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Download full textTurk, William L. – 1969
Forty-four counties in Florida and 23 in Oregon with 1966 populations of less than 50,000 were selected for a study of the adequacy of public health services in rural areas. The counties were ranked on the following need variables: number of children under 5 years, persons over 65 years, Negroes, and families with incomes under $3,000. The seven…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Correlation, Disadvantaged, Health Services
Peer reviewedCarcillo, Joseph A.; And Others – Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 1995
Describes an underserved rural community in which health care initiatives increased access to comprehensive care. Over a 3-year period, increased accessibility to maternal and child health care also increased use of preventive services, thus decreasing emergency room visits and hospitalizations as well as low birth weight, risk of congenital…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Birth Weight, Child Health, Communicable Diseases
