Archived
This content is available here strictly for research, reference, and/or recordkeeping and as such it may not be fully accessible. If you work or study at University of Kentucky and would like to request an accessible version, please use the SensusAccess Document Converter.
Abstract
Against the backdrop of national health care reform and Kentucky’s physician shortage, this study examined the impact of community health workers (specifically, Kentucky Homeplace) on health disparities in rural, medically underserved areas. Among the conclusions are that community health workers can increase the ability of indigent residents to access health care services and their compliance with physicians’ orders.
Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
5-5-2011
Repository Citation
Feltner, Frances J.; Wilson, Emery; Whitler, Elmer T.; and Asher, Linda, "Future Role of Community Health Workers for Reducing Health Disparities" (2011). Center of Excellence in Rural Health Presentations. 3.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ruralhealth_present/3
Notes/Citation Information
Presented at the AAMC’s Physician Workforce Research Conference, May 5-6, 2011 in National Harbor, MD; and at the Kentucky Rural Health Association’s 13th Annual Conference, July 21-22, 2011 in Bowling Green, KY.