COVID-19 uncovered troubling healthcare disparities, particularly in regard to accessibility. Citizens living in rural areas and less affluent urban districts have access to fewer healthcare providers — especially when it comes to specialists — per capita than more affluent suburban residents. Systems...
For healthcare organizations in smaller cities, towns and rural areas, recruiting opportunities abound. The key is to present your hospital and location in the best positive light—and here’s three ways to do just that. 1. Provide Candidates with Curated Area Info Don’t leave it up to ...
Participants were asked before and after the internship about the topics "importance of an internship in rural areas"; "attractiveness of rural areas" (scale: 0/no agreement to 10/full agreement). Ideas about the tasks of a general practitioner were assessed (scale: 0/no idea at all to ...
Enhancing future rural landscapes: how can rural areas successfully accommodate new development so that their identity is retained and not lost forever? Neil Mattinson explains work recently undertaken with the Forest of Dean District Council, to find an approach to planning which recognises the ...
It allows patients to consult with healthcare professionals from the comfort of their own homes using video calls, phone calls, or online messaging. This remote access to medical care is especially valuable for individuals in rural or underserved areas where healthcare facilities may be scarce. ...
Rural homes are often older and harder to insulate than those in urban areas, and many are located off the mains gas grid. However, if the UK is to reach its target of becoming net zero by 2050, rural communities, who are 17% of England’s populat...
NSDUH also provides information on participants' residence: rural vs. urban, and Census region and division. Overall, use of cigarettes, chew, and snuff were higher in rural, compared to urban areas. Across all tobacco products, urban/rural differences were particularly pronounced in certain ...
This guide aims to provide easy-to-read information and step-by-step advice on a quantitative research method that can help identify appropriate policy responses to health workforce shortages in remote and rural areas. This method can provide policy makers with quantitative measures of the relative ...
The South African Government has outlined detailed plans for antiretroviral (ART) rollout in KwaZulu-Natal Province, but has not created a plan to address treatment accessibility in rural areas in KwaZulu-Natal. Here, we calculate the distance that Peopl
In March 2016, the newly elected government of Burkina Faso decided on a major change in health financing policy: it abolished direct payment for healthcare for women and children under five. Unlike other countries in Africa, this decision took a long ti