Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health disparities
School-Based Health Centers Addressing Health Equity for LGBTQ + Patients (SBHCs HELP): Protocol for a Stepped-Wedge Trial to Implement Innovations Promoting Structural Competency
Research protocol to test the effectiveness of the Dynamic Adaptation Process (DAP) in improving health equity and reducing stigma and discrimination for sexual and gender diverse (SGD) youth in school based health centers (SBHC) in New Mexico. Describes study design and strategies for implementing LGBTQ+ supportive practices across culturally and geographically varied areas, including rural communities.
Author(s): Cathleen E. Willging, Daniel Shattuck, Marisa Sklar, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 24, 1485
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
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Research protocol to test the effectiveness of the Dynamic Adaptation Process (DAP) in improving health equity and reducing stigma and discrimination for sexual and gender diverse (SGD) youth in school based health centers (SBHC) in New Mexico. Describes study design and strategies for implementing LGBTQ+ supportive practices across culturally and geographically varied areas, including rural communities.
Author(s): Cathleen E. Willging, Daniel Shattuck, Marisa Sklar, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 24, 1485
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
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Characteristics of Older Adults Who Met Federal Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans: United States, 2022
Examines the percentage of adults aged 65 and older who meet weekly exercise guidelines according to age range, race/ethnicity, income, education, health status, metro versus nonmetro location, and U.S. region.
Author(s): Nazik Elgaddal, Ellen A. Kramarow
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Examines the percentage of adults aged 65 and older who meet weekly exercise guidelines according to age range, race/ethnicity, income, education, health status, metro versus nonmetro location, and U.S. region.
Author(s): Nazik Elgaddal, Ellen A. Kramarow
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Ten Americas: A Systematic Analysis of Life Expectancy Disparities in the USA
Evaluates life expectancy disparities among 10 population groups based on geography, race, urbanicity, income, and homicide data between 2000 and 2021. Includes analysis of the Black, low-income population in nonmetropolitan counties in the South by age, gender, and educational attainment.
Author(s): Laura Dwyer-Lindgren, Mathew M. Baumann, Zhuochen Li, et al.
Citation: The Lancet, 2024
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
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Evaluates life expectancy disparities among 10 population groups based on geography, race, urbanicity, income, and homicide data between 2000 and 2021. Includes analysis of the Black, low-income population in nonmetropolitan counties in the South by age, gender, and educational attainment.
Author(s): Laura Dwyer-Lindgren, Mathew M. Baumann, Zhuochen Li, et al.
Citation: The Lancet, 2024
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
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National Rural Health Day Episode: Addressing Rural Maternal Health Disparities, with Kristen Dillon
An episode of the Exploring Rural Health podcast featuring Kristen Dillon, MD, Chief Medical Officer of the Federal Office for Rural Health Policy. Provides an overview of the current state of rural maternal health, including access barriers and disparities in health outcomes, as well as exploring the ways that the Health Resources and Services Administration is working to improve outcomes for rural mothers.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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An episode of the Exploring Rural Health podcast featuring Kristen Dillon, MD, Chief Medical Officer of the Federal Office for Rural Health Policy. Provides an overview of the current state of rural maternal health, including access barriers and disparities in health outcomes, as well as exploring the ways that the Health Resources and Services Administration is working to improve outcomes for rural mothers.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Oregon Rural Practice-Based Research Network (ORPRN) Impact Report
Highlights the key projects and accomplishments of the Oregon Rural Practice-Based Research Network (ORPRN) between July 2023 and June 2024 in the areas of health policy, education, research, health equity, and behavioral health.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network
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Highlights the key projects and accomplishments of the Oregon Rural Practice-Based Research Network (ORPRN) between July 2023 and June 2024 in the areas of health policy, education, research, health equity, and behavioral health.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network
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National Rural Health Day: Highlighting Challenges Facing Rural Communities
A blog post that provides an overview of rural health challenges in Indiana and nationwide, such as workforce challenges, hospital closures, lack of access to emergency services, and more. Includes rural versus urban and county-level data points as well as references to additional resources.
Author(s): Zachary Ammerman
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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A blog post that provides an overview of rural health challenges in Indiana and nationwide, such as workforce challenges, hospital closures, lack of access to emergency services, and more. Includes rural versus urban and county-level data points as well as references to additional resources.
Author(s): Zachary Ammerman
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Advancing Health Equity in Rural, Tribal, and Geographically Isolated Communities: FY2024 Year in Review
Summarizes Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) activities in fiscal year 2024 to advance health equity for people living in rural, tribal, and geographically isolated communities. Covers six priority focus areas: applying a community-informed geographic lens; increasing the collection and use of standardized data; strengthening and supporting healthcare professionals; optimizing medical and communication technology; expanding access to comprehensive healthcare coverage, benefits, and services and supports; and driving innovation and value-based care.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Summarizes Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) activities in fiscal year 2024 to advance health equity for people living in rural, tribal, and geographically isolated communities. Covers six priority focus areas: applying a community-informed geographic lens; increasing the collection and use of standardized data; strengthening and supporting healthcare professionals; optimizing medical and communication technology; expanding access to comprehensive healthcare coverage, benefits, and services and supports; and driving innovation and value-based care.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Supply and Geographic Distribution of Geriatric Physicians and Geriatric Nurse Practitioners
Results of a study to explore trends in the supply of geriatric physicians (GMDs) and geriatric nurse practitioners (GNPs) from 2010 to 2020, and disparities between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties. Features county-level maps showing geographic trends in older adults, GMDs, and GNPs among U.S. counties in 2010 and 2020, and statistics with breakdowns by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties.
Author(s): Ying Xue, Lusine Poghosyan, Qinyun Lin
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 7(11), e2444659
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
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Results of a study to explore trends in the supply of geriatric physicians (GMDs) and geriatric nurse practitioners (GNPs) from 2010 to 2020, and disparities between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties. Features county-level maps showing geographic trends in older adults, GMDs, and GNPs among U.S. counties in 2010 and 2020, and statistics with breakdowns by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties.
Author(s): Ying Xue, Lusine Poghosyan, Qinyun Lin
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 7(11), e2444659
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
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2024 Rural-Urban Disparities in Health Care in Medicare
Examines rural/urban differences in the quality of healthcare received by Medicare beneficiaries in 2023, with breakdowns by race and ethnicity. Describes trends in quality of care for rural and urban residents between 2017 and 2023.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, RAND Corporation
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Examines rural/urban differences in the quality of healthcare received by Medicare beneficiaries in 2023, with breakdowns by race and ethnicity. Describes trends in quality of care for rural and urban residents between 2017 and 2023.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, RAND Corporation
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New Mexico State Health Assessment, 2024
Assesses the health status of New Mexicans, identifies health needs and priorities, and details actions and strategies supporting public health in New Mexico. Highlights rural and tribal health and access disparities for select topics, including COVID-19, missing and murdered indigenous people, geographic access to healthcare and other services, and more.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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Assesses the health status of New Mexicans, identifies health needs and priorities, and details actions and strategies supporting public health in New Mexico. Highlights rural and tribal health and access disparities for select topics, including COVID-19, missing and murdered indigenous people, geographic access to healthcare and other services, and more.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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