Health services for underserved areas in the rural South

Health Soc Work. 1986 Winter;11(1):42-51. doi: 10.1093/hsw/11.1.42.

Abstract

Despite major advances in health care in this country, the rural South remains a region that is medically underserved. After reviewing the current state of health care delivery in underserved rural areas, the authors propose a model to unite traditional and nontraditional health services and prevention and treatment efforts to form a comprehensive network aimed at improving the availability of care.

MeSH terms

  • Alabama
  • Comprehensive Health Care / supply & distribution*
  • Georgia
  • Health Services Accessibility
  • Health Workforce / supply & distribution
  • Humans
  • Medically Underserved Area*
  • Mississippi
  • Models, Theoretical
  • North Carolina
  • Rural Health*
  • Social Work
  • South Carolina