Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Populations
An Empirical Analysis of Financial Hardship Associated with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia: Metro and Nonmetro Patients
Examines financial hardships among those with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia (ADRD). Utilizes National Health and Aging Trends Study data to present ADRD financial hardship according to metro versus nonmetro location, race, and age.
Author(s): Adee Athiyaman
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
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Examines financial hardships among those with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia (ADRD). Utilizes National Health and Aging Trends Study data to present ADRD financial hardship according to metro versus nonmetro location, race, and age.
Author(s): Adee Athiyaman
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
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Racial Disparities in Obesity‐Related Cardiovascular Mortality in the United States: Temporal Trends From 1999 to 2020
Examines disparities in obesity-related cardiovascular mortality in U.S. citizens from 1999 to 2020. Utilizes the Multiple Cause of Death database to analyze mortality trends by race, sex, age, and rural versus urban residence.
Author(s): Zahra Raisi‐Estabragh, Ofer Kobo, Jennifer H. Mieres, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Heart Association, 12(18)
Date: 09/2023
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Examines disparities in obesity-related cardiovascular mortality in U.S. citizens from 1999 to 2020. Utilizes the Multiple Cause of Death database to analyze mortality trends by race, sex, age, and rural versus urban residence.
Author(s): Zahra Raisi‐Estabragh, Ofer Kobo, Jennifer H. Mieres, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Heart Association, 12(18)
Date: 09/2023
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Report to Congress on the Outcome Evaluations of Administration for Native Americans Projects
Provides an overview of 2020 Administration for Native Americans (ANA) projects, with a focus on each project's goals, objectives, accomplishments, and relevant data. Summarizes 33 projects that aim to promote social/cultural, environmental, and economic health and sustainability in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations, with several projects addressing population health in rural areas. Discusses the impacts of COVID-19 on ANA projects.
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Provides an overview of 2020 Administration for Native Americans (ANA) projects, with a focus on each project's goals, objectives, accomplishments, and relevant data. Summarizes 33 projects that aim to promote social/cultural, environmental, and economic health and sustainability in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations, with several projects addressing population health in rural areas. Discusses the impacts of COVID-19 on ANA projects.
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Pediatric Hospitalizations at Rural and Urban Teaching and Nonteaching Hospitals in the US, 2009-2019
Describes changes in the number and proportion of pediatric hospitalizations and costs at urban teaching, urban nonteaching, and rural hospitals versus freestanding children's hospitals from 2009-2019. Estimates the number and proportion of hospitals providing inpatient pediatric care and characterizes changes in clinical complexity. Features statistics including sociodemographic, clinical, and hospital characteristics of pediatric hospitalizations, with breakdowns by urban and rural location.
Author(s): JoAnna K. Leyenaar, Seneca D. Freyleue, Mary Arakelyan, David C. Goodman, A. James O'Malley
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 6(9)
Date: 09/2023
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Describes changes in the number and proportion of pediatric hospitalizations and costs at urban teaching, urban nonteaching, and rural hospitals versus freestanding children's hospitals from 2009-2019. Estimates the number and proportion of hospitals providing inpatient pediatric care and characterizes changes in clinical complexity. Features statistics including sociodemographic, clinical, and hospital characteristics of pediatric hospitalizations, with breakdowns by urban and rural location.
Author(s): JoAnna K. Leyenaar, Seneca D. Freyleue, Mary Arakelyan, David C. Goodman, A. James O'Malley
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 6(9)
Date: 09/2023
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Recovery From the Coronavirus Pandemic in K–12 Education
Provides information on parent concerns, COVID-19 pandemic accommodations to learning, student support, mental health services, and community school or wraparound services, with breakdowns according to school locale of city, suburban, town, or rural.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Education Statistics
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Provides information on parent concerns, COVID-19 pandemic accommodations to learning, student support, mental health services, and community school or wraparound services, with breakdowns according to school locale of city, suburban, town, or rural.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Education Statistics
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Variations in Victimization: The Relationship between Community Types, Violence against Women and Reporting Behaviors
Using a 5 category measure of rural and urban locations by land use, evaluates National Crime Victimization Survey data between 1996 and 2005 to analyze differences in the rural and urban victim-offender relationship for female victims. Discusses the impact of proximity for rural victimization and how the victim-offender relationship impacts reporting victimization to the police.
