Kentucky Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship

Project Title

Different Hollers, Different Outcomes: Differences in Health Outcomes among Appalachian and non-Appalachian Counties in Kentucky

Authors

Allexys Krasnopolsky, Eastern Kentucky UniversityFollow
James N. Maples, Eastern Kentucky UniversityFollow

Domain

Social Sciences

Abstract

This study examines difference in health outcomes, health insurance, and doctor access between Kentucky’s Appalachian and non-Appalachian counties. Using 2018 data curated by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this study analyzes differences in means in overall health outcomes, health insurance, and the number of primary care physicians at the county level for Appalachian and non-Appalachian counties in Kentucky .This study finds that persons living in Appalachian Kentucky counties have statistically-different and worse overall health outcomes, health insurance access, and physician access compared to those living in non-Appalachian Kentucky counties.

Mentor Name

James N. Maples

Mentor Email

james.maples@eku.edu

Recommended Citation

Krasnopolsky, Allexys and Maples, James N. (2021) "Different Hollers, Different Outcomes: Differences in Health Outcomes among Appalachian and non-Appalachian Counties in Kentucky," Kentucky Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship: Vol. 5: Iss. 1, Article 5.
Available at: https://encompass.eku.edu/kjus/vol5/iss1/5