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> April 12, 2002:
Hour Two: Iowa City Remote: Rural Health
Once upon a time, every small town had a doctor that handled deliveries,
death, and everything in between. But these days, doctors, hospitals
and clinics tend to concentrate in urban areas -- and people in some
rural communities are lucky if they live within a day's drive of a doctor.
But people in rural communities face all the health concerns that people
in urban areas do, plus some extra ones.
In this hour, live from Iowa City, we'll take a look at health care
issues facing rural Americans. Are there differences in health care
needs from community to community? What options do people living in
rural areas without ready access to 'traditional' health care have?
Call in with your comments and questions at 1-800-989-8255, and share
your opinions online in our Listeners' Lounge
(registration
required).
Guests:
Kelley Donham, D.V.M.
Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health
Director, Iowa's
Center for Agricultural Safety and Health
University of Iowa, Oakdale Campus
Oakdale, Iowa
Maureen Reeves Horsley
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Avera-McKennan Health System
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
James Merchant
Dean, College of Public
Health
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
Kathy Williams
Coordinator, State Office of Rural Health
Bureau of Healthcare Access
Iowa Department of Public Health
Des Moines, Iowa
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
Iowa
Center for Agricultural Safety and Health
I-CASH
Home Page
Texas
A&M - Rural Health
The
WWW VL Public Health: Selected Topics - Rural health
RUPRI
Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
International
Association of Agricultural Medicine and Rural Health
National
Rural Health Association
National
Rural Health Resource Center
Iowa
Birth Defects Registry releases 2002 annual report
This segment
produced by: Annette Heist
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