Health Care in Rural America

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This paper focuses on the obvious causes of the disparate health care system that exist in rural areas across America, which are linked to lower levels of fiscal ability and lower incidence of access to hospitals. The writer of this paper contends that children in rural communities face the largest obstacles in obtaining the proper support services, due mostly to their cultural and geographic factors. This paper examines the various issues plaguing these rural communities while also focusing on the lack of quality mental health care and the increasing concern over the high rates of AIDS/HIV. This paper stresses the importance of addressing the mental health concerns of communities with little or no access to quality health care services. The writer of this paper explains why education is key to implementing positive treatment for rural mental health and is crucial to the development of systems that can address the growing concern for HIV/AIDS. This paper also discusses the correlation between increasing incidences of AIDS and HIV in rural communities lacking proper health care services.

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"As research is beginning to support the conclusion that taking care of mental health in its nascent stages of problem decreases the ultimate need for more physical care , addressing the mental health concerns of a community with little or no access to quality health care is of the utmost importance; at the same time, filling the community with information about the problems that can arise in high-stress lifestyles, particularly those associated with land-oriented professions at the whims of nature, and the psychological effects they might have is critical. Education, key to starting positive treatment for rural mental health, is critical to the development of good systems that can address the growing concern for HIV/AIDS. According to the National Rural Health Association, HIV/AIDS has a growing negative impact on the health of rural communities in America."

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