Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare needs and services
Pharmacists Fill Needed Health Care Gap For Rural Americans
Profiles rural pharmacists and their experiences working in areas that have an increased burden of chronic disease and reduced healthcare access.
Author(s): Loren Bonner
Citation: Pharmacy Today
Date: 10/2023
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Profiles rural pharmacists and their experiences working in areas that have an increased burden of chronic disease and reduced healthcare access.
Author(s): Loren Bonner
Citation: Pharmacy Today
Date: 10/2023
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The Costs and Benefits of Recreational Cannabis Legalization in Illinois: County Level Analysis
Provides an analysis of costs and benefits of recreational marijuana in metro versus nonmetro counties in Illinois. Includes data on cannabis sales by month as well as tax estimates, healthcare costs, and average usage by county and metro versus nonmetro location.
Author(s): Adee Athiyaman
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
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Provides an analysis of costs and benefits of recreational marijuana in metro versus nonmetro counties in Illinois. Includes data on cannabis sales by month as well as tax estimates, healthcare costs, and average usage by county and metro versus nonmetro location.
Author(s): Adee Athiyaman
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
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Rural-Urban Disparities in Health Outcomes, Clinical Care, Health Behaviors, and Social Determinants of Health and an Action-Oriented, Dynamic Tool for Visualizing Them
Examines county-level disparities in rural and urban health outcomes and presents a health equity dashboard depicting the disparities. Utilizes 2015 and 2019 County Health Rankings datasets to analyze measures such as health outcomes, clinical care, health behaviors, physical environment, and social and economic factors according to urban, suburban, and rural location.
Author(s): William B. Weeks, Ji E. Chang, José A. Pagán, et al.
Citation: PLOS Global Public Health, 3(10)
Date: 10/2023
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Examines county-level disparities in rural and urban health outcomes and presents a health equity dashboard depicting the disparities. Utilizes 2015 and 2019 County Health Rankings datasets to analyze measures such as health outcomes, clinical care, health behaviors, physical environment, and social and economic factors according to urban, suburban, and rural location.
Author(s): William B. Weeks, Ji E. Chang, José A. Pagán, et al.
Citation: PLOS Global Public Health, 3(10)
Date: 10/2023
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Evaluation of Self-measured Blood Pressure Monitoring in a Southern Rural West Virginia Health System
Explores a study on the efficacy of a remote blood pressure monitoring intervention for rural adults in southern West Virginia. Breaks down data by participants' sex and location, among other measures.
Author(s): Andrya J. Durr, Craig H. Robinson, Robin A. Seabury, et al.
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 23(4), 8248
Date: 10/2023
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Explores a study on the efficacy of a remote blood pressure monitoring intervention for rural adults in southern West Virginia. Breaks down data by participants' sex and location, among other measures.
Author(s): Andrya J. Durr, Craig H. Robinson, Robin A. Seabury, et al.
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 23(4), 8248
Date: 10/2023
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National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2021 Emergency Department Summary Tables
Provides data on ambulatory care emergency department (ED) hospital visits. Table 1 provides metropolitan/nonmetropolitan ED visit data based on hospital location.
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Provides data on ambulatory care emergency department (ED) hospital visits. Table 1 provides metropolitan/nonmetropolitan ED visit data based on hospital location.
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Unvaccinated Adolescents' COVID-19 Vaccine Intentions: Implications for Public Health Messaging
Examines factors related to COVID-19 vaccine intentions in the U.S. adolescent population. Analyzes April 2021 survey data of 831 unvaccinated respondents regarding their vaccine hesitancy or acceptance according to age, sex, rurality, race/ethnicity, and concerns over COVID-19 infection and vaccine side effects, as well as additional factors impacting their vaccination decisions.
Author(s): Grace W. Ryan, Natoshia M. Askelson, Kate R. Woodworth, et al.
