** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** STAY-AT-HOME POLICIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CATALYZED THE NEED FOR, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF, MEDICAL SERVICES AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THAT COULD BE DELIVERED ONLINE. THISPIVOT CEMENTED THE FACT THAT BROADBAND ACCESS HAS BECOME A SOCIO-ECONOMIC DETERMINANT OFHEALTH. RURAL AREAS IN THE UNITED STATES CONTINUE TO HAVE LOW BROADBAND ACCESS AND WORSE HEALTH OUTCOMES IN SPITE OF THIS FACT. IN THIS PROJECT, WE DETERMINE HOW BROADBAND ACCESS CAN BE LEVERAGED TO ALLEVIATE RURAL HEALTH DISPARITIES. OUR PROJECT SCOPE WILL ADDRESS GOALS RELATED TO IMPROVING POLICY DESIGN, IMPROVING BROADBAND ACCESS, TARGETING NUTRITION SECURITY, AND ASSESSING THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19. TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS, WE ESTIMATE THE CAUSAL IMPACT OF BROADBAND ACCESS ON RURAL HEALTH OUTCOMES USING A UNIQUE PANEL DATASET ASSEMBLED FROM PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA. WE WILL ALSO DETERMINE WHETHER THE KEY CONSTRAINT IN BROADBAND ACCESS RELATES TO ITS LACK OF DEMAND IN RURAL AREAS. TO DO SO, WE WILL WORK WITH EXTENSION EDUCATORS TO SURVEY RURAL NEVADANS TO ASSESS THEIR DEMAND PREFERENCES FOR BROADBAND USE. WE WILL ALSO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DELIVERING E-SERVICES AND E-PROGRAMS. WITH OUR INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF ECONOMISTS, NUTRITIONISTS, SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGISTS, AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION EXPERTS, AND SURVEY EXPERTS, WE WILL DEVELOP POLICY SUGGESTIONS ON DRIVERS OF DEMAND FOR E-SERVICES AND BROADBAND ACCESS. RESULTS FROM THIS PROJECT PROMISE TO PROVIDE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS WORKING WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH INSIGHTS INTO THE KEY CONSTRAINTS OF BROADBAND USE AND ITS IMPACTS ON RURAL HEALTH.-AT-HOME POLICIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CATALYZED THE NEED FOR, AND THE