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Underserved farmers with disabilities: designing an AgrAbility program to address health disparities.
- Source :
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Journal of agromedicine [J Agromedicine] 2011 Apr; Vol. 16 (2), pp. 99-105. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Awareness of health disparities is crucial for individuals with disabilities to minimize additional health-related challenges. Adding rural residence and age to disability creates a triple threat in terms of potential health disparities. Kentucky AgrAbility is developing innovative new partnerships with the goal of expanding service provision to underserved populations with disabilities in Kentucky: women, minority, and Appalachian small farmers. Kentucky AgrAbility is evolving to include a more focused approach to the needs of underresourced and underserved regions and populations of farmers in Kentucky. Through new partnerships and a commitment to addressing potential health disparities, farmers and families who can benefit from AgrAbility services will be broadly identified. It is concluded that health disparities need to be recognized and addressed in all health care service provision and education. Kentucky AgrAbility is attempting to develop and implement an innovative, multidisciplinary team of partners with a goal of providing one of a kind service and education to all Kentucky farmers with disabilities. This includes underserved farmers who are at risk of not receiving the appropriate services due to limited resources and lack of awareness.
- Subjects :
- Aging
Appalachian Region
Female
Health Promotion methods
Humans
Kentucky
Male
Organizational Innovation
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Agriculture
Community-Institutional Relations
Disabled Persons rehabilitation
Health Promotion organization & administration
Healthcare Disparities
Rural Health Services organization & administration
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1545-0813
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of agromedicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21462022
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1059924X.2011.554767