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| Full Report ~13606K |
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| Front Matter ~49K |
| Table of Contents ~20K |
Chapters |
Part I: Summary |
| 1: Summary and Options ~1390K |
Part II: An Overview of Rural Populations and Health Programs |
| 2: Rural Populations ~535K |
| 3: Federal Programs Affecting Rural Health Services ~319K |
| 4: The State Role in Rural Health ~702K |
Part III: Availability of Rural Health Services |
| 5: Problems and Trends in Rural Health Services ~1291K |
| 6: Short- and Long-Term Strategies for Effective Change by Rural Providers ~440K |
| 7: Regulatory and Legal Concerns for Rural Health Facilities ~295K |
| 8: Collaborative Opportunities Between Rural Health Facilities and Government ~214K |
| 9: Conclusions: Availability of Rural Health Services ~57K |
Part IV: Availability of Rural Health Personnel |
| 10: The Supply of Health Personnel in Rural Areas ~2133K |
| 11: Identifying Underserved Populations ~756K |
| 12: Problems in the Recruitment and Retention of Rural Health Personnel ~450K |
| 13: Strategies To Recruit and Retain Rural Health Professionals ~780K |
| 14: Conclusions: The Availability of Health Personnel in Rural Areas ~415K |
Part V: Two Examples of Specific Services |
| 15: Maternal and Infant Health Services in Rural Areas ~1487K |
| 16: Rural Mental Health Care ~374K |
Appendixes |
| A: Method of the Study ~24K |
| B: Acknowledgments ~16K |
| C: Definitions of Hospitals in OTA Analyses of 1987 American Hospital Association Survey Data ~9K |
| D: Background Material for Two OTA Surveys ~340K |
| E: Rural Health Care Projects Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation ~27K |
| F: Census and DHHS Regions ~49K |
| G: Field Workshops ~76K |
| H: Summary of OTA Special Report on Rural Emergency Medical Services ~8K |
| I: Organizational Charts: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Health Resources and Services Administration ~95K |
| J: Glossary of Terms ~48K |
| References ~1278K |
| Index ~78K |
| Related OTA Reports ~189K |
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