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Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences

Poverty Rates by Family Type and Metro/Nonmetro Residence, 2019
Bar chart showing metropolitan and nonmetro poverty rates for married couples, male head of household with no spouse, female head of household with no spouse, female head of household with no spouse and with children, and all family types.
Date: 06/2021
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Poverty Rates by Race/Ethnicity and Metro/Nonmetro Residence, 2019
Bar chart comparing metropolitan and nonmetro poverty levels for White, African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Hispanic populations.
Date: 06/2021
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Poverty Rates by Age Group and Metro/Nonmetro Residence, 2019
Bar chart showing metropolitan and nonmetro poverty rates for all ages, for children under 5, children under 18, adults aged 18-64, and seniors over 65.
Date: 06/2021
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Texas Women and Women's Health Providers: Metro v. Non-Metro
Report on the number of women's health providers in rural and urban areas of Texas. Includes a county-level breakdown of the ratio of providers per 100,000 people as well as counties with no providers. Also includes a comparison of the number of types of providers and average ages between rural and urban areas.
Date: 05/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Use of the Spatial Access Ratio to Measure Geospatial Access to Emergency General Surgery Services in California
Evaluates the ability of Spatial Access Ratio (SPAR) to identify disparities in emergency general surgery (EGS) access in California. Compares the locations of 238 EGS-capable hospitals to the location of California residents with focus on the socio-demographic characteristics of population size, poverty rate, health insurance coverage, and rural or urban status. Table 2 shows access to EGS hospitals by rurality, among other data. Discusses the use of SPAR to allocate resources differently.
Author(s): Marta McCrum, Neng Wan, Steven Lizotte, et al.
Citation: The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 90(5), 853-860
Date: 05/2021
Type: Document
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Spatial and Temporal Inequalities in Mortality in the USA, 1968-2016
Examines excess mortality at the county level using Poisson regression models adjusted for poverty, race, education, population change, and deindustrialization, including rural-urban comparisons. Offers spatial maps and population-weighted cartograms.
Author(s): Welcome Wami, David Walsh, Benjamin D. Hennig, et al.
Citation: Health Place, 70, 102586
Date: 05/2021
Type: Document
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Mental Health in Ohio: 2019 Update
Examines mental health in Ohio and intersecting issues such as comorbidities, healthcare access, insurance status, and being part of a minority group, based on results of the 2019 Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey (OMAS) and the Ohio COVID-19 Survey series. Includes data breakdowns based on age, sex, race/ethnicity, and rural Appalachian, rural non-Appalachian, suburban, and/or metropolitan location, among others.
Author(s): Dushka Crane, Andreas Teferra, Tim Sahr, at al.
Date: 05/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Medicaid Technical Assistance and Policy Program, Ohio Department of Aging, Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Department of Medicaid, Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
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Housing Insecurity in Ohio: 2019 Update
Examines housing insecurity in Ohio and its intersecting issues such as healthcare outcomes and homelessness based on the 2019 Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey (OMAS). Includes data on housing status based on rural Appalachian, rural non-Appalachian, suburban, and metropolitan location.
Author(s): Doug Spence, Tim Sahr, Townsand Price-Spratlen, et al.
Date: 05/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Medicaid Technical Assistance and Policy Program, Ohio Department of Aging, Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Department of Medicaid, Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
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Health in Rural Ohio: 2019 Update
Examines disparities in health conditions, insurance status, health behaviors, economic distress, and more in rural versus non-rural Ohioans based on the 2019 Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey (OMAS).
Author(s): Anirudh V. S. Ruhil, Heather Robinson, Piyali Das, et al.
Date: 05/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Medicaid Technical Assistance and Policy Program, Ohio Department of Aging, Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Department of Medicaid, Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
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Health of Older Ohioans: 2019 Update
Reports on disease prevalence, chronic conditions, and social determinants of health of the Ohio population aged 60 or older, based on data from the 2019 Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey (OMAS). Includes age distribution of older Ohioans by rural Appalachian, rural non-Appalachian, suburban, and metropolitan county types.
Author(s): Virginia Nivar, Thomas Albani, Concetta Reda, et al.
Date: 05/2021
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Medicaid Technical Assistance and Policy Program, Ohio College of Medicine Government Resource Center, Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Department of Medicaid
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