Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences
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Bar chart showing household broadband subscription rates in nonmetropolitan and metropolitan areas by region.
Date: 09/2018
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Bar chart showing household broadband subscription rates in nonmetropolitan and metropolitan areas by region.
Date: 09/2018
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Trends and Disparities in Delivery Hospitalizations Involving Severe Maternal Morbidity, 2006–2015
Reports on trends and disparities in delivery hospitalizations involving severe maternal morbidity from 2006 through the third quarter of 2015. Includes data by location of patient residence for large metropolitan, small metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural (noncore) areas.
Additional links: Infographic
Author(s): Kathryn R. Fingar, Megan M. Hambrick, Kevin C. Heslin, Jennifer E. Moore
Date: 09/2018
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Reports on trends and disparities in delivery hospitalizations involving severe maternal morbidity from 2006 through the third quarter of 2015. Includes data by location of patient residence for large metropolitan, small metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural (noncore) areas.
Additional links: Infographic
Author(s): Kathryn R. Fingar, Megan M. Hambrick, Kevin C. Heslin, Jennifer E. Moore
Date: 09/2018
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Youth and Adult Visitation and Physical Activity Intensity at Rural and Urban Parks
Study of physical activity and park use at 15 rural and 15 urban parks in eastern North Dakota. Data taken from systematic observations of park activity. Compares park attributes, visitor demographics and activity, park programming, and walkability between urban and rural parks.
Author(s): James N. Roemmich, LuAnn Johnson, Grace Oberg, Joley E. Beeler, Kelsey E. Ufholz
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(8), 1760
Date: 08/2018
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Study of physical activity and park use at 15 rural and 15 urban parks in eastern North Dakota. Data taken from systematic observations of park activity. Compares park attributes, visitor demographics and activity, park programming, and walkability between urban and rural parks.
Author(s): James N. Roemmich, LuAnn Johnson, Grace Oberg, Joley E. Beeler, Kelsey E. Ufholz
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(8), 1760
Date: 08/2018
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Health Services Utilization in Asthma Exacerbations and PM10 Levels in Rural Colorado
Study examining the relationship between increased air levels of particulate matter with a diameter below 10 micrometers (PM10) and the number of asthma-related emergency/urgent visits and hospitalizations (EUH) in rural Colorado. Includes average EUHs and PM10 concentrations by day of week, month, and year from 2003-2012.
Author(s): Katherine James, Matthew Strand, Mika Hamer, Lisa Cicutto
Citation: Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 15(8), 947-954
Date: 08/2018
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Study examining the relationship between increased air levels of particulate matter with a diameter below 10 micrometers (PM10) and the number of asthma-related emergency/urgent visits and hospitalizations (EUH) in rural Colorado. Includes average EUHs and PM10 concentrations by day of week, month, and year from 2003-2012.
Author(s): Katherine James, Matthew Strand, Mika Hamer, Lisa Cicutto
Citation: Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 15(8), 947-954
Date: 08/2018
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Rapid Repeat Births Among Oklahoma Teens
Provides data on teenage pregnancies in Oklahoma with a focus on repeat pregnancies within 18 months. Includes data breakdowns by rural/urban location and other demographics. Addresses birth control use, characteristics of fathers, pregnancy intention, and more.
Date: 08/2018
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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Provides data on teenage pregnancies in Oklahoma with a focus on repeat pregnancies within 18 months. Includes data breakdowns by rural/urban location and other demographics. Addresses birth control use, characteristics of fathers, pregnancy intention, and more.
Date: 08/2018
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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Exploring the Rural Context for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Discusses adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and how they may impact rural health. Provides policy recommendations focused on the rural dimensions of ACEs. Addresses categories of ACEs, prevalence in rural areas and for Native populations, federal efforts to address ACEs, and the opioid epidemic. Covers the role of school-based healthcare programs to increase access to pediatric specialty services or linking children to needed non-medical services. Profiles a committee site visit focused on a model ACEs program in New York in Appendix A.
Date: 08/2018
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Discusses adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and how they may impact rural health. Provides policy recommendations focused on the rural dimensions of ACEs. Addresses categories of ACEs, prevalence in rural areas and for Native populations, federal efforts to address ACEs, and the opioid epidemic. Covers the role of school-based healthcare programs to increase access to pediatric specialty services or linking children to needed non-medical services. Profiles a committee site visit focused on a model ACEs program in New York in Appendix A.
Date: 08/2018
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Geographic Differences in Obesity Prevalence and Its Risk Factors Among Asian Americans: Findings from the 2013–2014 California Health Interview Survey
Analyzes the geographic disparities in obesity prevalence and the differences in its risk factors among Asian Americans, including Filipinos, Koreans, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Chinese, who live in rural and urban California.
Author(s): Shaoqing Gong, Kesheng Wang, Ying Li, Arsham Alamian
Citation: Science Reports, 8, 12510
Date: 08/2018
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Analyzes the geographic disparities in obesity prevalence and the differences in its risk factors among Asian Americans, including Filipinos, Koreans, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Chinese, who live in rural and urban California.
Author(s): Shaoqing Gong, Kesheng Wang, Ying Li, Arsham Alamian
Citation: Science Reports, 8, 12510
Date: 08/2018
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Rural Health Insurance Market Challenges
Policy brief examining challenges affecting rural health insurance markets with a focus on Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medicaid Managed Care, and the Health Insurance Marketplace. Provides recommendations related to health insurance availability, network development and adequacy, and consumer and provider engagement.
Date: 08/2018
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Policy brief examining challenges affecting rural health insurance markets with a focus on Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medicaid Managed Care, and the Health Insurance Marketplace. Provides recommendations related to health insurance availability, network development and adequacy, and consumer and provider engagement.
Date: 08/2018
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Primary Care Physicians: Missouri Workforce Update (Special Report)
An overview of the primary care physician workforce in Missouri. Includes rural and urban statistics on population characteristics, total number of primary care physicians, and the age of primary care physicians in Missouri. Discusses legislative efforts to increase access to healthcare and other programs to recruit and retain primary care physicians in rural and underresourced areas of Missouri.
Author(s): Mary Becker
Date: 08/2018
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Hospital Association
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An overview of the primary care physician workforce in Missouri. Includes rural and urban statistics on population characteristics, total number of primary care physicians, and the age of primary care physicians in Missouri. Discusses legislative efforts to increase access to healthcare and other programs to recruit and retain primary care physicians in rural and underresourced areas of Missouri.
Author(s): Mary Becker
Date: 08/2018
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Hospital Association
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Non-Maternal and Non-Neonatal Inpatient Stays in the United States Involving Malnutrition, 2016
Reports national estimates of malnutrition during non-maternal and non-neonatal hospital inpatient stays in 2016, with information for six different categories of malnutrition. Includes data by location of patient residence for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.
Author(s): M.L. Barrett, M.K. Bailey, P.L. Owens
Date: 08/2018
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Reports national estimates of malnutrition during non-maternal and non-neonatal hospital inpatient stays in 2016, with information for six different categories of malnutrition. Includes data by location of patient residence for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.
Author(s): M.L. Barrett, M.K. Bailey, P.L. Owens
Date: 08/2018
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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