Benton County, Oregon
Access to Care
Introduction • Health Insurance • Regular Primary Care Provider • Barriers to Access • Mental Health Services
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Several predictors of access to health care include having health insurance, having a regular primary care provider or other ongoing source of primary care, and using clinical preventive services. Health insurance provides access to health care. Persons with health insurance are more likely to have a primary care provider and to use preventive care services, such as the Pap test, immunizations, or prenatal care (Healthy People 2010).
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The goals of the Benton County Health Status Report are to describe the health of Benton County, provide information on health status for public health planning, development of health programs or services, and grant writing, monitor and improve community programs, assess and better understand the county's health assets and needs, identify health disparities, identify unmet needs and gaps in services provided and determine public health priorities.
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