Essay About Rural Health And Long Term Health Care Access

Rural Health
Rural Health
Outline with SummaryTeam Topic: Rural HealthThesis (central idea): There are many disparities among the rural population that include long term health care access for the elderly, mental health services as well as access to reproductive health services. Illuminating the problems in the growing rural communities will be the first step to creating effective programs in battling this obstacles. Heading 1: Elderly- The elderly population in rural areas has grown in the United States. Compared to urban areas, elderly access to healthcare services in rural areas can be very difficult depending on that person’s mobility and distance from the community that offers the services they may need.        Subheading Ia: Elder Health in Rural AmericaHartman, Rebecca M., MPH & Weierbach, Florence M., RN, MPH, MSN, PhD.(2013). Elder Health in Rural America. National Rural Health Association Policy Brief. July 7, 2014. Retrieved from file:///C:/Users/Janette/Downloads/ElderHealthinRuralAmericaFeb2013.pdfHartman and Weierbach (2013) evaluates the elderly (65 years and older) quality of and access to healthcare in the rural areas of the United States. As the elderly become diagnosed with chronic illnesses that require prolonged treatment, the demand on primary care physicians increase, but the access to other healthcare options (i.e. quality) decreases due to distance. Approximately 3.5 million rural residents lost public intercity transportation cutting them off from access to medical specialists and other healthcare services (Hartman & Weierbach, 2013).  To help battle this problem, the Federal Transit Administrations (FTA) Formula Grants for Other than Urbanized Areas was created by the Washington Department of Transportation. This grant provides half of the costs for intercity buses so that the state is only responsible for half. This article is relevant for my research because it provides information with in the last couple of years on elderly health care and community disparities in rural areas.   Subheading Ib: Access to Quality Health Services in Rural Areas—Long-term CareHutchison, L., Hawes, C., Williams, L. (2005). Access to Quality Health Services        in rural Areas—Long-term Care. Rural Healthy People 2010: A companion        document to Healthy People 2010. Volume 3. Retrieved from