Citation: Journal of Adolescent Health, 73(4), 679-685
Date: 10/2023
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Examines factors related to COVID-19 vaccine intentions in the U.S. adolescent population. Analyzes April 2021 survey data of 831 unvaccinated respondents regarding their vaccine hesitancy or acceptance according to age, sex, rurality, race/ethnicity, and concerns over COVID-19 infection and vaccine side effects, as well as additional factors impacting their vaccination decisions.
Author(s): Grace W. Ryan, Natoshia M. Askelson, Kate R. Woodworth, et al.
Citation: Journal of Adolescent Health, 73(4), 679-685
Date: 10/2023
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2023 Needs Assessment Study of Low-Income North Dakota Individuals and Families
Report depicts the needs of low-income individuals and families in North Dakota. Highlights the need for access to affordable housing/rental assistance, food, dental insurance, and behavioral healthcare, among others. Discusses the needs of low-income people in rural communities, particularly primary and mental healthcare access.
Additional links: 2020 VS. 2023 Comparison, Executive Summary, Regional Results
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Community Action Partnership of North Dakota, North Dakota State University
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Report depicts the needs of low-income individuals and families in North Dakota. Highlights the need for access to affordable housing/rental assistance, food, dental insurance, and behavioral healthcare, among others. Discusses the needs of low-income people in rural communities, particularly primary and mental healthcare access.
Additional links: 2020 VS. 2023 Comparison, Executive Summary, Regional Results
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Community Action Partnership of North Dakota, North Dakota State University
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Rurality of Patient Residence and Access to Transplantation among Children with Kidney Failure in the United States
Examines wait time and waitlist registration for kidney transplantation among rural, micropolitan, and urban children with kidney failure. Utilizes 2000-2019 United States Renal Data System (USRDS) data of 14,175 children.
Author(s): Gabriela Accetta-Rojas, Charles E. McCulloch, Adrian M. Whelan, et al.
Citation: Pediatric Nephrology, 39(4), 1239-1244
Date: 09/2023
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Examines wait time and waitlist registration for kidney transplantation among rural, micropolitan, and urban children with kidney failure. Utilizes 2000-2019 United States Renal Data System (USRDS) data of 14,175 children.
Author(s): Gabriela Accetta-Rojas, Charles E. McCulloch, Adrian M. Whelan, et al.
Citation: Pediatric Nephrology, 39(4), 1239-1244
Date: 09/2023
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Adolescent Advertising Exposure to Cannabis Products in Rural Oklahoma via Medical Dispensaries
Examines exposure to cannabis advertising among adolescents in rural Oklahoma, utilizing observations of medical dispensaries which were within a 15-minute drive from high schools in 20 rural, largely American Indian, Oklahoma communities. Includes data on the display of product advertisements and price promotions, number of dispensaries available within 15 minutes of high schools, and other dispensary characteristics.
Author(s): Melvin Livingston, Caroline Barry, Andrew Walker, et al.
Citation: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 84(5), 693-699
Date: 09/2023
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Examines exposure to cannabis advertising among adolescents in rural Oklahoma, utilizing observations of medical dispensaries which were within a 15-minute drive from high schools in 20 rural, largely American Indian, Oklahoma communities. Includes data on the display of product advertisements and price promotions, number of dispensaries available within 15 minutes of high schools, and other dispensary characteristics.
Author(s): Melvin Livingston, Caroline Barry, Andrew Walker, et al.
Citation: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 84(5), 693-699
Date: 09/2023
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Perspectives on HPV Vaccination in Rural America
Presents perspectives of four people who currently live or grew up in rural areas on the benefits of rural life, reasons for rural disparities in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, and strategies for increasing rural HPV vaccination rates.
Author(s): Heather Brandt
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Presents perspectives of four people who currently live or grew up in rural areas on the benefits of rural life, reasons for rural disparities in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, and strategies for increasing rural HPV vaccination rates.
Author(s): Heather Brandt
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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