American Heart Association reaching out to rural communities [Video]

SAN ANTONIO — Lack of access to medical care and food deserts often go hand in hand, and that can be especially trying during the holidays. One organization is reaching out to rural communities to help them get a better handle on their overall health situation.

It is the American Heart Association and they recognize that rural communities are less populated, but more cohesive so people know each other and support each other, but that also leads to fewer resources.

Jessica Donze Black, the Senior Vice President for Community Health with The American Heart Association told us, “With less concentration of people, we tend to have less primary care, far less tertiary care, specialty care, but also less access to those things that may keep us healthy, like full-service grocery stores or areas to exercise.” 

In a lot of these places …