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Health Disparities Within Rural Communities In The Southern Region Of The United States, D’Angelo Stokes, Jordan Howard, Terrence Mchugh, Nicholas Bohannon, Emeka Ikeakanam, Evan Curry, Jason Walker

Research Day

Intro:

Historical studies have shown that health disparities exist between urban and rural communities, however additional disparities are also known to exist within rural communities as well. These include health disparities between races, ethnicities, and socioeconomic statuses, among others. While the disparities between urban and rural communities have been researched and described more extensively, there is a paucity of information available about the disparities that exist within rural communities. Our goal in this research initiative was to characterize the disparities that exist within rural communities by examining the findings of several publications that sought to describe this phenomenon in the …