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Lynn Kane posted an update in the group
Is our community healthy? 6 years ago What… This can’t be!
The life expectancy in the US is declining. Find out more, you will be surprised.https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2018/s1129-US-life-expectancy.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/us-life-expectancy-declines-again-a-dismal-trend-not-seen-since-world-war-i/2018/11/28/ae58bc8c-f28c-11e8-bc79-68604ed88993_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.d6f4a58cea8b
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Here is what I learned regarding recent suicide statistics after reading the article in your link:
“Most notable is the widening gap between urban and rural Americans. Suicide rates in the most rural counties are now nearly double those in the most urban counties.”
Rural health requires special attention.