{"id":1519,"date":"2025-07-16T03:08:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T03:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1519"},"modified":"2025-09-15T15:48:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:48:29","slug":"featured-in-forbes-rural-health-resilience-series","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/featured-in-forbes-rural-health-resilience-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Two RSS Members Featured in Forbes Rural Health Resilience Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-1519\" data-postid=\"1519\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-1519 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_l96u710 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_13rf710 first\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_85ca39 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    Two RSS Members Featured in Forbes' Rural Health Resilience Series              <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                                <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- Breadcrumbs module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-breadcrumbs tb_nvdn722 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<nav role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"tbp_breadcrumb_trail\"><ul class=\"tbp_trail_items\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><meta name=\"numberOfItems\" content=\"1\" \/><meta name=\"itemListOrder\" content=\"Ascending\" \/><li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\" class=\"tbp_trail_item tbp_trail_end\"><a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/\" rel=\"home\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><!-- \/Breadcrumbs module -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_sbc8993   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p data-start=\"228\" data-end=\"667\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW115714188 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115714188 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader and physician Dr. Bill Frist, writing in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115714188 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"apple-converted-space\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;2fd183b4-ad5c-5199-9fc7-89a6d0356079|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;1&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Aptos&quot;,469777842,&quot;&quot;,469777843,&quot;Aptos&quot;,469777844,&quot;Aptos&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;,469769226,&quot;Aptos&quot;,268442635,&quot;24&quot;,469775450,&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">\u202f<\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW115714188 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115714188 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Emphasis\">Forbes, <\/span><\/span><\/em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW115714188 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115714188 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Emphasis\">highlighted <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW115714188 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115714188 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"apple-converted-space\">the work of RSS Members, <strong>Shannon <\/strong><\/span><strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115714188 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"apple-converted-space\">Monnat<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115714188 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"apple-converted-space\"> and <strong>Tim Slack<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115714188 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"apple-converted-space\">.\u00a0 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115714188 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"apple-converted-space\">The article was the first <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115714188 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">installment of a four-part series titled<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115714188 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"apple-converted-space\">\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW115714188 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115714188 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">\u201cRural Health Resilience: Healing the \u2018Other America.\u2019\u201d\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW115714188 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115714188 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">It <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW115714188 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115714188 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">highlights ongoing and emergent health care challenges across rural America\u2014particularly those rooted in structural inequities, under-resourced public health systems, and policy neglect. Monnat and Slack bring a sociological lens to this national conversation, emphasizing that rural health issues are not only medical but deeply social, economic, and political.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW115714188 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"993\">\n<p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW7185985 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7185985 BCX0\">\u201cWe often treat <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW7185985 BCX0\">rural<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7185985 BCX0\"> as a category of deficiency. But the truth is that rural communities have enormous assets\u2014tight-knit networks, cultural resilience, and deep place-based knowledge. They just need systems that work with them, not around them.\u201d\u2014<strong>Shannon Monnat<\/strong>, Syracuse University\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW140805811 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140805811 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Their perspectives reflect years of rural-focused research and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140805811 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">demonstrate<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140805811 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"> the Rural Sociological Society\u2019s commitment to addressing real-world challenges through scholarship. This feature in<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140805811 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"apple-converted-space\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;2fd183b4-ad5c-5199-9fc7-89a6d0356079|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;1&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Aptos&quot;,469777842,&quot;&quot;,469777843,&quot;Aptos&quot;,469777844,&quot;Aptos&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;,469769226,&quot;Aptos&quot;,268442635,&quot;24&quot;,469775450,&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW140805811 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140805811 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Emphasis\">Forbes<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW140805811 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140805811 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"apple-converted-space\">\u202f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140805811 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">brings national attention to the value of rural sociology in framing health care discourse and in developing pragmatic, community-centered solutions.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW140805811 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"993\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/billfrist\/2025\/07\/15\/rural-health-resilience-a-four-part-series-on-healing-the-other-america\/\">\ud83d\udd17 Read the full article<\/a><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Forbes, Dr. Bill Frist highlighted RSS Members Shannon Monnat and Tim Slack on rural health challenges, emphasizing the social, economic, and policy dimensions of care. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/billfrist\/2025\/07\/15\/rural-health-resilience-a-four-part-series-on-healing-the-other-america\/\">\ud83d\udd17 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","news_announcements":[25],"class_list":["post-1519","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_announcements-member-in-the-news","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"ptb_metabox":[],"ptb_taxonomy":{"news_announcements":[{"term_id":25,"name":"Member in the News","slug":"member-in-the-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":25,"taxonomy":"news_announcements","description":"","parent":0,"count":45,"filter":"raw"}]},"ptb_featured_image":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_announcements","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_announcements?post=1519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}