Area Deprivation Is Higher among Rural Counties — but Not All Rural Counties Are Deprived

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Examines the role of residence and community deprivation on potentially avoidable hospitalizations among children. Introduces the Area Deprivation Index, applies the index to counties across the United States, and analyzes rates of potentially avoidable hospitalizations by urban and rural locations across 9 states. (Part 1 of a 2-part series.)

Nathan Hale, Janice C. Probst, Ashley Robertson

08/2015

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Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)

Children and youth · Health disparities · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data