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Direct linkWhitley, Heather P. – Journal of Rural Health, 2011
Purpose: To quantify the monetary value of medications provided to rural Alabamians through provision of pharmaceutical manufacturer-sponsored prescription assistance programs (PAPs) provided by a clinical pharmacist in a private Black Belt family medicine clinic during 2007 and 2008. Methods: Patients struggling to afford prescription medications…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, African Americans, Low Income Groups, Medical Services
Lichtenstein, Bronwen – Journal of Rural Health, 2007
Context: The rural Black Belt of Alabama is among the poorest areas of the nation. Poverty, lack of health infrastructure, and health disparities involving HIV/AIDS and other diseases reflect the lower life expectancy of people in the region. The Black Belt region has the highest HIV rates in rural America. Purpose: Using Alabama as a case…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Drug Use, Rural Areas, Social Environment
