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. 2004 Oct;94(10):1695-703.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.94.10.1695.

Person and place: the compounding effects of race/ethnicity and rurality on health

Janice C Probst  1 , Charity G Moore, Saundra H Glover, Michael E Samuels
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Person and place: the compounding effects of race/ethnicity and rurality on health

Janice C Probst et al. Am J Public Health. 2004 Oct.

Abstract

Rural racial/ethnic minorities constitute a forgotten population. The limited research addressing rural Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native populations suggests that disparities in health and in health care access found among rural racial/ethnic minority populations are generally more severe than those among urban racial/ethnic minorities. We suggest that disparities must be understood as both collective and contextual phenomena. Rural racial/ethnic minority disparities in part stem from the aggregation of disadvantaged individuals in rural areas. Disparities also emerge from a context of limited educational and economic opportunity. Linking public health planning to the education and economic development sectors will reduce racial/ethnic minority disparities while increasing overall well-being in rural communities.

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Rural counties in which 30% or more of the population is Black, Hispanic, or American Indian/Alaska Native, by race/ethnicity; remaining counties are at least 70% White, 2000. Note. MSA=metropolitan statistical area.
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