{"id":706,"date":"2021-11-17T10:34:57","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T16:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/?p=706"},"modified":"2022-01-31T10:54:26","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T16:54:26","slug":"working-in-a-small-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/working-in-a-small-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Working in a Small Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>National Rural Health Day (NRHD) is celebrated each year on the third Thursday of November. This day &#8220;is an opportunity to \u201cCelebrate the Power of Rural\u201d by honoring the selfless, community-minded spirit that prevails in rural America. NRHD showcases the efforts of rural healthcare providers, State Offices of Rural Health and other rural stakeholders to address the unique healthcare challenges that rural citizens face today and into the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NRHD this year will be celebrated tomorrow, November 18th! In honor of this, we are sharing the following video from Stacie Christensen, PT, DPT&#8217;08 who lives and works in a small town. 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