Summary
The Prevention Research Center for Rural Health (PRC-RH) mission is to address disparities in and across Midwestern communities to promote well-being. Among many social, structural, and environmental determinants of health, place matters. In the US, 97% of land is considered rural, and 19% of the population live in these places. Rural residents are more likely to die from each of the ten leading causes of death; yet rural health programs are underfunded. Place also intersects with other important social identities, including sexual and gender identity, frequently referred to as LGBTQIA+ (Lesb
