Health status and access to care among rural minorities: what do we know?

K Mueller; S Ortega; A Askenazi; K Patil; K Parker; National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)

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Health status and access to care among rural minorities: what do we know?

K Mueller, S Ortega, A Askenazi, K Patil, K Parker and National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)

Vol.no. (PHS) 94-1214

DHHS publication

Public Health Conference on Records and Statistics, 24th (Washington, D.C., 1993)

1994

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Abstract

Minority populations are routinely considered separately when health statistics are reported. There are many reasons for doing so, among the more obvious being that the revalence of adverse health conditions varies between races and ethnic groups for reasons related to the characteristics of those populations (e.g., prevalence of sickle cell anemia) and the conditions in which they typically live (e.g., lead paint poisoning among Black children because of poor housing conditions). There are also differences in access to medical care services across racial and ethnic groups; differences associated with economic conditions, availability of medical care providers in the area, and cultural barriers between providers and citizens. Unique problems of health status and access to services, then, justify separate attention to minority populations in formulating the nation's health objectives for the year 2000 (USDHHS 1990: 564-604). For the same reasons, the research community should pay particular attention to the problems of minority populations. The problems faced by minority populations are compounded in rural areas for two reasons. First, health care resources are in short supply in rural areas, which places all rural residents at a comparative disadvantage for access to care. This is particularly a problem in more remote rural areas, the very places most likely to be populated by minorities such as migrant farm workers, and Native Americans. Second, in many regions of the U.S. minorities are small percentages of the persons living in rural areas.

Data Collection

Ethnic Groups

Health Services Accessibility

Health Status

Humans

Minority Groups

Research

Rural Population

Selection Bias

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Title: Subtitle: Health status and access to care among rural minorities: what do we know?
Creators: K Mueller
S Ortega
A Askenazi
K Patil
K Parker
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
Resource Type: Conference proceeding
Publication Details: Vol.no. (PHS) 94-1214
Conference: Public Health Conference on Records and Statistics, 24th (Washington, D.C., 1993)
Publisher: National Center for Health Statistics
Series: DHHS publication
Language: English
Date published: 1994
Academic Unit: Health Management and Policy; Public Policy Center (Archive)
Record Identifier: 9984214662202771

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