Healthy Wealthy and Wise materials, c.1997
Sub-Series (ap.afc.07.21)
- Extent
- 11 Video cassettes
- 1 Boxes
- Part of
- Appalshop Films Collection, 1969-2015 > Series VII. Appalshop Films 1991-1999 > Healthy Wealthy and Wise materials, c.1997
- Scope and Contents
- Contains material related to the color documentary Healthy, Wealthy and Wise, a 1997 release. The documentary looks at health care in rural America and how it has been affected by the managed care system, the difficulty of recruiting and retaining health professionals in rural areas, and the outmigration of patients to large urban centers. Subjects include rural health services and needs in the Appalachian region, the effect of managed care on rural health services, and rural-urban migration.