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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 94, Issue 10, Pages 1695-1703Publisher
AMER PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOC INC
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.10.1695
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- PHS HHS [U1C RH 00045] Funding Source: Medline
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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 wellbeing in rural communities.
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