Nurses Leading the Future of Rural Health

Americans living in rural areas are more likely to die early from cancer, heart disease, and stroke, than those living in urban areas. A key reason for this difference? Limited access to health care.

On this episode of Illuminating Health, associate professor Elizabeth Castillo shares how her childhood in California’s San Joaquin Valley shaped her understanding of health care access, inspiring her career path, and discusses why nurses are uniquely equipped to lead efforts to increase primary care access in rural communities.