Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Populations
Traffic Safety Culture Research Roadmap
Provides information and a roadmap related to traffic safety culture, including research gaps and roadmap structure, explanation of research needs, a background on traffic safety culture, and research need statements. Includes cultural and safety considerations for organizations and transportation agencies in rural and tribal areas.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organizations: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board
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Provides information and a roadmap related to traffic safety culture, including research gaps and roadmap structure, explanation of research needs, a background on traffic safety culture, and research need statements. Includes cultural and safety considerations for organizations and transportation agencies in rural and tribal areas.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organizations: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board
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Traffic Safety Culture: Conduct of Research Report
Provides information related to traffic safety culture, including a literature review, engagement efforts from stakeholders, a research roadmap, and research need statements. Includes cultural and safety considerations for organizations and transportation agencies in rural and tribal areas.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organizations: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board
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Provides information related to traffic safety culture, including a literature review, engagement efforts from stakeholders, a research roadmap, and research need statements. Includes cultural and safety considerations for organizations and transportation agencies in rural and tribal areas.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organizations: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board
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Transportation for People with Disabilities and Older Adults During COVID-19: Lessons for Emergency Response
Provides information on planning for transportation needs during emergencies and pandemics, with a focus on assisting older adults and people with disabilities. Discusses roles and responsibilities, personnel and resources, technology and tools, challenges and solutions, and strategies and sustainability, with reflections on issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes considerations for transit agencies in different locations, including rural and tribal.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Transit Cooperative Research Program
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organizations: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board
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Provides information on planning for transportation needs during emergencies and pandemics, with a focus on assisting older adults and people with disabilities. Discusses roles and responsibilities, personnel and resources, technology and tools, challenges and solutions, and strategies and sustainability, with reflections on issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes considerations for transit agencies in different locations, including rural and tribal.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Transit Cooperative Research Program
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organizations: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board
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Medicaid and CHIP Renewal and Transition Resources for Partners
Offers resources for states, beneficiary and provider organizations, and other partners to better assist people with Medicaid or Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage to renew their healthcare coverage or transition to insurance options that better suit their needs. Includes outreach materials for different population categories, including people with disabilities, and older adults, and rural populations.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Offers resources for states, beneficiary and provider organizations, and other partners to better assist people with Medicaid or Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage to renew their healthcare coverage or transition to insurance options that better suit their needs. Includes outreach materials for different population categories, including people with disabilities, and older adults, and rural populations.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Effects of Rurality and Distance to Care on Perinatal Outcomes over a 1-Year Period During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Examines how rurality and/or distance to care impacts perinatal outcomes such as pre-eclampsia, preterm labor, neonatal intensive care, birthweight, and more. Analyzes outcomes from 2,497 patients during the COVID-19 pandemic period of May 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021, with results broken down by distance to care and metropolitan, micropolitan, or rural location.
Author(s): Pratyusha V. Bujimalla, Kimberly A. Kenne, Haley A. Steffen, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 40(3), 520-530
Date: 2024
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Examines how rurality and/or distance to care impacts perinatal outcomes such as pre-eclampsia, preterm labor, neonatal intensive care, birthweight, and more. Analyzes outcomes from 2,497 patients during the COVID-19 pandemic period of May 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021, with results broken down by distance to care and metropolitan, micropolitan, or rural location.
Author(s): Pratyusha V. Bujimalla, Kimberly A. Kenne, Haley A. Steffen, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 40(3), 520-530
Date: 2024
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Rural-Urban Differences in Social and Emotional Protective Factors and Their Association with Child Health and Flourishing
Examines differences in childhood protective factors in rural and urban communities that correlate with childhood health and wellness. Utilizes 2018-2021 data from the National Survey of Children's Health to analyze protective factors such as caregiver emotional and social support, caregiver mental and physical health, family resilience and connectedness, neighborhood and school safety, and more. Includes rural versus urban comparisons with data further broken down by race/ethnicity, sex, age, health status, and marriage status of caregiver.
Author(s): Rose Y. Hardy, Samantha J. Boch, Mattina A. Davenport, Laura J. Chavez, Kelly J. Kelleher
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 40(2), 314-325
Date: 2024
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Examines differences in childhood protective factors in rural and urban communities that correlate with childhood health and wellness. Utilizes 2018-2021 data from the National Survey of Children's Health to analyze protective factors such as caregiver emotional and social support, caregiver mental and physical health, family resilience and connectedness, neighborhood and school safety, and more. Includes rural versus urban comparisons with data further broken down by race/ethnicity, sex, age, health status, and marriage status of caregiver.
Author(s): Rose Y. Hardy, Samantha J. Boch, Mattina A. Davenport, Laura J. Chavez, Kelly J. Kelleher
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 40(2), 314-325
Date: 2024
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Rural/Urban Differences in Receipt of Governmental Rental Assistance: Relationship to Health and Disability
Examines the relationship of housing to health and disability. Utilizes 2021 National Health Interview Survey data to analyze homeownership and rental assistance by rural versus urban location, with further breakdowns by demographics, marital status, education and employment status, self-rated health, region, and disability status.
Author(s): Carrie Henning-Smith, Alexis Swendener, Katie Rydberg, Megan Lahr, Hawking Yam
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 40(2), 394-400
Date: 2024
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Examines the relationship of housing to health and disability. Utilizes 2021 National Health Interview Survey data to analyze homeownership and rental assistance by rural versus urban location, with further breakdowns by demographics, marital status, education and employment status, self-rated health, region, and disability status.
Author(s): Carrie Henning-Smith, Alexis Swendener, Katie Rydberg, Megan Lahr, Hawking Yam
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 40(2), 394-400
Date: 2024
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Alaska AHEC Program 2024 Annual Report
Details the 2024 program highlights and accomplishments of Alaska's Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program, which provides health workforce programs for students to support quality healthcare access in the state.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organizations: Alaska Area Health Education Centers Program, Alaska Center for Rural Health and Health Workforce
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Details the 2024 program highlights and accomplishments of Alaska's Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program, which provides health workforce programs for students to support quality healthcare access in the state.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organizations: Alaska Area Health Education Centers Program, Alaska Center for Rural Health and Health Workforce
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Childhood Poverty, 2007 - 2024
Animated map series showing child poverty rates at the school district level from 2007 to 2024.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Animated map series showing child poverty rates at the school district level from 2007 to 2024.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Arizona Health Improvement Plan Summary Document 2024-2025 Update
Describes state efforts to address health priorities in Arizona, including social determinants of health, mental well-being, and rural health. Highlights strategies to improve public health in each identified area.
Additional links: Rural & Urban Underserved Health 2024-2025 Update
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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Describes state efforts to address health priorities in Arizona, including social determinants of health, mental well-being, and rural health. Highlights strategies to improve public health in each identified area.
Additional links: Rural & Urban Underserved Health 2024-2025 Update
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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