films by award-winning filmmaker Elizabeth Arledge to shine a light on this crisis. 

Support provided by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and The Annette Harkins Family Trust. Short films produced, directed, and written by Elizabeth Arledge/Gurney Street Films.