Rural Family Physicians Are More Likely to Collaborate with Multisector Community Organizations

2024

AUTHOR(S)

Brillakis, Haritomane
Fleischer, Sarah E
Hogg-Graham, Rachel
Peterson, Lars E

TOPIC(S)

Achieving Health System Goals
Role of Primary Care
What Family Physicians Do

KEYWORD(S)

JABFM Policy Brief
Rural

VOLUME

37(6):1167-1169

SOURCE

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Based on our analysis of data from 10,802 family physicians, we found significant variation in collaboration with local social service agencies by rurality. This variation highlights the need for tailored strategies that address disparities in health care resource utilization and collaboration, particularly improving service access and delivery.