There is a relationship between population, location, and healthcare. Rural healthcare is a unique discipline with distinctive qualities. There are many resources in place that can be integrated with the provision of athletic training services. This course will present and give examples of resources to support a proposal for the provision of rural athletic training healthcare services. Participants will review the Social Determinants of Health and relate those with barriers unique to rural populations. Strategies for proposing equal access to quality care will be presented.
