Community & Public Health

Early in the pandemic, Randolph County had the state's highest rate of Covid-19 cases. Going forward, the closest hospital would be at least a half-hour drive across the state line, in Alabama.

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Patient Safety and Ethics

More than 100 anti-transgender bills were introduced in state legislatures this year, many targeting children and teens. Arkansas became the first state to ban gender-affirming care for minors, overriding the governor’s veto, and 19 other states have taken up similar measures. Eight states now bar t