Rural
The United States Census Bureau defines rural by first identifying two types of urban areas. Those areas are urbanized areas (UAs) with a population of 50,000 or more people, and urban clusters (UCs) with a population of at least 2,500 and less than 50,000 people. Therefore, rural consists of all populations, housing, and territory that do not fall into the category of an urbanized area or an urban cluster (Geography, 2015). In the fact sheet titled Strengthening the Rural Economy - The Current State of Rural America (The White House, n.d.), “ rural counties with greater than 25 persons per square mile are classified as high-density rural; those with fewer are classified as low-density rural”.
Rural Populations
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A majority of rural communities have limited access to services simply because the number of providers in rural communities is significantly less than that of urban communities. There is actually a shortage of healthcare workers in rural communities. The types of services that are available to rural dwellers within their communities are also limited. For instance small rural hospitals cannot afford to provide surgical services due to the number of staff needed and the cost of equipment needed so rural dwellers have to travel, sometimes great distances, to obtain surgical …show more content…
Department of Health and Human Services. It is an abundant resource for the public to be able to access goals and objectives that have been set forth by the U.S. Government in an effort to help publicize health promotion and disease prevention in America. The website places emphasis on important areas where action needs to be taken if the United States is able to achieve better health by the year 2020. Through the leadership of Federal Interagency Workgroup (FIW), a vision and mission statement was created for healthcare in the United States. It was through extensive collaboration with the U.S Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies, public stakeholders, and an advisory committee that the vision and mission
The United States Census Bureau defines rural by first identifying two types of urban areas. Those areas are urbanized areas (UAs) with a population of 50,000 or more people, and urban clusters (UCs) with a population of at least 2,500 and less than 50,000 people. Therefore, rural consists of all populations, housing, and territory that do not fall into the category of an urbanized area or an urban cluster (Geography, 2015). In the fact sheet titled Strengthening the Rural Economy - The Current State of Rural America (The White House, n.d.), “ rural counties with greater than 25 persons per square mile are classified as high-density rural; those with fewer are classified as low-density rural”.
Rural Populations
Rural dwellers face some …show more content…
A majority of rural communities have limited access to services simply because the number of providers in rural communities is significantly less than that of urban communities. There is actually a shortage of healthcare workers in rural communities. The types of services that are available to rural dwellers within their communities are also limited. For instance small rural hospitals cannot afford to provide surgical services due to the number of staff needed and the cost of equipment needed so rural dwellers have to travel, sometimes great distances, to obtain surgical …show more content…
Department of Health and Human Services. It is an abundant resource for the public to be able to access goals and objectives that have been set forth by the U.S. Government in an effort to help publicize health promotion and disease prevention in America. The website places emphasis on important areas where action needs to be taken if the United States is able to achieve better health by the year 2020. Through the leadership of Federal Interagency Workgroup (FIW), a vision and mission statement was created for healthcare in the United States. It was through extensive collaboration with the U.S Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies, public stakeholders, and an advisory committee that the vision and mission