Key Environmental Health Competencies for Rural Primary Care Providers

Date
05/2010
Description

Providing healthcare that considers environmental determinants of health, environmental impact on health, and outcomes attributed to environmental issues is complex due to the need for providers to be competent not only in social and health sciences, but also in environmental health concepts.

Center
West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
Authors
Cynthia Persily, Johnna Beane, Mary Glenn Rice