Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural definitions
Same People, Different Results: Categorizing Cancer Registry Cases Across the Rural-Urban Continuum
Evaluates patient categorization results produced by applying 9 U.S. rural-urban indexes to 1,569 Wisconsin Pancreatic Cancer Registry patients. Discusses indexes' consistency of results, geographic scale, and other concerns related to their application to cancer research.
Author(s): Andrea M. Schiefelbein, John K. Krebsbach, Amy K. Taylor, et al.
Citation: Wisconsin Medical Journal, 123(2), 78-87
Date: 05/2024
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Evaluates patient categorization results produced by applying 9 U.S. rural-urban indexes to 1,569 Wisconsin Pancreatic Cancer Registry patients. Discusses indexes' consistency of results, geographic scale, and other concerns related to their application to cancer research.
Author(s): Andrea M. Schiefelbein, John K. Krebsbach, Amy K. Taylor, et al.
Citation: Wisconsin Medical Journal, 123(2), 78-87
Date: 05/2024
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Urban and Rural Areas in the State of Hawaii: 2020
Reports on changes to rural and urban definitions under the Census Bureau's urban-rural classification for 2020 in the state of Hawaii. Provides data and maps showing rural and urban land area, population, and housing by county.
Date: 04/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Hawaii State Data Center (HSDC), Research and Economic Analysis Division of the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT), State of Hawaii
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Reports on changes to rural and urban definitions under the Census Bureau's urban-rural classification for 2020 in the state of Hawaii. Provides data and maps showing rural and urban land area, population, and housing by county.
Date: 04/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Hawaii State Data Center (HSDC), Research and Economic Analysis Division of the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT), State of Hawaii
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An Update to Rural Urban Continuum Codes
Discusses various rural definitions and explains changes to the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC). Includes map of Minnesota depicting changes in RUCC county categorizations from 2013 to 2023 as well as a list of Minnesota counties that had population and corresponding RUCC changes.
Author(s): Kelly Asche
Date: 04/2024
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
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Discusses various rural definitions and explains changes to the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC). Includes map of Minnesota depicting changes in RUCC county categorizations from 2013 to 2023 as well as a list of Minnesota counties that had population and corresponding RUCC changes.
Author(s): Kelly Asche
Date: 04/2024
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
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'Rurality' of Nonmetropolitan Counties Varies Across Regions
Presents a map of metro and nonmetro counties based on the 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC). Breaks down the counties on a nine-level scale of rurality.
Date: 04/2024
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Presents a map of metro and nonmetro counties based on the 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC). Breaks down the counties on a nine-level scale of rurality.
Date: 04/2024
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Defining "Rural" and Utilizing VA Data Sources to Improve Rural Veterans Access to Care
Webinar recording discussing federal rural designations, how rural is defined by the Office of Rural Health in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), and using VHA data sources.
Date: 03/2024
Sponsoring organizations: VA Health Systems Research, Office of Research & Development, Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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Webinar recording discussing federal rural designations, how rural is defined by the Office of Rural Health in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), and using VHA data sources.
Date: 03/2024
Sponsoring organizations: VA Health Systems Research, Office of Research & Development, Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas of the United States and Puerto Rico
Map of the United States displaying metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas by county using data from the Office and Management and Budget (OMB). Uses metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas as defined by OMB as of July 2023.
Date: 03/2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Map of the United States displaying metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas by county using data from the Office and Management and Budget (OMB). Uses metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas as defined by OMB as of July 2023.
Date: 03/2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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North Carolina County Designations of Core Based Statistical Areas
Color-coded county-level map of metropolitan, micropolitan, and neither metropolitan nor micropolitan central and outlying counties in North Carolina. Indicates areas of high population density. Includes Office of Rural Health rural-urban designations.
Date: 03/2024
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Color-coded county-level map of metropolitan, micropolitan, and neither metropolitan nor micropolitan central and outlying counties in North Carolina. Indicates areas of high population density. Includes Office of Rural Health rural-urban designations.
Date: 03/2024
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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In Search of Rural: How Varying Definitions Shape Housing Research
Describes the effect of rural definitions on rural housing research. Categorizes rural definitions by type, and compares data produced by applying 11 rural definitions to 2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Discusses definition impacts on estimated rural demographics and housing stock, characteristics, and challenges. Includes state-by-state estimates of rural population share for each definition.
Author(s): Alexander Hermann, Whitney Airgood-Obrycki
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University (JCHS)
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Describes the effect of rural definitions on rural housing research. Categorizes rural definitions by type, and compares data produced by applying 11 rural definitions to 2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Discusses definition impacts on estimated rural demographics and housing stock, characteristics, and challenges. Includes state-by-state estimates of rural population share for each definition.
Author(s): Alexander Hermann, Whitney Airgood-Obrycki
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University (JCHS)
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Self-Identified Rurality in a Nationally Representative Population in the US
Evaluates self-identified rurality and ZIP code-derived Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) classification among 774 U.S. adults. Provides data on level of agreement between perceived rurality and RUCA classification, identifies factors contributing to discrepancies, and proposes a reclassification of selected RUCA codes.
Author(s): Dustin C. Krutsinger, Kuldeep N. Yadav, Joanna L. Hart
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 24(1), 8483
Date: 01/2024
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Evaluates self-identified rurality and ZIP code-derived Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) classification among 774 U.S. adults. Provides data on level of agreement between perceived rurality and RUCA classification, identifies factors contributing to discrepancies, and proposes a reclassification of selected RUCA codes.
Author(s): Dustin C. Krutsinger, Kuldeep N. Yadav, Joanna L. Hart
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 24(1), 8483
Date: 01/2024
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How Rural Is All of Us? Comparing Characteristics of Rural Participants in the National Institute of Health's All of Us Research Program to Other National Data Sources
Compares the All of Us health research dataset that utilizes self-reported rurality to other nationally representative data sources that represent rurality. Discusses implications of using the All for Us dataset as a proxy measure of rurality in health research.
Author(s): Janessa M. Graves, Shawna R. Beese, Demetrius A. Abshire, Kevin J. Bennett
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 40(4), 745-751
Date: 2024
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Compares the All of Us health research dataset that utilizes self-reported rurality to other nationally representative data sources that represent rurality. Discusses implications of using the All for Us dataset as a proxy measure of rurality in health research.
Author(s): Janessa M. Graves, Shawna R. Beese, Demetrius A. Abshire, Kevin J. Bennett
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 40(4), 745-751
Date: 2024
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