The Health Matters Podcast is a series created in collaboration with WVUA-23 and Alabama Public Radio that features University Medical Center physicians and providers who bring awareness of important health issues and relevant and timely health information to the public.
Residents in rural communities often have limited access to health care. Dr. Pamela Payne-Foster, a preventive medicine physician with UA’s College of Community Health Sciences, explains in a WVUA-23 Health Matters segment that a shortage of physicians and a lack of transportation are among the reasons why.
