AmberWaves September 2009 > Features

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Taking the Pulse of Rural Health Care by Carol Jones, Timothy Parker, and Mary Ahearn New health information technologies hold promise for improving health care in remote areas. Includes audio podcast Baby Boom Migration Tilts Toward Rural America by John Cromartie and Peter Nelson Baby boomers, poised to retire, are expected to increase rural and small-town populations, bringing both additional benefits and costs. Broadband Internet Service Helping Create a Rural Digital Economy by Peter Stenberg, Mitch Morehart, and John Cromartie Rapid growth in broadband service is providing economic and societal benefits to rural areas. Full Throttle U.S. Ethanol Expansion Faces Challenges Down the Road by Paul C. Westcott New technologies, supporting infrastructures, and greater demand will be needed to meet the country’s ambitious mandate to increase biofuel use.