Geo
490c
The Country & the City
Spring 2009
Department of Geography
and Meteorology
Valparaiso
University
Today's Readings
Woods Chapter 16 Living in the Countryside: Housing, Health
and Crime
Rounds, Kathleen
A. 1988. AIDS
in Rural Areas: Challenge to Providing Care. Social Work 33,
no. 3 (May): 257-261.
Activities:
Design a Rural AIDS care program
1) What are the structural and cultural barriers to healthcare provision?
2) What are some ways that these barriers might be overcome?
Reading Notes: As you read, think about how rural geography affects housing and health access. Also note the ways that cultural, class, and other barriers prevent access to housing and health.
Useful Links
National Rural Health Assocaition
National Rural Health Association Rural AIDS/HIV Resource Center
Housing and Health
Is Rural Living Really Better?
- Housing Quality
- Affordability
- Public Housing?
- Problems associated with Counterurbanization
Health
- Is rural life healthier?
- Structural barriers to health care
- Cultural barriers to health care
Design a Rural AIDS Care Program
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