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The Story of Rural Health

A growing number of rural communities lack access to safe water.

Date: 2019

The Story of Rural Health
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Examples include majority-Latine communities near the U.S.-Mexico border who have to pay to haul water, communities in Appalachia where people wait for rain from their gutters so that they can shower, and Navajo communities whose daily water use is limited to 2 to 3 gallons per day due to lack of access. The average U.S. American uses 88 gallons of water per day.