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Life In The Heart Land
Aging
Season 2
Episode 2
Social disconnection adds some $7 billion to annual health care costs in our country. As our society has grown more mobile, the elderly are especially at risk for isolation, depression or abuse at nursing homes when their adult children are not present to care for them. We take a look at a variety of existing programs meant to provide the elderly with more fulfilling lives in their later years.
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Learn how immigrants in rural areas succeed as small farm “agricultores”.
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Learn how federal recognition has had a positive impact on the Monacan Nation.
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Learn how rural communities deal with issues regarding their plastic waste.
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Examine the different perspectives on how best to address the issue of jail overcrowding.
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Explore issues and solutions of food access and equity in rural communities of Virginia.