B. L. Slabaugh-Wengerd
NIOSH Education and Information Division
Health
care is a major concern for many in the Amish community. Those
concerns center around the cost and availability of health
care. Most Amish families, regardless of occupation, do not
prescribe to conventional health insurance. They pay directly
for care or church groups provide assistance with health care
costs.
The
Amish reside in rural areas and have limited transportation
resources. Local providers and accessible health care facilities
are critical to meeting their health care needs.
While
the Amish have maintained their uniqueness as a culture by
rejecting many of today's modern advances, their health care
needs remain current with the majority of Americans.
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NASD Review: 04/2002
This
research abstract was extracted from a portion of the proceedings
of "Agricultural Safety and Health: Detection, Prevention and
Intervention," a conference presented by the Ohio State University
and the Ohio Department of Health, sponsored by the Centers
for Disease Control/National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health.
B.
L. Slabaugh-Wengerd, Wooster Community Hospital OHNAC Project,
Wooster, OH.
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