Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences
Longitudinal Assessment of a Dental and Medical Student Service Program in Appalachia: Successes and Lessons Learned
Results of a study exploring a West Virginia University Institute for Community and Rural Health service scholarship program implemented in 2011 to address a lack of dental and primary care in rural and underserved areas. Features statistics including program participant characteristics, with breakdowns by rural or urban background, and practice site characteristics for participants with fulfilled program status, with breakdowns by rural or underserved location.
Author(s): April Vestal, Fotinos Panagakos, Treah Haggerty, Ashley Brianna Sheppard
Citation: Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 82(1), 113-117
Date: 01/2022
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Results of a study exploring a West Virginia University Institute for Community and Rural Health service scholarship program implemented in 2011 to address a lack of dental and primary care in rural and underserved areas. Features statistics including program participant characteristics, with breakdowns by rural or urban background, and practice site characteristics for participants with fulfilled program status, with breakdowns by rural or underserved location.
Author(s): April Vestal, Fotinos Panagakos, Treah Haggerty, Ashley Brianna Sheppard
Citation: Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 82(1), 113-117
Date: 01/2022
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Postmortem Screening of Opioids, Benzodiazepines, and Alcohol among Rural and Urban Suicide Decedents
Presents a study comparing the co-use of opioids and other substances in opioid-related overdose suicides in rural and urban areas. Breaks down 2012-2015 data from the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) by toxicology reports, sex, and mental health history, among other factors.
Author(s): K.M. Bensley, William C. Kerr, Sarah Beth Barnett, Nina Mulia
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 38(1), 77-86
Date: 01/2022
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Presents a study comparing the co-use of opioids and other substances in opioid-related overdose suicides in rural and urban areas. Breaks down 2012-2015 data from the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) by toxicology reports, sex, and mental health history, among other factors.
Author(s): K.M. Bensley, William C. Kerr, Sarah Beth Barnett, Nina Mulia
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 38(1), 77-86
Date: 01/2022
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Training Psychiatrists in New Mexico: Reflections from Psychiatry Residents Who Participated in a Rural Track Versus a Traditional Program Alone over the Past Decade
Presents results of a survey of 74 University of New Mexico psychiatry residents, comparing responses from those who participated in the school's Rural Psychiatry Track (RPT) to non-RPT residents. Describes the experiences of the residents and the RPT program's impacts on the likelihood of residents moving into rural practice.
Author(s): Cynthia Killough, Erin Rush Ortegon, Rahul Vasireddy, et al.
Citation: Academic Psychiatry, 46, 470-474
Date: 01/2022
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Presents results of a survey of 74 University of New Mexico psychiatry residents, comparing responses from those who participated in the school's Rural Psychiatry Track (RPT) to non-RPT residents. Describes the experiences of the residents and the RPT program's impacts on the likelihood of residents moving into rural practice.
Author(s): Cynthia Killough, Erin Rush Ortegon, Rahul Vasireddy, et al.
Citation: Academic Psychiatry, 46, 470-474
Date: 01/2022
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Rural Wisconsin Demographics
Provides a rural versus urban breakdown of Wisconsin residents by age, sex, race, living arrangements, education, health, and more. Includes a Wisconsin map showing rural counties.
Date: 01/2022
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Provides a rural versus urban breakdown of Wisconsin residents by age, sex, race, living arrangements, education, health, and more. Includes a Wisconsin map showing rural counties.
Date: 01/2022
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Nebraska Center for Nursing 2022 Biennial Report
Provides data on Nebraska's registered nurse (RN) and licensed practical nurse (LPN) workforce, including county-specific supply and rural and urban distribution by age group, race/ethnicity, education level, and employment setting. Projects the expected nursing workforce growth through 2025 by region and includes the anticipated nursing shortage for each region.
Date: 01/2022
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Center for Nursing
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Provides data on Nebraska's registered nurse (RN) and licensed practical nurse (LPN) workforce, including county-specific supply and rural and urban distribution by age group, race/ethnicity, education level, and employment setting. Projects the expected nursing workforce growth through 2025 by region and includes the anticipated nursing shortage for each region.
