Social Determinants Of Health And The Effects On Quality Of Life And Well-Being In 2 Rural Appalachia Communities
- ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Adam Hege PhD, Assistant Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- Appalachian State University (ASU )
- Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
Abstract: Recent evidence highlights health disparities among rural communities. The purpose of this study was to learn from members of 2 Appalachia communities in North Carolina about barriers to health and well-being. Researchers conducted 3 focus groups (n = 24), which were coded and analyzed by a team of researchers to identify themes. Researchers identified 5 themes: (1) poverty/lack of economic opportunity; (2) access to health care and health resources; (3) social/mental health challenges; (4) food insecurity/hunger; and (5) youth/older adults being most vulnerable to health disparities. Ample evidence suggests that rural Appalachia is in dire need of public health attention.
Social Determinants Of Health And The Effects On Quality Of Life And Well-Being In 2 Rural Appalachia Communities
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- Publication
- Hege, Adam PhD; Ball, Lanae PhD; Christiana, Richard W. PhD; Wallace, Conner BS; Hubbard, Cami BS; Truesdale, Danielle BS; Hege, Jennifer MDiv; Fleming, Howard MDiv (2018). Social Determinants of Health and the Effects on Quality of Life and Well-being in 2 Rural Appalachia Communities. Family and Community Health, October/December 2018, Vol. 41 no. 4 - p 244-254. doi: 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000201. Publisher version of record available at: https://journals.lww.com/familyandcommunityhealth/Fulltext/2018/10000/Social_Determinants_of_Health_and_the_Effects_on.7.aspx
- Language: English
- Date: 2018
- Keywords
- health disparities, quality of life, rural Appalachia,
social determinants of health