Rural Health
Resources by Topic: People with disabilities
Socioeconomic Risk Factors for Fatal Opioid Overdoses in the United States: Findings from the Mortality Disparities in American Communities Study (MDAC)
Highlights a study that correlates demographic and socioeconomic status with opioid overdose fatalities. Draws data from the Mortality Disparities in American Community Study (MDAC) and compares results by rural/nonrural residence, race, employment, and educational attainment, among other measures.
Author(s): Sean F. Altekruse, Candace M. Cosgrove, William C. Altekruse, Richard A. Jenkins, Carlos Blanco
Citation: PLoS One, 15(1)
Date: 01/2020
Type: Document
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Highlights a study that correlates demographic and socioeconomic status with opioid overdose fatalities. Draws data from the Mortality Disparities in American Community Study (MDAC) and compares results by rural/nonrural residence, race, employment, and educational attainment, among other measures.
Author(s): Sean F. Altekruse, Candace M. Cosgrove, William C. Altekruse, Richard A. Jenkins, Carlos Blanco
Citation: PLoS One, 15(1)
Date: 01/2020
Type: Document
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Head Start Program Transportation in Rural Areas
Discusses the role of transportation in Head Start programs and provides planning and implementation information. Includes information on funding and training, and provides several case studies of Head Start programs that provide transportation.
Date: 01/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Transit Assistance Program
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Discusses the role of transportation in Head Start programs and provides planning and implementation information. Includes information on funding and training, and provides several case studies of Head Start programs that provide transportation.
Date: 01/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Transit Assistance Program
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Health Care Use and Access among Rural and Urban Nonelderly Adult Medicare Beneficiaries
Highlights healthcare access and utilization by disabled adults under 65 who are enrolled in Medicare. Compares rural and urban participants by age, race, and geographic region, among other measures.
Author(s): Erika Ziller, Amanda Burgess, Deborah Thayer
Date: 01/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Highlights healthcare access and utilization by disabled adults under 65 who are enrolled in Medicare. Compares rural and urban participants by age, race, and geographic region, among other measures.
Author(s): Erika Ziller, Amanda Burgess, Deborah Thayer
Date: 01/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Opioid Prescribing Among Adults With Disabilities in the United States After the 2014 Federal Hydrocodone Rescheduling Regulation
Examines the impact of the 2014 federal rescheduling regulation regarding hydrocodone-combination products on Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities. Provides maps of prolonged opioid use by Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities by state before and after the regulation was implemented. Includes data analysis of beneficiaries in metropolitan, urban, and rural areas.
Author(s): Victor Law, Yong-Fang Kuo, Mukaila A. Raji, Jacques Baillargeon
Citation: Public Health Reports, 135(1), 114-123
Date: 12/2019
Type: Document
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Examines the impact of the 2014 federal rescheduling regulation regarding hydrocodone-combination products on Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities. Provides maps of prolonged opioid use by Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities by state before and after the regulation was implemented. Includes data analysis of beneficiaries in metropolitan, urban, and rural areas.
Author(s): Victor Law, Yong-Fang Kuo, Mukaila A. Raji, Jacques Baillargeon
Citation: Public Health Reports, 135(1), 114-123
Date: 12/2019
Type: Document
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Prevalence and Trends of Developmental Disabilities among Children in the United States: 2009–2017
Analyzed 2009 to 2017 National Health Interview Survey data to determine trends in 10 developmental disabilities among children. Includes data break down by age, gender, race and ethnicity, rurality, health insurance status, and more.
Author(s): Benjamin Zablotsky, Lindsey I. Black, Matthew J. Maenner, et al.
Citation: Pediatrics, 144(4), e20190811
Date: 10/2019
Type: Document
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Analyzed 2009 to 2017 National Health Interview Survey data to determine trends in 10 developmental disabilities among children. Includes data break down by age, gender, race and ethnicity, rurality, health insurance status, and more.
Author(s): Benjamin Zablotsky, Lindsey I. Black, Matthew J. Maenner, et al.
Citation: Pediatrics, 144(4), e20190811
Date: 10/2019
Type: Document
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Rural-Urban Patterns of Disability: The Role of Migration
Explores whether selective migration contributes to rural-urban disability rate disparities. Compares data for people with disability, people without disability who live in households with disability, and people without disability in households without disability. Considers rural or urban status and age. Discusses models of migration decision-making and factors associated with migration.
Author(s): Christiane von Reichert, E. Helen Berry
Citation: Population, Space and Place, 2019 (1), 1-18
Date: 10/2019
Type: Document
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Explores whether selective migration contributes to rural-urban disability rate disparities. Compares data for people with disability, people without disability who live in households with disability, and people without disability in households without disability. Considers rural or urban status and age. Discusses models of migration decision-making and factors associated with migration.
Author(s): Christiane von Reichert, E. Helen Berry
Citation: Population, Space and Place, 2019 (1), 1-18
Date: 10/2019
Type: Document
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Disability in America: Veterans with Disabilities (2017)
Displays the disability rate among veterans on the county level using data from the 2013-2017 American Community Survey (ACS).
Date: 10/2019
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
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Displays the disability rate among veterans on the county level using data from the 2013-2017 American Community Survey (ACS).
Date: 10/2019
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
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Enhancing Services for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deafblind Patients in Rural America
Discusses the barriers to care that rural patients who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind face, including lack of accommodations and inadequate clinician training. Features a Michigan clinic with American Sign Language-fluent staff, a New Jersey state division providing deaf sensitivity training, and a Colorado program that brings interpreters to rural communities.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 10/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Discusses the barriers to care that rural patients who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind face, including lack of accommodations and inadequate clinician training. Features a Michigan clinic with American Sign Language-fluent staff, a New Jersey state division providing deaf sensitivity training, and a Colorado program that brings interpreters to rural communities.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 10/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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The Older Population in Rural America: 2012-2016
Describes the rural older population, those 65 years and older, compared to urban older adults. Includes rural-urban data on population size for the nation, by region, and by state. Also covers demographic, social, and economic characteristics, age distribution, and sex ratio by age. Some data is available by level of rurality for mostly urban, mostly rural, and completely rural counties.
Author(s): Amy Symens Smith, Edward Trevelyan
Date: 09/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Describes the rural older population, those 65 years and older, compared to urban older adults. Includes rural-urban data on population size for the nation, by region, and by state. Also covers demographic, social, and economic characteristics, age distribution, and sex ratio by age. Some data is available by level of rurality for mostly urban, mostly rural, and completely rural counties.
Author(s): Amy Symens Smith, Edward Trevelyan
Date: 09/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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ACA and Medicaid Expansion Associated with Increased Insurance Coverage for Rural Americans with Disabilities
Fact sheet exploring ways in which Affordable Care Act (ACA) policy changes and Medicaid expansion affected people with disabilities, especially those in rural areas. Features statistics including changes in insurance coverage for urban and rural people with and without disabilities from 2006-2017, and differences in coverage in Medicaid expansion or non-expansion states, with breakdowns by urban or rural locations.
Author(s): Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
Date: 09/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Montana: Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities
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Fact sheet exploring ways in which Affordable Care Act (ACA) policy changes and Medicaid expansion affected people with disabilities, especially those in rural areas. Features statistics including changes in insurance coverage for urban and rural people with and without disabilities from 2006-2017, and differences in coverage in Medicaid expansion or non-expansion states, with breakdowns by urban or rural locations.
Author(s): Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
Date: 09/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Montana: Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities
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