Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences
Demographics of Direct Patient Care Physicians in North Dakota
Fact Sheet describing direct patient care physicians by age, patient population, and rural/urban status in North Dakota using 2015 data from the American Medical Association Physician Masterfile.
Author(s): Gary Hart, Robin Besse, Mandi-Leigh Peterson
Date: 08/2017
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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Fact Sheet describing direct patient care physicians by age, patient population, and rural/urban status in North Dakota using 2015 data from the American Medical Association Physician Masterfile.
Author(s): Gary Hart, Robin Besse, Mandi-Leigh Peterson
Date: 08/2017
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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Making the Case for Investment in Rural Cancer Control: An Analysis of Rural Cancer Incidence, Mortality, and Funding Trends
Highlights rural-urban disparities in cancer prevalence and mortality from 2009-2013, and analyzes the five-year (2011-2016) funding trends for rural-focused, National Cancer Institute (NCI) supported cancer control grants.
Author(s): Kelly D. Blake, Jennifer L. Moss, Anna Gaysynsky, Shobha Srinivasan, Robert T. Croyle
Citation: Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 26(7), 992-997
Date: 07/2017
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Highlights rural-urban disparities in cancer prevalence and mortality from 2009-2013, and analyzes the five-year (2011-2016) funding trends for rural-focused, National Cancer Institute (NCI) supported cancer control grants.
Author(s): Kelly D. Blake, Jennifer L. Moss, Anna Gaysynsky, Shobha Srinivasan, Robert T. Croyle
Citation: Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 26(7), 992-997
Date: 07/2017
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A Guide to Establishing Syringe Services Programs in Rural, At-Risk Areas
Describes the basics of syringe services programs, identifies the need for them in at-risk rural communities, and provides guidance on considerations when establishing programs. Includes examples of syringe services programs in Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana, and North Carolina. Also covers information about syringe services-related regulations and laws in select locations.
Author(s): Regina La Belle
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: Comer Family Foundation
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Describes the basics of syringe services programs, identifies the need for them in at-risk rural communities, and provides guidance on considerations when establishing programs. Includes examples of syringe services programs in Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana, and North Carolina. Also covers information about syringe services-related regulations and laws in select locations.
Author(s): Regina La Belle
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: Comer Family Foundation
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Population Density and AIDS-Related Stigma in Large-Urban, Small-Urban, and Rural Communities of the Southeastern USA
Examines three AIDS-related stigma mechanisms in men and women living with HIV in urban and rural areas of Georgia. Covers demographic and health characteristics by large-urban, small-urban, and rural areas, for example age, years of education, years since testing HIV+, medical mistrust, depression systems, and more.
Author(s): Seth Kalichman, Harold Katner, Ellen Banas, Moira Kalichman
Citation: Prevention Science, 18(5), 517-525
Date: 07/2017
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Examines three AIDS-related stigma mechanisms in men and women living with HIV in urban and rural areas of Georgia. Covers demographic and health characteristics by large-urban, small-urban, and rural areas, for example age, years of education, years since testing HIV+, medical mistrust, depression systems, and more.
Author(s): Seth Kalichman, Harold Katner, Ellen Banas, Moira Kalichman
Citation: Prevention Science, 18(5), 517-525
Date: 07/2017
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Using Geospatial Mapping to Determine the Impact of All-Terrain Vehicle Crashes on Both Rural and Urban Communities
Examines all-terrain vehicle (ATV) crash patterns within a Midwest state. Compares and contrasts characteristics of ATV crashes by rurality. Includes person and crash related statistics by sex, age, seating, helmet use, fatality, crash mechanism, rurality, and more.
Author(s): Evelyn S. Qin, Charles A. Jennissen, Caroline A. Wadman, Gerene M. Denning
Citation: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 18(5), 913-922
Date: 07/2017
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Examines all-terrain vehicle (ATV) crash patterns within a Midwest state. Compares and contrasts characteristics of ATV crashes by rurality. Includes person and crash related statistics by sex, age, seating, helmet use, fatality, crash mechanism, rurality, and more.
