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See the data behind the story here. Below, you can find a Thinglink project, a Google map, and links to specific areas affected by healthcare funding issues.
The 360-degree Thinglink project above shows videos, photos, and information related to the issue.
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Click and drag the window to look around.
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Click the red tags to see individual story elements.
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At the toolbar on the bottom-right of the window, click the "i" icon to see the project key.
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In the same toolbar, make the map fullscreen using the hollow square icon.
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Click the "thinglink" icon in the toolbar to see the project on Thinglink.
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This Google Map highlights how far ambulances have to travel to transport patients in Greene and Pickens counties.
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At the top of the window (from left to right), see the rectangular icon to view the map key.
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Make the map fullscreen with the icon to the far right of the toolbar.
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Zoom in and out using the "+" and "-" at the bottom-left of the window.
In Greene County, the ambulance service is critically underfunded and has to find sources of revenue outside of patient transports. Click above to see the scope of the issue in this rural West Alabama county.
Healthcare funding is a national issue, too, affecting hospitals and ambulance agencies across the country. Click above to see how public funding for healthcare decreases with rising costs for the service.
In Pickens County, the ambulance service is unable to keep employees because it loses more money than it makes. Click above to see how the closure of a hospital affects this rural West Alabama county.
Funding for hospitals and E.M.S. agencies is a widespread concern in the eight Alabama counties with no hospital. Click above to see what it means when ambulances have to leave their county.