If you asked Donna Greenwood if 26 years in nurse education have taught her anything, she might tell you it’s taught her to understand that healthcare equality doesn’t exist between rural and urban America. After teaching at Carroll College in Montana for those 26 years, Donna took advantage of a sabbatical and visited public health sites in Montana and Alaska. Not only did she run into many former students, she also ran into the reality that those who live in rural parts face every day: maintaining good health is difficult in small town/rural America.
As Donna puts it: “It takes three things to eat well,” she said. “You have to know what’s healthy food; you have to like it and know how to fix and choose it; and you have to have access to it. It’s not just as simple as educating people. They have to have access, and they have to be able to afford it.”