Mountain Family Health column: Better together — How community partnerships support critical access to healthcare

Mountain Family Health column: Better together — How community partnerships support critical access to healthcare

Growing up in Kansas, I often heard stories of rural towns coming together for a barn raising in which a community coordinated their efforts to build a barn in a day. Barn raising was more than a construction project — it was a vivid expression of mutual aid, shared purpose and collective strength. Neighbors gathered not for profit, but for the well-being of one another, each person contributing time, tools, and talent to help a family build the…