Author(s): Ryan Randa, Sarah R. Bostrom, Wyatt Brown, Bradford W. Reyns, Jessica C. Fleming
Citation: Social Sciences, 12(9), 471
Date: 08/2023
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Using a 5 category measure of rural and urban locations by land use, evaluates National Crime Victimization Survey data between 1996 and 2005 to analyze differences in the rural and urban victim-offender relationship for female victims. Discusses the impact of proximity for rural victimization and how the victim-offender relationship impacts reporting victimization to the police.
Author(s): Ryan Randa, Sarah R. Bostrom, Wyatt Brown, Bradford W. Reyns, Jessica C. Fleming
Citation: Social Sciences, 12(9), 471
Date: 08/2023
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Report to Congress on the Runaway and Homeless Youth Program for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019
Provides an overview of the primary activities and services implemented by the Runaway and Homeless Youth grantees between fiscal years 2018-2019. Provides an introduction to programs, performance standards and youth characteristics, basic center program, transitional living and maternity group home program, street outreach program, program performance monitoring, and service provision data. Includes information on the Rural Host Home Demonstration Project.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, Family & Youth Services Bureau
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Provides an overview of the primary activities and services implemented by the Runaway and Homeless Youth grantees between fiscal years 2018-2019. Provides an introduction to programs, performance standards and youth characteristics, basic center program, transitional living and maternity group home program, street outreach program, program performance monitoring, and service provision data. Includes information on the Rural Host Home Demonstration Project.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Administration for Children and Families, Family & Youth Services Bureau
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The State of Our Health: A Statewide Health Assessment of Pennsylvania, August 2023 Update
Identifies specific health challenges in Pennsylvania and indicates where the largest improvements can be made. Features sections on social determinants of health, access to care, substance use, chronic diseases, mental health, maternal and infant health, injury and violence prevention, infectious diseases and immunization, Health Professional Shortage Areas, and environmental health. Includes references to rural throughout.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Identifies specific health challenges in Pennsylvania and indicates where the largest improvements can be made. Features sections on social determinants of health, access to care, substance use, chronic diseases, mental health, maternal and infant health, injury and violence prevention, infectious diseases and immunization, Health Professional Shortage Areas, and environmental health. Includes references to rural throughout.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Differential Treatment and Outcomes for Patients With Heart Attacks in Advantaged and Disadvantaged Communities
Analyzes geographic disparities in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) access, treatment, and outcomes among patients with acute myocardial infarction in California using 2006-2020 patient data. Compares mortality, readmissions, same-day PCI, distance to PCI, and more by neighborhood disadvantage status. Highlights factors associated with neighborhood disadvantage including race, ethnicity, and rurality.
Author(s): Yu-Chu Shen, Nandita Sarkar, Renee Y. Hsia
Citation: Journal of the American Heart Association, 12(17), e030506
Date: 08/2023
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Analyzes geographic disparities in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) access, treatment, and outcomes among patients with acute myocardial infarction in California using 2006-2020 patient data. Compares mortality, readmissions, same-day PCI, distance to PCI, and more by neighborhood disadvantage status. Highlights factors associated with neighborhood disadvantage including race, ethnicity, and rurality.
Author(s): Yu-Chu Shen, Nandita Sarkar, Renee Y. Hsia
Citation: Journal of the American Heart Association, 12(17), e030506
Date: 08/2023
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Who's Accountable? Low-Value Care Received By Medicare Beneficiaries Outside Of Their Attributed Health Systems
Examines how much low-volume care and health system spending can be attributed to fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries aged 65-years-old and older receiving care outside of the health system between 2017-2018. Explores beneficiary and health system factors associated with receiving the thirty most common low-value services, including beneficiaries' rurality and whether the low-value services originated from primary care physicians or specialists.
Author(s): Ishani Ganguli, Maia L. Crawford, Benjamin Usadi, et al.
Citation: Health Affairs, 42(8), 1128-1139
Date: 08/2023
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Examines how much low-volume care and health system spending can be attributed to fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries aged 65-years-old and older receiving care outside of the health system between 2017-2018. Explores beneficiary and health system factors associated with receiving the thirty most common low-value services, including beneficiaries' rurality and whether the low-value services originated from primary care physicians or specialists.
Author(s): Ishani Ganguli, Maia L. Crawford, Benjamin Usadi, et al.
Citation: Health Affairs, 42(8), 1128-1139
Date: 08/2023
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