title: Increasing awareness of health care resources for the uninsured and underinsured:a pilot study.
abstract: Programs are available to provide assistance to the uninsured, but information about how to access those programs is not readily available to the average uninsured citizen. A pilot study involving the University of Kentucky Family and Consumer Science Agents and Homemaker groups in two rural counties significantly increased the number of people who accessed one of the programs, Health Kentucky. Findings from the study could be validated in other Kentucky counties and with other types of health-related messages.
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky College of Public Health, Rm 107CPH Bldg, 121 Washington Ave, Lexington, Ky 40536-0003, USA. clires0@uky.edu
authors.forename: Carol L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Ireson
authors.forename: Laura M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001364:Awareness; D002648:Child; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006295:Health Resources / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011203:Poverty; D012424:Rural Population