Rural Health
Resources by State: Pennsylvania
Exposure to Firearm Injury and Suicide in a Rural Pennsylvania County: Implications for Mental and Behavioral Health
Presents a study exploring the relationship gun violence exposure and behavioral health indicators among a rural population. Bases findings on a survey of 630 residents of a rural county in Pennsylvania. Breaks down data by behavioral health indicator, level of exposure, and demographic information, such as age, sex, and economic situation, among other measures.
Author(s): Richard Stansfield, Daniel C. Semenza, Devon Ziminski
Citation: Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 48(1), 188-198
Date: 02/2025
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Presents a study exploring the relationship gun violence exposure and behavioral health indicators among a rural population. Bases findings on a survey of 630 residents of a rural county in Pennsylvania. Breaks down data by behavioral health indicator, level of exposure, and demographic information, such as age, sex, and economic situation, among other measures.
Author(s): Richard Stansfield, Daniel C. Semenza, Devon Ziminski
Citation: Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 48(1), 188-198
Date: 02/2025
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Working Longer: Usual Hours Worked per Week in Rural and Urban Pennsylvania
Fact sheet presenting statistics on numbers of hours worked per week in 2023 in urban and rural areas of Pennsylvania, with breakdowns by various demographic characteristics and occupations. Includes statistics on healthcare workers in rural Pennsylvania.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Fact sheet presenting statistics on numbers of hours worked per week in 2023 in urban and rural areas of Pennsylvania, with breakdowns by various demographic characteristics and occupations. Includes statistics on healthcare workers in rural Pennsylvania.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Special Report on the Financial Health of Pennsylvania Rural Hospitals, Fiscal Year 2023
Provides data on general acute care (GAC) hospitals located in rural counties, as defined by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. Features financial statistics for GAC hospitals from 2020-2023, with breakdowns by urban and rural areas, and a section on GAC hospital closures in rural areas of Pennsylvania from 2020-2023.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council
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Provides data on general acute care (GAC) hospitals located in rural counties, as defined by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. Features financial statistics for GAC hospitals from 2020-2023, with breakdowns by urban and rural areas, and a section on GAC hospital closures in rural areas of Pennsylvania from 2020-2023.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council
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2023 Pennsylvania Dentist and Dental Hygienist Workforce Survey Report
Presents findings from the 2023 Dentist Survey and 2023 Dental Hygienist Survey, designed to collect information on the characteristics and distribution of the dentist and dental hygienist workforces in Pennsylvania. Features demographics and statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural location.
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Presents findings from the 2023 Dentist Survey and 2023 Dental Hygienist Survey, designed to collect information on the characteristics and distribution of the dentist and dental hygienist workforces in Pennsylvania. Features demographics and statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural location.
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Impact of a Diabetic Retinal Exam Screening Program on Quality Measure Gaps at a Family Medicine Practice
Examines access to diabetic retinal exams and the impact of their availability on quality measures at a rural family medicine center in southwestern Pennsylvania. Includes data on diabetic retinal screenings and associated factors related to exam access.
Author(s): Michael Hair, Alexandra Tardugno, Alyssa Greenaway, Chelse Wisenor, Autumn Stewart-Lynch
Citation: Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 65(1)
Date: 01/2025
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Examines access to diabetic retinal exams and the impact of their availability on quality measures at a rural family medicine center in southwestern Pennsylvania. Includes data on diabetic retinal screenings and associated factors related to exam access.
Author(s): Michael Hair, Alexandra Tardugno, Alyssa Greenaway, Chelse Wisenor, Autumn Stewart-Lynch
Citation: Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 65(1)
Date: 01/2025
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Association of a State-Wide Alternative Payment Model for Rural Hospitals with Bypass for Elective Surgeries
Examines the impact of the payment model, Pennsylvania Rural Health Model (PARHM), on rural hospital bypass for elective surgeries. Utilizes 2016-2022 all-payer visit-level inpatient discharge data to measure 175,138 surgeries in Pennsylvania, with data on risk level of elective surgery, hospital type, payer type, and more.
Author(s): Donald S. Bourne, Zhaojun Sun, Bruce L. Jacobs, et al.
Citation: Health Services Research
Date: 01/2025
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Examines the impact of the payment model, Pennsylvania Rural Health Model (PARHM), on rural hospital bypass for elective surgeries. Utilizes 2016-2022 all-payer visit-level inpatient discharge data to measure 175,138 surgeries in Pennsylvania, with data on risk level of elective surgery, hospital type, payer type, and more.
Author(s): Donald S. Bourne, Zhaojun Sun, Bruce L. Jacobs, et al.
Citation: Health Services Research
Date: 01/2025
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Total Fertility Rates by Pennsylvania County, 2019 to 2023
Map showing fertility rates by Pennsylvania county for women 15-44 years old, with shadings showing counties at or above replacement rate and those below replacement rate.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Map showing fertility rates by Pennsylvania county for women 15-44 years old, with shadings showing counties at or above replacement rate and those below replacement rate.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Natural Population Change (Births Minus Deaths) by Pennsylvania County, 2020 to 2023
Map showing the change in the number of people living in each Pennsylvania county from 2020 to 2023.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Map showing the change in the number of people living in each Pennsylvania county from 2020 to 2023.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Number of Skilled Nursing Facilities by Pennsylvania County, 2024
County-level Pennsylvania map showing numbers of skilled nursing facilities as of 2024, and shadings showing counties with fewer than 5, 5-9, and 10 or more facilities.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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County-level Pennsylvania map showing numbers of skilled nursing facilities as of 2024, and shadings showing counties with fewer than 5, 5-9, and 10 or more facilities.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Top 10 Fastest Growing Rural Municipalities (Pennsylvania), 2020 to 2024
County-level map showing percentages of population growth between 2020 and 2024 in the fastest growing rural Pennsylvania townships and boroughs.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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County-level map showing percentages of population growth between 2020 and 2024 in the fastest growing rural Pennsylvania townships and boroughs.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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