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Persistent Appalachian Health Disparities: An Integrative Literature Review, Richard R. Trosper
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Persistent Appalachian Health Disparities: An Integrative Literature Review
Richard Trosper
Research Sponsor: Elizabeth P Anderson RN, PhD
Background: The area surrounding the Appalachian Mountains is referred to as Appalachia. There are 420 counties in 13 states which are considered to be part of the Appalachian region (Shapiro, 2001). Despite the progress made by the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, health in Appalachia still falls far behind that of other parts of America (Widner, 1990). This disparity has been termed and utilized in research in the realm of limited health care access, different diseases, and health related problems confused with the complexity …