A rural health pilot initiative that started in Lanesboro and Whalen is expanding across Fillmore County with an at-home device that dispenses prescription drugs.
The pilot initiative is part of a study run by the University of Minnesota’s Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation. The decision to bring the study to Lanesboro comes after the city’s mayor Alicia Pearson, who is not acting in her official capacity, issued a Community Healthcare Needs Survey in which she found of the 134 participants, just under 50% said they have difficulty accessing healthcare.
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