Access to Health Services in Rural Communities
Healthcare services are rapidly changing across the nation in central populations and as well as rural communities, but these changes are affecting central populations more than they are rural communities. In addition to more advanced health services, the communities in rural areas have greater challenges than those that live in urban areas. People in rural communities are being challenged to find primary health care providers that are close to home where they do not have to drive thirty minutes to an hour to be seen for common health issues. Not having a primary health care provider can also hinder having screenings and other diagnostic testing done. Without the proper healthcare services many …show more content…
For people in rural areas they have to drive great distances just to get to a doctor let and a hospital and this can be a problem because of money and time. Not only is money and time a burden, have the transportation to get to a facility is also a problem. Most of the time there is not public transportation in rural communities, so if there is a problem with a vehicle or other modes of transportation then they cannot get to the doctor or hospital. Also, most of the people that live in rural areas are usually employed by smaller companies that might not be able to provide health insurance like larger companies are able too. A major influence in having access to health care is having the appropriate health insurance to cover it. Health care access is a priority and according to Rural Healthy People 2010, “access to health insurance is named by over one-quarter of national and state experts as a rural health priority” …show more content…
By living in a rural area is the reason why I decided to do my paper over this subject. Families have to go through obstacles to get themselves and their children to the doctor and sometimes cannot afford the necessary insurance. My final impression is the same when I first started writing this paper. Living in a rural area can be rewarding, but also difficult due to the decrease in resources available. The Arkansas Department of Health is trying to create resources for people in rural areas, but there are still a
Healthcare services are rapidly changing across the nation in central populations and as well as rural communities, but these changes are affecting central populations more than they are rural communities. In addition to more advanced health services, the communities in rural areas have greater challenges than those that live in urban areas. People in rural communities are being challenged to find primary health care providers that are close to home where they do not have to drive thirty minutes to an hour to be seen for common health issues. Not having a primary health care provider can also hinder having screenings and other diagnostic testing done. Without the proper healthcare services many …show more content…
For people in rural areas they have to drive great distances just to get to a doctor let and a hospital and this can be a problem because of money and time. Not only is money and time a burden, have the transportation to get to a facility is also a problem. Most of the time there is not public transportation in rural communities, so if there is a problem with a vehicle or other modes of transportation then they cannot get to the doctor or hospital. Also, most of the people that live in rural areas are usually employed by smaller companies that might not be able to provide health insurance like larger companies are able too. A major influence in having access to health care is having the appropriate health insurance to cover it. Health care access is a priority and according to Rural Healthy People 2010, “access to health insurance is named by over one-quarter of national and state experts as a rural health priority” …show more content…
By living in a rural area is the reason why I decided to do my paper over this subject. Families have to go through obstacles to get themselves and their children to the doctor and sometimes cannot afford the necessary insurance. My final impression is the same when I first started writing this paper. Living in a rural area can be rewarding, but also difficult due to the decrease in resources available. The Arkansas Department of Health is trying to create resources for people in rural areas, but there are still a