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Engaging Rural Communities to Incorporate Social Determinants in Developing Strategies to Improve Access to Health Care in the Missouri Bootheel Counties

Description
Presents a study on how social determinants of health affect healthcare access in several rural counties in Missouri. Discusses the perceived barriers to care in the rural "Bootheel" counties, such as economic issues, lack of health insurance coverage, and lack of coordinated care, among others.
Author(s)
Ashish Shrestha, Katherine Stamatakis, Janice Ballard
Citation
Rural and Remote Health, 23, 7678
Date
01/2023
Type
Document
Tagged as
Access · Care coordination · Economics and the economy · Health disparities · Income · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Transportation · Uninsured and underinsured · Missouri