AdvertisementWhen There's No Doctor Nearby, Volunteers Help Rural Patients Manage Chronic IllnessJune 20, 2019Maggie MullenfacebookEmailVolunteers participate in a recent Healthy U leader training in Lander, Wyo. the program provides health skills training to people in rural areas. According to a recent poll, 26 percent of rural Americans said there has been a time in the past few years when they needed health care, but did not get it. (Courtesy of Dominick Duhamel)