During class, we listened to another oral history interview regarding health in the surrounding counties. The interview was a little difficult to listen to and process, the sound quality was bad and the interviewer talked to 3 women, making it hard to determine who was coming from which county and as such, determine the state of those counties.
But something that I noticed they talked a lot about was access. There really isn't a way for people in more rural areas to gain access to healthcare. I haven't seen a bus stop since I moved up here and while I"m sure they're around, I haven't seen a doctor's office or hospital either. Imagine how many bus stops and transfers someone with a car would have to take to get to the doctor's office? But the real question is, what do we do about it? Do we bus people to doctors offices a couple times a day? Have spots just like bus stops? Don't hospitals have shuttles for loved ones who don't have cars?
It's just something to think about.
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