The primary issues related to health care identified in this mission include: remoteness and isolation; lack of health care staff and health care specialists; lack of privacy and confidentiality; and lack of health literacy, related to insurance.
The rural health issues in this mission are connected to public health policies and programs in several ways. Public health policies and programs aims to accommodate to the public’s health issues, personal concerns, lifestyle situations, and financial conditions. This may be extremely difficult for those living in remote or isolated areas, with limited support and transportation; such as the woman diagnosed with stage two breast cancer in the Riverbend City mission ("Riverbend City: Rural Health Issues Mission", 2016). This woman expressed difficulty with the distance to and from treatment centers, and lack of support on the farm she currently runs with her two children; who were forced to miss school to accommodate for her lack of childcare support ("Riverbend City: Rural Health Issues Mission", 2016). Health policies and programs that promote mobile help to and from treatment facilities would assist this woman with her transportation issue; but would not address her limited support on her farm and/or with her children. …show more content…
This may be attributed to the common belief that everyone knows everybody else’s business, because rural areas are so small; and at locations where privacy is expected usually employ local friends or family ("Riverbend City: Rural Health Issues Mission", 2016). This may cause rural residents apprehension when seeking any health care that may be stigmatized. To combat privacy and confidentiality issues, health policies are put into place, but can be considered ineffective when family or friends have access to confidential or private information, due to employment status or
The rural health issues in this mission are connected to public health policies and programs in several ways. Public health policies and programs aims to accommodate to the public’s health issues, personal concerns, lifestyle situations, and financial conditions. This may be extremely difficult for those living in remote or isolated areas, with limited support and transportation; such as the woman diagnosed with stage two breast cancer in the Riverbend City mission ("Riverbend City: Rural Health Issues Mission", 2016). This woman expressed difficulty with the distance to and from treatment centers, and lack of support on the farm she currently runs with her two children; who were forced to miss school to accommodate for her lack of childcare support ("Riverbend City: Rural Health Issues Mission", 2016). Health policies and programs that promote mobile help to and from treatment facilities would assist this woman with her transportation issue; but would not address her limited support on her farm and/or with her children. …show more content…
This may be attributed to the common belief that everyone knows everybody else’s business, because rural areas are so small; and at locations where privacy is expected usually employ local friends or family ("Riverbend City: Rural Health Issues Mission", 2016). This may cause rural residents apprehension when seeking any health care that may be stigmatized. To combat privacy and confidentiality issues, health policies are put into place, but can be considered ineffective when family or friends have access to confidential or private information, due to employment status or