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Delivering Care to Rural HIV / AIDS Patients
Author(s) -
Topping Sharon,
Hartwig Lynn C.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
the journal of rural health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.439
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1748-0361
pISSN - 0890-765X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-0361.1997.tb00846.x
Subject(s) - alliance , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , government (linguistics) , rural area , rural community , resource (disambiguation) , medicine , business , health care , rural health , economic growth , nursing , family medicine , political science , computer science , economics , computer network , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , law
With HIV/AIDS on the rise in rural areas, health care providers must find ways of delivering care with little or no increase in resource support. This paper examines the evolution of a rural HIV/AIDS alliance using a life cycle model to identify each stage of the alliance development and the specific issues associated with each stage. The data were collected through structured interviews and by review of background materials, including budgets, grant proposals, and program reports. The findings identify alliance strategies that can be used in other rural communities facing the challenge of serving an increasing number of HIV/AIDS patients with limited resources. Differing from other models, this rural HIV/AIDS alliance emerged from local government and community support into an independent, nonprofit organization operating through a network of interorganizational relationships