Mitigating the Risk of Infectious Diseases Among Rural Drug Users in Western North Carolina: Results of the Southern Appalachia Test, Link, Care (SA-TLC) Health Care Provider Survey.
Christopher Browning HurtDelesha M CarpenterDonna M EvonCaitlin M HennessySarah K RheaWilliam A ZulePublished in: The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association (2019)
Our findings provide insights to inform health infrastructure improvement, with the goal of preventing HCV or HIV outbreaks in southern Appalachia. Rural health care workers are willing to receive additional training if it can improve care for patients affected by substance use disorders.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- infectious diseases
- south africa
- hepatitis c virus
- end stage renal disease
- palliative care
- hiv positive
- ejection fraction
- human immunodeficiency virus
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- primary care
- quality improvement
- public health
- antiretroviral therapy
- peritoneal dialysis
- hiv infected
- affordable care act
- mental health
- prognostic factors
- cross sectional
- pain management
- hiv aids
- health information
- chronic pain
- adverse drug
- electronic health record