Date: 01/2022
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Center for Nursing
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Cardiometabolic Health after First Pregnancy: Associations with Social Determinants of Health. A nuMoM2b-HHS Study
Examines connections between social determinants of health and metabolic syndrome after first pregnancy, including hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. Reports on metabolic syndrome in 4,484 participants broken down by income, education, acculturation, social support, insurance, and health literacy. Includes rural versus urban data in Table 2.
Author(s): N.A. Bello, J. Moore, E. C. Miller, et al.
Citation: American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice, 13
Date: 01/2022
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Examines connections between social determinants of health and metabolic syndrome after first pregnancy, including hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. Reports on metabolic syndrome in 4,484 participants broken down by income, education, acculturation, social support, insurance, and health literacy. Includes rural versus urban data in Table 2.
Author(s): N.A. Bello, J. Moore, E. C. Miller, et al.
Citation: American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice, 13
Date: 01/2022
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Telemedicine Access and Utilization among Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries with Behavioral and Musculoskeletal Health Conditions
Examines access to care and telemedicine use by adult Medicaid beneficiaries with behavioral health and musculoskeletal conditions in North Carolina based on state Medicaid claims data from March 2019 to March 2021. Covers changes in rates of telemedicine use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and offers rural and urban data on telemedicine use in addition to other characteristics in the appendix tables.
Date: 01/2022
Sponsoring organization: Margolis Center for Health Policy
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Examines access to care and telemedicine use by adult Medicaid beneficiaries with behavioral health and musculoskeletal conditions in North Carolina based on state Medicaid claims data from March 2019 to March 2021. Covers changes in rates of telemedicine use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and offers rural and urban data on telemedicine use in addition to other characteristics in the appendix tables.
Date: 01/2022
Sponsoring organization: Margolis Center for Health Policy
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Telemedicine Access and Utilization among Pediatric Medicaid Beneficiaries with Behavioral Health and Musculoskeletal Conditions
Data brief examining access to care and telemedicine use by pediatric Medicaid beneficiaries with behavioral health and musculoskeletal conditions in North Carolina based on state Medicaid claims data from March 2019-March 2021. Covers changes in rates of telemedicine use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and offers rural and urban data on telemedicine use in the appendix tables.
Date: 01/2022
Sponsoring organization: Margolis Center for Health Policy
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Data brief examining access to care and telemedicine use by pediatric Medicaid beneficiaries with behavioral health and musculoskeletal conditions in North Carolina based on state Medicaid claims data from March 2019-March 2021. Covers changes in rates of telemedicine use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and offers rural and urban data on telemedicine use in the appendix tables.
Date: 01/2022
Sponsoring organization: Margolis Center for Health Policy
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Trends in Premature Mortality From Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States, 1999 to 2019
Reports on deaths of people under 65 from acute myocardial infarction by race, sex, and age from 1999 to 2019 based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's WONDER (Wide‐Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research) death certificate database. Provides state-by-state data and mortality rates broken down by rural, medium/small metro, and large metro in Table S1.
Author(s): Sourbha S. Dani, Ahmad N. Lone, Zulqarnain Javed, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Heart Association, 11(1)
Date: 01/2022
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Reports on deaths of people under 65 from acute myocardial infarction by race, sex, and age from 1999 to 2019 based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's WONDER (Wide‐Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research) death certificate database. Provides state-by-state data and mortality rates broken down by rural, medium/small metro, and large metro in Table S1.
Author(s): Sourbha S. Dani, Ahmad N. Lone, Zulqarnain Javed, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Heart Association, 11(1)
Date: 01/2022
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Trends in the Incidence of New‐Onset Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Among Rural and Urban Areas in the United States, 2007 to 2019
Examines 51,685,525 live births in rural and urban women between 2007 and 2019 to study incidence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Provides Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Natality Database statistics and data broken down by rural/urban category, demographics, and census region, among others. Discusses impacts of trend changes in hypertensive disorders in both rural and urban areas.
Author(s): Natalie A. Cameron, Ian Everitt, Laura E. Seegmiller, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Heart Association, 11(2)
Date: 01/2022
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Examines 51,685,525 live births in rural and urban women between 2007 and 2019 to study incidence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Provides Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Natality Database statistics and data broken down by rural/urban category, demographics, and census region, among others. Discusses impacts of trend changes in hypertensive disorders in both rural and urban areas.
Author(s): Natalie A. Cameron, Ian Everitt, Laura E. Seegmiller, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Heart Association, 11(2)
Date: 01/2022
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