Atlas of Rural and Community Health

Despite its bountiful resources, West Texas remains one of the most medically
underserved areas in the country. Here, as elsewhere on the Great Plains,
geographic barriers to care and disparities in health services related to income
and ethnic factors are combining with demands of an aging population, a
declining workforce, and an information divide to create acute problems.

The Atlas of Rural and Community Health provides an information resource about
West Texas that highlights and compares the land, people, and economy of West
Texas to the rest of the state.  The goals of this project are to develop a predictive
model for community resources required to meet health care needs of the rural
elderly in West Texas.