Amoah, P. A., Edusei, J., & Amuzu, D. (2018). Social Networks and Health: Understanding the Nuances of Healthcare Access between Urban and Rural Populations. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15 (973), 1-15. Web. Within this article, communities and individuals are observed in rural settings in which healthcare is inaccessible or within a distance that is not optimal. Within certain environments, people are able to rely on social networks to increase their chances of receiving better health care. As such, the paper examines how rural and urban citizens interact with and activate social networks for the purpose of advancing their access to healthcare. The research determined that the activation of such social networks was more collected and intimate or broader and distanced in nature. Additionally, urban and rural residents were likely to engage within such networks at different time periods. Factors such as physical proximity, privacy, sense of fairness and trust, socio-cultural barriers in regards to health problems, and other resources, such as finances, influenced the activation of these networks. This paper was chosen due to its analysis of a rather recent phenomenon in the area of solutions for inaccessible health care, as the use of social networking is more likely to become prominent in the future of establishing accessible medical services. Ashcraft, A. M., Ponte, C. D., Farjo, S., Dotson, S., & Murray, P. J. (2021). The [underutilized] power of independent pharmacies to promote public health in rural communities: A call to action. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association . Web. The following paper begins with establishing an often overlooked but important authority for health care within rural areas, independent community pharmacies. As some of the few facilities that are able to provide medical knowledge and limited care within underserved regions, pharmacies are also able to promote public and individual health when communities are unable to access chain pharmacies and clinics. Examples of this ability can be seen in recent events in states such as West Virginia, which utilized independent pharmacies in the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine in order to allow access for individuals within rural areas. The study observes ways in which already existing infrastructure within underserved areas is utilized or can be made more efficient in promoting and providing health care. The research observed ways in which independent pharmacies can address other health needs such as pregnancy prevention. The study found that similar elements of timely counseling, provision of medicine, and non-judgment from the vaccination process could be reflected in the contraceptive provision and other health issues. This article was chosen due to its assessment of ways in which existing infrastructure and services can be improved in order to directly improve the state of health care accessibility. Chinyakata, R., Roman, N. V., & Msiza, F. B. (2021). Stakeholders’ Perspectives on the Barriers to Accessing Health Care Services in Rural Settings: A Human Capabilities Approach. The Open Public Health Journal, 14 , 336-344. Web. The article observes ways in which many global stakeholders are unable to provide resources or health care due to a number of barriers, a primary one being the difficulties posed by rural settings. The study found a number of factors that influence the inability to provide care to certain regions, such as lacking understanding of specific needs, limited facilities and personnel, medicine shortages, distrust between patients and care providers, working hours of facilities, and financial constraints. The c