Author(s): Evelyn S. Qin, Charles A. Jennissen, Caroline A. Wadman, Gerene M. Denning
Citation: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 18(5), 913-922
Date: 07/2017
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Characteristics of U.S. and International Medical Graduates in Primary Care Physicians in North Dakota
Uses 2015 data from the American Medical Association Masterfile to determine the characteristics of international medical graduates (IMGs) practicing primary care in North Dakota. Focuses primarily on the following measures: number of ND physicians who are IMGs, country of medical school graduation, sex and rural/urban status, primary care status by specialty and rural/urban status, type of practice, and year of graduation.
Author(s): Gary Hart, Robin Besse, Mandi-Leigh Peterson
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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Uses 2015 data from the American Medical Association Masterfile to determine the characteristics of international medical graduates (IMGs) practicing primary care in North Dakota. Focuses primarily on the following measures: number of ND physicians who are IMGs, country of medical school graduation, sex and rural/urban status, primary care status by specialty and rural/urban status, type of practice, and year of graduation.
Author(s): Gary Hart, Robin Besse, Mandi-Leigh Peterson
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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Medicare Fee-For-Service Beneficiaries with Disabilities, by End Stage Renal Disease Status, 2014
Data highlight describing the characteristics of disabled Medicare beneficiaries by end stage renal disease (ESRD) status. Uses data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse (CCW) and includes a breakdown of metropolitan, micropolitan, or rural residence of disabled Medicare beneficiaries with ESRD.
Author(s): Elsa Haile, Sonya Bowen, Kenneth Lindenfelser, Chris Haffer
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Data highlight describing the characteristics of disabled Medicare beneficiaries by end stage renal disease (ESRD) status. Uses data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse (CCW) and includes a breakdown of metropolitan, micropolitan, or rural residence of disabled Medicare beneficiaries with ESRD.
Author(s): Elsa Haile, Sonya Bowen, Kenneth Lindenfelser, Chris Haffer
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Correlations Between Community Size and Student Perceptions of Value
Study conducted in South Dakota to explore relationship between community size and 114 medical students' feelings of value related to physicians, healthcare teams, and patients. Features statistics including communities with breakdowns by size, number of hospital beds, rate of occupancy, admissions per year, and outpatient visits per year.
Author(s): Susan Anderson, Edward Simanton
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 17(3), 4246
Date: 07/2017
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Study conducted in South Dakota to explore relationship between community size and 114 medical students' feelings of value related to physicians, healthcare teams, and patients. Features statistics including communities with breakdowns by size, number of hospital beds, rate of occupancy, admissions per year, and outpatient visits per year.
Author(s): Susan Anderson, Edward Simanton
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 17(3), 4246
Date: 07/2017
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Patient Residence Characteristics of Opioid-Related Inpatient Stays and Emergency Department Visits Nationally and by State, 2014
Provides data on opioid-related hospital inpatient stays and emergency department (ED) visits from 2005 to 2014. Includes data by location of patient residence for metropolitan and rural areas. Identifies states where the highest rates of opioid-related inpatient stays and ED visits are in rural areas. Also provides data by community-level income.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Molly K. Bailey, Lauren O'Malley, et al.
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides data on opioid-related hospital inpatient stays and emergency department (ED) visits from 2005 to 2014. Includes data by location of patient residence for metropolitan and rural areas. Identifies states where the highest rates of opioid-related inpatient stays and ED visits are in rural areas. Also provides data by community-level income.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Molly K. Bailey, Lauren O'Malley, et al.
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Use of the Emergency Department for Mental Health and Substance Abuse among Women
Fact sheet identifying trends among rural and urban women who utilize the emergency department (ED) for treatment of substance abuse (SA) and/or mental health (MH) issues. Research seeks to help communities understand who is using the ED for MH and SA so they can provide more effective, less costly care.
Author(s): Shawnda Schroeder, Mandi-Leigh Peterson, Jordan Jaeger
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Reform Policy Research Center
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Fact sheet identifying trends among rural and urban women who utilize the emergency department (ED) for treatment of substance abuse (SA) and/or mental health (MH) issues. Research seeks to help communities understand who is using the ED for MH and SA so they can provide more effective, less costly care.
Author(s): Shawnda Schroeder, Mandi-Leigh Peterson, Jordan Jaeger
Date: 07/2017
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Reform Policy Research Center
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