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Health Attitudes And Practices In An Isolated Appalachian Valley, Fanchon Felice Funk
Health Attitudes And Practices In An Isolated Appalachian Valley, Fanchon Felice Funk
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The general objective for this research was to describe health orientations and to develop recommendations for the improvement of health services in Clear Fork Valley, which includes Claiborne and Campbell Counties in Tennessee and a portion of Bell County in Kentucky. This general objective was divided into three specific phases: (1) to ascertain health perceptions and practices; (2) to determine the relationships existing between these perceptions and practices; and (3) to determine and evaluate stated desires for improved health care.
The writer first surveyed related literature, defined hypotheses, and developed a questionnaire. From those persons registered at the Second Annual …