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Rural Legal Deserts Are a Critical Health Determinant

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Highlights the role attorneys play in addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) during the COVID-19 pandemic and how their absence in rural areas exacerbates SDOH. Discusses the concept of "legal deserts" in rural areas, how they affect SDOH, and how things have changed during the pandemic.
Author(s)
Michele Statz, Paula Termuhlen
Citation
American Journal of Public Health, 110(10), 1519-1522
Date
10/2020
Type
Document
Tagged as
Criminal justice system · Health disparities · Poverty · Public health · Social determinants of health