Journal article
Care in the Country: A Historical Case Study of Long-Term Sustainability in 4 Rural Health Centers
American journal of public health (1971), Vol.99(9), pp.1612-1618
09/01/2009
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.146050
PMCID: PMC2724453
PMID: 19608960
Abstract
From 1978 to 1983, researchers at the University of North Carolina conducted a National Evaluation of Rural Primary Care Programs. Thirty years later, many of the programs they studied have closed, but the challenges of providing rural health care have persisted. I explored the histories of 4 surviving rural primary care programs and identified factors that contributed to their sustainability. These included physician advocates, innovative practices, organizational flexibility, and community integration. As rural health programs look ahead, identifying future generations of physician advocates is a crucial next step in developing the rural primary care workforce. It is also important for these programs to find ways to cope with high rates of staff turnover. (Am J Public Health. 2009;99:1612-1618. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2008.146050)
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Care in the Country: A Historical Case Study of Long-Term Sustainability in 4 Rural Health Centers
- Creators
- Brad Wright - Univ N Carolina, Gillings Sch Global Publ HlthGillings Sch Global, Dept Hlth Policy & Management, Chapel Hill, NC USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of public health (1971), Vol.99(9), pp.1612-1618
- Publisher
- Amer Public Health Assoc Inc
- DOI
- 10.2105/AJPH.2008.146050
- PMID
- 19608960
- PMCID
- PMC2724453
- ISSN
- 0090-0036
- eISSN
- 1541-0048
- Number of pages
- 7
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/01/2009
- Academic Unit
- Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984364659002771
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