Differential access to quality rural healthcare: professional and policy challenges.
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Merwin, E; Snyder, A; Katz, E
Published in: Family & community health
July 2006
Using a national dataset, the influence of the community and individual provider characteristics on the availability of healthcare resources in rural areas was evaluated. Disparities continue to exist in the availability of providers including organizational types of providers such as Community Health Centers and Community Mental Health Centers. A lower percentage of nonmetropolitan counties have such centers, and more rural counties within the general grouping of nonmetropolitan counties have fewer of these organizational resources. A case study on the Southwestern region of Virginia is presented to highlight the impact on health outcomes and an innovative community response to the lack of availability of needed healthcare services.
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Family & community health
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1550-5057
ISSN
0160-6379
Publication Date
July 2006
Volume
29
Issue
3
Start / End Page
186 / 194
Related Subject Headings
- Virginia
- Rural Population
- Quality of Health Care
- Public Health
- Humans
- Health Services Accessibility
- Health Policy
- Community Mental Health Centers
- 4404 Development studies
- 4206 Public health
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Merwin, E., Snyder, A., & Katz, E. (2006). Differential access to quality rural healthcare: professional and policy challenges. Family & Community Health, 29(3), 186–194. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003727-200607000-00005
Merwin, Elizabeth, Audrey Snyder, and Elizabeth Katz. “Differential access to quality rural healthcare: professional and policy challenges.” Family & Community Health 29, no. 3 (July 2006): 186–94. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003727-200607000-00005.
Merwin E, Snyder A, Katz E. Differential access to quality rural healthcare: professional and policy challenges. Family & community health. 2006 Jul;29(3):186–94.
Merwin, Elizabeth, et al. “Differential access to quality rural healthcare: professional and policy challenges.” Family & Community Health, vol. 29, no. 3, July 2006, pp. 186–94. Epmc, doi:10.1097/00003727-200607000-00005.
Merwin E, Snyder A, Katz E. Differential access to quality rural healthcare: professional and policy challenges. Family & community health. 2006 Jul;29(3):186–194.
Published In
Family & community health
DOI
EISSN
1550-5057
ISSN
0160-6379
Publication Date
July 2006
Volume
29
Issue
3
Start / End Page
186 / 194
Related Subject Headings
- Virginia
- Rural Population
- Quality of Health Care
- Public Health
- Humans
- Health Services Accessibility
- Health Policy
- Community Mental Health Centers
- 4404 Development studies
- 4206 Public health