Ana-Maria TALOS, Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest, Romania
Florin-Alexandru ZAHARIA, Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest, Romania
In the context of an intense promotion of wellbeing and a healthy life, accessibility to primary health care is considered an important facilitator of overall population health. The concept is present in several public health policies, studies and researches. Accessibility plays a fundamental role in public policies and one of the main goals of decision makers is to promote equal access of the population to critical infrastructures. The analysis is even more important and current, given the vaccination process of the population in Romania, where in mid-2021 GPs were involved in these procedures.
The main objective of this paper is to analyze the geographical accessibility to general practitioners in Ialomita County. This analysis is carried out in a Geographic Information System (GIS), which allowed the calculation and statistical modeling of accessibility indicators in close correlation with the transport system. This analysis took into account the distance and the time to be taken in the various points in the territorial system of Ialomita localities to the GPs.
The results showed several inequalities in the spatial and territorial distribution of GP’s in Ialomita County. In order to correct public health policies at the local level, it is important to find localities with low accessibility to health care services, as well as understanding the size of the affected population.
The analysis provides a quantitative statement of the primary health care system quality in Ialomita County. The method can provide the theoretical basis for an assessment that can creates the new territorial development prospect for primary health care system.
Mots clés : general practitioners|geographical accessibility|GIS techniques| health geography| Ialomita County
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