Rhetoric of Health and Medicine May 2025 Open Access

Deficit, Exploitation, Beauty, Opportunity: Academics and Practitioners Talk Rural Health and the Rhetoric of Health and Medicine

Kari Lundgren Oregon Institute of Technology ; David Beard University of Minnesota, Duluth ; Zomi Bloom Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society ; Connor Burke ; Erin Carlson ; Catherine Gouge West Virginia University ; Joshua Jordan Louisiana State University ; Brandon Rogers ; Abby Sirek Woosong University ; Asha Winfield

Abstract

This dialogue examines rural health and healthcare by putting rhetoricians who study rural communities in direct conversation with healthcare professionals who practice in and advocate for rural communities. Thematic analysis of the dialogue revealed that conversations about healthcare in rural communities can simultaneously address what rural communities lack, how rural communities are exploited, and how strong and resilient rural communities are, while also emphasizing what opportunities there are for scholars and practitioners to partner together for the benefit of rural communities. The dialogue demonstrates how working directly with key stakeholders like medical providers can be both practically and intellectually fruitful when addressing complex issues like rural health and RHM.

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Rhetoric of Health and Medicine
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2025-05-28
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10.5744/rhm.2025.2505
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