Abstract
COVID-19 in rural USA
Part of Special Series: WONCA World Rural Health Conference Abstracts 2022
AFFILIATIONS
1 Virginia Rural Health Association, Blacksburg, VA, USA
PUBLISHED
10 January 2023 Volume 23 Issue 1
HISTORY
RECEIVED: 20 September 2022
ACCEPTED: 20 September 2022
CITATION
OConnor B. COVID-19 in rural USA. Rural and Remote Health 2023; 23: 8093. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH8093
AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS
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abstract:
Introduction: In the rural areas of the USA, COVID-19 hit slower, spread faster, and was met with vaccine resistance. The presentation will provide an overview of the factors that contributed to a higher mortality rate in rural communities.
Methods: Data on vaccine rates, infection spread, and mortality rates will be reviewed along with the healthcare system, economic, and social factors that created a unique situation in which infection rates in rural areas were similar, but death rates were nearly double that of their urban peers.
Results: Participants will have a chance to learn how barriers in accessing health care, combined with rejection of public health guidelines, had tragic results.
Discussion: Participants will have the opportunity to consider how public health information can be disseminated in a culturally competent manner that maximizes compliance for future public health emergencies.
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