Rural Health
News by Topic: Rural-urban differences
May 27, 2026 - Analyzes Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) nursing home data to compare rural and urban staffing and health inspection ratings in Texas.
Source: The Daily Yonder
May 12, 2026 - A University of Michigan study reports that the link between neighborhood disadvantage and cigarette use appears only in rural areas. Researchers said the pattern suggests weaker tobacco control policies and more permissive smoking norms in rural communities.
Source: Medical Xpress
Apr 17, 2026 - Researchers from Harvard have found that millions of Americans face serious barriers to dental care, and the barriers are especially severe in rural areas. Rural patients face considerably longer travel times, especially for specialty dental care.
Source: The Harvard Gazette
Apr 15, 2026 - Between 2020 and 2025 the country's rural counties experienced a total loss of about 460,000 people. In most cases the primary driver of decrease was deaths outnumbering births, rather than outmigration.
Source: The Daily Yonder
Apr 14, 2026 - Though Vermont placed third in the 2025 America's Health Rankings, this is based on averages bolstered by a few counties that are not representative of the state's geography or its working-age population. Discusses significant gaps between various health metrics in urban and rural areas of Vermont.
Source: Compass Vermont