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Mortality and Life Expectancy in Rural America: Connecting the Health and Human Service Safety Nets to Improve Health Outcomes over the Life Course

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Policy brief describing the driving forces behind rural health disparities in Appalachian Kentucky. Offers nationally relevant recommendations for addressing these challenges. Discusses rural and urban differences in life expectancy and mortality rates, and other significant factors including behavioral health, substance abuse, population health, trauma care, and transportation.
Date
10/2015
Type
Document
Organization
National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Tagged as
Appalachia · Behavioral health workforce · Community health workers · Emergency department and urgent care services · Mortality · Population health · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse · Transportation · Kentucky

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  • National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, view details