Medical Mistrust in Appalachia
Wendy Welch (Hrsg.), Beth O'Connor (Hrsg.)
Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik / Medizin
Beschreibung
The COVID-19 pandemic was a key turning point in a culture of medical mistrust that had been building over the past thirty years in the Appalachian region. Vaccine hesitancy and a mistrust of medical experts have become increasingly common, and according to the National Institute of Health, about 25% of the American population do not find doctors and medical professionals trustworthy. Wendy Welch and Beth O’Connor focus their volume on central Appalachia and examine themes of medical mistrust among a traditionally impoverished and undereducated population with the intent of exploring historical trends, the present war on science and politicization of facts, and what rural health professionals can do to better educate and care for their patients.
Kundenbewertungen
healthcare access barriers, community health programs, indigenous and minority health services, economic impact on healthcare, maternal healthcare access, trust in medical institutions, healthcare workforce shortage, medical provider shortage, faith-based healthcare outreach, chronic illness in Appalachia, health literacy in Appalachia, rural health clinics, vaccine hesitancy in Appalachia, healthcare policy rural areas, opioid crisis and healthcare, rural hospital closures, healthcare infrastructure gaps, mental health access rural areas, Appalachian health initiatives, rural health disparities, Appalachian medical education, preventive care challenges, Appalachian healthcare, telemedicine in rural areas, minority healthcare access, COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, Medicaid and rural communities, uninsured populations in Appalachia, public health in Appalachia, transportation barriers to healthcare