Rural Health
Resources by Topic: County-by-county data
Small Area Health Insurance Estimates: 2016
Reports on health insurance coverage in the U.S. in 2016 and changes between 2015 and 2016, as well as changes between 2013 and 2016. Includes maps showing county-level uninsured rates.
Additional links: SAHIE Report Maps, 2016
Author(s): Lauren Bowers, Carolyn Gann, Rachel Upton
Date: 03/2018
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Reports on health insurance coverage in the U.S. in 2016 and changes between 2015 and 2016, as well as changes between 2013 and 2016. Includes maps showing county-level uninsured rates.
Additional links: SAHIE Report Maps, 2016
Author(s): Lauren Bowers, Carolyn Gann, Rachel Upton
Date: 03/2018
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Integrating Infectious Disease Considerations with Response to the Opioid Epidemic: A Workshop
Presentation recordings discusses the link between the opioid crisis and infectious diseases, such as HIV and HCV. Features state-by-state, county-level, and rural information, particularly in southern states.
Additional links: Jody Rich: Correctional Health, Nickolas Zaller: Challenges and Opportunities in Rural America
Date: 03/2018
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Presentation recordings discusses the link between the opioid crisis and infectious diseases, such as HIV and HCV. Features state-by-state, county-level, and rural information, particularly in southern states.
Additional links: Jody Rich: Correctional Health, Nickolas Zaller: Challenges and Opportunities in Rural America
Date: 03/2018
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Drug Overdose Rates Are Highest in Places With the Most Economic and Family Distress
Examines county-level drug-related mortality as it relates to economic distress and family dissolution. Includes discussion of differences in mortality seen in farm-dependent and mining-dependent rural counties.
Author(s): Shannon M. Monnat
Date: 03/2018
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Examines county-level drug-related mortality as it relates to economic distress and family dissolution. Includes discussion of differences in mortality seen in farm-dependent and mining-dependent rural counties.
Author(s): Shannon M. Monnat
Date: 03/2018
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Employment in Rural Inpatient Healthcare Facilities Was Relatively More Concentrated in the Upper Midwest and Northern Great Plains
Map of rural counties showing the average number of inpatient healthcare facility jobs per 100 county residents in 2011-2015. Includes discussion of regional variations in dependence on rural hospital employment.
Date: 03/2018
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Map of rural counties showing the average number of inpatient healthcare facility jobs per 100 county residents in 2011-2015. Includes discussion of regional variations in dependence on rural hospital employment.
Date: 03/2018
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Geographic Diffusion and Implementation of Acute Care Surgery: An Uneven Solution to the National Emergency General Surgery Crisis
Analyzes a survey on emergency general surgery care administered to 2,811 acute care hospitals in the U.S. in 2015. Examines the uptake of acute care surgery (ACS) by geography and further describes areas that are slow to implement ACS, which includes implications for rural communities. Includes county-level maps showing the distribution of hospitals with and without ACS and access to a hospital with ACS based on race and ethnicity and socioeconomic characteristics.
Author(s): Jasmine A. Khubchandani, Angela M. Ingraham, Vijaya T. Daniel, et al.
Citation: JAMA Surgery, 153(2), 150-159
Date: 02/2018
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Analyzes a survey on emergency general surgery care administered to 2,811 acute care hospitals in the U.S. in 2015. Examines the uptake of acute care surgery (ACS) by geography and further describes areas that are slow to implement ACS, which includes implications for rural communities. Includes county-level maps showing the distribution of hospitals with and without ACS and access to a hospital with ACS based on race and ethnicity and socioeconomic characteristics.
Author(s): Jasmine A. Khubchandani, Angela M. Ingraham, Vijaya T. Daniel, et al.
Citation: JAMA Surgery, 153(2), 150-159
Date: 02/2018
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Oral Health in Texas, Bridging Gaps and Filling Needs
Provides an overview of oral health in Texas and factors that contribute to oral health, while highlighting the needs of rural and border populations. Covers oral health workforce needs and barriers to accessing oral care. Provides regional and county-level statistics and information on rural populations, age, socioeconomic factors, oral health outcomes, and more.
Date: 02/2018
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health Institute
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Provides an overview of oral health in Texas and factors that contribute to oral health, while highlighting the needs of rural and border populations. Covers oral health workforce needs and barriers to accessing oral care. Provides regional and county-level statistics and information on rural populations, age, socioeconomic factors, oral health outcomes, and more.
Date: 02/2018
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health Institute
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Health Care Innovation Across Rural Maryland: An Executive Summary
Details the different innovations in Maryland's rural healthcare delivery. Summarizes each innovation funded by the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission (CHRC) and discusses their impact on rural communities.
Date: 01/2018
Sponsoring organization: Maryland Rural Health Association
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Details the different innovations in Maryland's rural healthcare delivery. Summarizes each innovation funded by the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission (CHRC) and discusses their impact on rural communities.
Date: 01/2018
Sponsoring organization: Maryland Rural Health Association
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Electronic Health Record "Super-Users" and "Under-Users" in Ambulatory Care Practices
Describes a study on Electronic Health Record (EHR) use in ambulatory care practices. Analyzes data by rural versus urban location, practice size, practice type, and other factors. Presents county-level data.
Author(s): Juliet Rumball-Smith, Paul Shekelle, Cheryl L. Damberg
Citation: The American Journal of Managed Care, 24(1), 26-31
Date: 01/2018
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Describes a study on Electronic Health Record (EHR) use in ambulatory care practices. Analyzes data by rural versus urban location, practice size, practice type, and other factors. Presents county-level data.
Author(s): Juliet Rumball-Smith, Paul Shekelle, Cheryl L. Damberg
Citation: The American Journal of Managed Care, 24(1), 26-31
Date: 01/2018
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Rural Poverty Is Regionally Concentrated, and Expanded since the Great Recession to 71 New High-poverty Counties
Map showing rural counties with persistent and high poverty from 1980-2015. Identifies rural counties with persistent poverty from 1980-2011 and those with new high poverty for the 2012-2015 period.
Date: 01/2018
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Map showing rural counties with persistent and high poverty from 1980-2015. Identifies rural counties with persistent poverty from 1980-2011 and those with new high poverty for the 2012-2015 period.
Date: 01/2018
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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About Half of Rural Counties Now Experiencing More Deaths than Births
Map showing natural decrease in population in rural counties, before and after 2010. Identifies rural counties that had a natural increase, that had a natural decrease in 2006-2009, and those with a natural decrease that was new since 2010. Based on population data from 2000 through 2016.
Date: 01/2018
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Map showing natural decrease in population in rural counties, before and after 2010. Identifies rural counties that had a natural increase, that had a natural decrease in 2006-2009, and those with a natural decrease that was new since 2010. Based on population data from 2000 through 2016.
Date: 01/2018
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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