The efficacy of caring for those in rural areas may be different, not necessarily better or worse, than what is in suburban areas.

Across the United States, there is a large concentration of the population in Urban and Suburban areas. Likewise, there are still large total numbers of citizens spread across small pockets of the population in rural areas. These differences show that while there may be similarities in the need for health care regardless of where citizens are located, availability of health care has a significant divergence of availability to primary care and even more so specialty care. These differences can have ethical and legal concerns in the healthcare arena.

Conduct a literary review on the availability of healthcare in a specific rural area. You may choose one rural area of your interest and research its healthcare needs, availability, and challenges to addressing the healthcare needs of its citizens.