Journal article
Structural Urbanism Contributes To Poorer Health Outcomes For Rural America
Health affairs Web exclusive, v 38(12), pp 1976-1984
01 Dec 2019
PMID: 31794301
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Abstract
Rural populations disproportionately suffer from adverse health outcomes, including poorer health and higher age-adjusted mortality. We argue that these disparities are due in part to declining health care provider availability and accessibility in rural communities. Rural challenges are exacerbated by "structural urbanism"-elements of the current public health and health care systems that disadvantage rural communities. We suggest that biases in current models of health care funding, which treat health care as a service for an individual rather than as infrastructure for a population, are innately biased in favor of large populations. Until this bias is recognized, the development of viable models for care across the rural-urban continuum cannot move forward.
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- Title
- Structural Urbanism Contributes To Poorer Health Outcomes For Rural America
- Creators
- Janice Probst - University of South CarolinaJan Marie Eberth - University of South CarolinaElizabeth Crouch - University of South Carolina
- Publication Details
- Health affairs Web exclusive, v 38(12), pp 1976-1984
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000500745800005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85076043050
- Other Identifier
- 991021855276804721
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