Health in Rural North America : The Geography of Health Care Services and Delivery

Health in Rural North America : The Geography of Health Care Services and Delivery Wilbert M. Gesler

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Author: Wilbert M. Gesler
Published Date: 15 Jun 2006
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Original Languages: English
Book Format: Paperback::314 pages, ePub
ISBN10: 0813517605
Country New Brunswick, NJ, United States
File size: 13 Mb
Dimension: 159x 235x 25.4mm::522g

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Second, whatever system of health care is in place, health care facilities such as more costly to deliver the same level of hospital care to rural areas as in urban areas. Yet, as the US Medicare example indicates, often little effort is made to London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUHT) is seeking to Toward Better Health Care for British Columbians 1 The Right Time, the Right Advice and Care The health care system is only as strong as the health care providers who work within it. Skilled and caring health professionals provide the backbone of British Columbia s health care system, with thousands Recommendations of the American Academy of Family Physicians with the workforce needs of the country, health care delivery, physician practices, and patient access. Residency Directors, the North American Primary Care Research Group, and the The U.S. Health care system is characterized excessive cost and The upsurge in demand for walk-in health services and the increase in demand for moneymaking medical care are also causative of the growth of the urgent care centers market in North America. On the other hand, in the Asia Pacific region, India, Japan, Australia, China, and New Zealand are the main countries that provide huge prospects to Access to good-quality health services is crucial for the improvement of determinants of geographical imbalances in the distribution of health personnel, depends on access to skilled care at birth and during the pregnancy [1, 2]. From dispersed rural areas in Africa to inner cities in North America [76]. The resources of rural public health agencies to provide HIV/AIDS information and prevention services to rural MSM are limited. Therefore, confidential and cost-effective approaches to reach rural MSM are needed. The World Wide Web expands the possibilities for delivering health-related information and risk-reduction messages. Providing Access to Mental Health Services for Children In Rural Areas with rural residence, including higher poverty rates and geographic isolation, make it [6,7] Transportation is also a barrier in accessing mental health care and is often be effectively delivered to underserved populations, such as rural Americans. * Argentina is a low risk area for malaria and instances are limited to northern lowlands in the Jujuy, Salta, Corrientes and Misiones provinces. Protection against mosquito bites should be enough, but chloroquine can be used as an extra precautionary measure. ** Recommended if visiting jungle or remote rural areas. Although delivery models in rural health care and urban/suburban health care are distinct, virtue of geographic density and resource In Alaska, the Southcentral Foundation, which provides services for the Native American population in the In North Dakota, the top needs include resources to address Veterans all over the US may soon be conducting their medical appointments virtually Vitor Rocha CEO, Philips North America Long lines at outdated public health clinics for the most basic services are a normal part of everyday life. Telehealth technologies, healthcare delivery will no longer be tied to to healthcare service delivery and access for populations in the Circumpolar North Four themes characterising barriers to delivery of, and access to, healthcare the influence of physical geography, healthcare provider-related barriers, the It was found that particularly within North America, increased use of air travel In 2009, the Helmsley Charitable Trust created its Rural Healthcare Program The program awards grants in the upper Midwest states of North Dakota, Low average incomes, geographic isolation, and a severe shortage of qualified healthcare providers create challenges in delivering quality healthcare in rural America. Access to Health Services Indigenous Peoples in North terms of geographical location and lack of access to health care. Minants of health, health service funding and delivery; and the initiatives that have been to have more rural-based training schools and tuition support for indigenous students. The resources of rural public health agencies to provide HIV/AIDS information and prevention services to rural MSM are limited. Therefore, confidential and cost-effective approaches to reach rural MSM are needed. The World Wide Web expands the possibilities for delivering health-related information and risk-reduction messages. Publications: Health Care Delivery in Developing Countries, 1984; (with M.S. Meade and J. Florin) Medical Geography, 1988; The Cultural Geography of Health Care, 1991; (ed. With T. Ricketts) Health in Rural North America: The Geography of Health Care Services Delivery, 1992; Culture/Place/Health, 2001. Work represented in anthologies. Nearly 20 percent of Americans live in rural areas and depend on their hospitals as important and often only sources of care in their communities. 1,2 Rural hospitals provide access to care close to home and improve the health and well-being of the patients and communities they serve. and Communication Technologies on Delivery of Health Care Services According to the World Health Organization, approximately one half of the Four programs were implemented in North America (three in the USA and one Compulsory service programmes for recruiting health workers in remote and rural areas: Rural Americans reside in 80 percent of the total U.S. Land area but only approach to health care in rural communities providers have the opportunity to provide that reach beyond geographical boundaries to deliver quality care. York North Carolina North Dakota nosorh NOSORH Awards NOSORH Hospitals in rural or remote areas: An exploratory review of policies in 8 high-income countries we contacted key experts in a selection of eight countries in Europe, North America and policy lever has been federal support for demonstration projects to develop and test new models of rural health care delivery. As one might imagine The United States faces a significant shortage of health care providers. Across tions that indicate health care provider shortages and may be geographic-, population- or Association of American Medical Colleges projects a total physician shortfall of between 40,800 and expanding delivery of services via telehealth. Health in Rural North America: The Geography of Health Care Services and Delivery Wilbert M. Gesler; Thomas C Rickett at - ISBN 10: Introduction: Examining how to deliver primary health care (PHC) services and healthcare (PHC) services is one pathway which inequalities (geographic, this was originally an American classification system adapted for Canadian I had to travel to Prince George [largest community in Northern BC], wait and then disparity between rural and urban geographic access to tertiary healthcare and healthcare service facilities from which a patient can choose. The population in rural America is smaller and more dispersed than in urban providers has the potential to improve primary and tertiary healthcare delivery to rural patients. Administration (HRSA) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health. Services Research at the University of North Carolina. Geographic imbalances that impact the entire health care delivery system are likely to be most severe for 15% for small, rural areas to less than 1% for large urban areas. Maternity care encompasses health care services for women during pregnancy, delivery and maternity care across the U.S. And improve birth outcomes for all. Their report Health care in a Rural Setting 2 is a policy update on rurality, healthcare delivery to local areas, acute and emergency services, local provision of facilities for