Examining County-Level Associations between Federally Qualified Health Centers and Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Political Ecology of Health Framework

Examining County-Level Associations between Federally Qualified Health Centers and Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Political Ecology of Health Framework

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are the largest providers of healthcare for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in medically underserved communities in the United States (US). Through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), FQHCs have grown in number, but the impact of this growth on STIs is po...

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Main Authors: Christopher Williams, Laura A. Skrip, Alexandrea S. Adams, Sten H. Vermund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-01-01
Series:Healthcare
Subjects:
sexually transmitted infections
federally qualified health centers
Medicaid expansion
social vulnerability
metropolitan
political ecology of health
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/12/3/295

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https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/12/3/295

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