Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences
Rural Residents Who Are Hospitalized in Rural and Urban Hospitals: United States, 2010
Reports on hospitalized rural residents, with a comparison of those treated at rural versus urban hospitals. Includes data on patients' age, payment source (Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance), number of procedures, and discharge status. Based on data from the 2010 National Hospital Discharge Survey.
Author(s): Margaret Jean Hall, Maria F. Owings
Date: 07/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Reports on hospitalized rural residents, with a comparison of those treated at rural versus urban hospitals. Includes data on patients' age, payment source (Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance), number of procedures, and discharge status. Based on data from the 2010 National Hospital Discharge Survey.
Author(s): Margaret Jean Hall, Maria F. Owings
Date: 07/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Trends in Teen Birth Rates: Wyoming
Reports on teen birth rates in Wyoming. Includes data breakdowns by race/ethnicity and population density that includes rural and frontier information. Covers county-level data on teen birth rates.
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wyoming Department of Health
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Reports on teen birth rates in Wyoming. Includes data breakdowns by race/ethnicity and population density that includes rural and frontier information. Covers county-level data on teen birth rates.
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wyoming Department of Health
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65+ in the United States: 2010
Reports on a series of topics concerning the U.S. population aged 65 and older including their health and longevity, growth of the population, economic characteristics, geographic distribution, and sociodemographic characteristics.
Author(s): Loraine A. West, Samantha Cole, Daniel Goodkind, Wan He
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Reports on a series of topics concerning the U.S. population aged 65 and older including their health and longevity, growth of the population, economic characteristics, geographic distribution, and sociodemographic characteristics.
Author(s): Loraine A. West, Samantha Cole, Daniel Goodkind, Wan He
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Barriers to Substance Abuse Treatment in Rural and Urban Communities: A Counselor Perspective
Compares rural and urban substance abuse counselors' perceptions of barriers to providing substance abuse treatment by analyzing data collected from 28 counselors in Kentucky.
Author(s): Erin Pullen, Carrie Oser
Citation: Substance Use & Misuse, 49(7), 891-901
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
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Compares rural and urban substance abuse counselors' perceptions of barriers to providing substance abuse treatment by analyzing data collected from 28 counselors in Kentucky.
Author(s): Erin Pullen, Carrie Oser
Citation: Substance Use & Misuse, 49(7), 891-901
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
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A Comparison of Mental Health, Substance Use, and Sexual Risk Behaviors Between Rural and Non-Rural Transgender Persons
Evaluates the mental health, substance use, and sexual risk behaviors of transgender persons in both rural and non-rural areas to determine the need for mental and physical health services.
Author(s): Keith J. Horvath, Alex Iantaffi, Rebecca Swinburne-Romine, Walter Bockting
Citation: Journal of Homosexuality, 61(8), 1117-1130
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
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Evaluates the mental health, substance use, and sexual risk behaviors of transgender persons in both rural and non-rural areas to determine the need for mental and physical health services.
Author(s): Keith J. Horvath, Alex Iantaffi, Rebecca Swinburne-Romine, Walter Bockting
Citation: Journal of Homosexuality, 61(8), 1117-1130
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
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Overview of Emergency Department Visits in the United States, 2011
Provides data on emergency department (ED) visits, including information on ED visits in rural areas.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Lauren M. Wier, Carol Stocks, Janice Blanchard
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides data on emergency department (ED) visits, including information on ED visits in rural areas.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Lauren M. Wier, Carol Stocks, Janice Blanchard
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Home Health Care Agency Availability in Rural Counties
Examines home healthcare across the U.S., including home health care agency availability and quality of services provided. Highlights differences for rural counties.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): Janice C. Probst, Samuel Towne, Jordan Mitchell, Kevin J. Bennett, Robert Chen
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Examines home healthcare across the U.S., including home health care agency availability and quality of services provided. Highlights differences for rural counties.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): Janice C. Probst, Samuel Towne, Jordan Mitchell, Kevin J. Bennett, Robert Chen
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Changes in Areas With Concentrated Poverty: 2000 to 2010
Compares Census 2000 poverty estimates with those based on the 2008–2012 5-year American Community Survey (ACS), referred to throughout the report as the 2010 estimates. Includes data on poverty rates for nonmetropolitan, suburban, and central city metropolitan areas in Tables 2a and 2b and Figure 7. Reports that nonmetropolitan areas had the largest increase in the proportion of people living in poverty areas between 2000 and 2010. Also includes county-level poverty maps for 2000 and 2010, Figures 5 and 6.
Author(s): Alemayehu Bishaw
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Compares Census 2000 poverty estimates with those based on the 2008–2012 5-year American Community Survey (ACS), referred to throughout the report as the 2010 estimates. Includes data on poverty rates for nonmetropolitan, suburban, and central city metropolitan areas in Tables 2a and 2b and Figure 7. Reports that nonmetropolitan areas had the largest increase in the proportion of people living in poverty areas between 2000 and 2010. Also includes county-level poverty maps for 2000 and 2010, Figures 5 and 6.
Author(s): Alemayehu Bishaw
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Effect of Rurality on Screening for Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Comparing Mammography
Examines urban and rural differences among adult women who utilize mammography screenings. Discusses urban–rural disparities in breast cancer treatment and experience.
Author(s): Janni Leung, Samantha McKenzie, Jennifer Martin, Deirdre McLaughlin
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 14(2), 2730
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
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Examines urban and rural differences among adult women who utilize mammography screenings. Discusses urban–rural disparities in breast cancer treatment and experience.
Author(s): Janni Leung, Samantha McKenzie, Jennifer Martin, Deirdre McLaughlin
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 14(2), 2730
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
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The Association Between Managed Care Enrollments and Potentially Preventable Hospitalization among Adult Medicaid Recipients in Florida
Examines the spillover effect of Medicaid managed care into Medicaid patients in traditional fee-for-service plans. Analyzes the interaction on the preventable hospitalizations in both rural and urban settings at the patient and county levels.
Author(s): Jungwon Park, Keon-Hyung Lee
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 14, 247
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
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Examines the spillover effect of Medicaid managed care into Medicaid patients in traditional fee-for-service plans. Analyzes the interaction on the preventable hospitalizations in both rural and urban settings at the patient and county levels.
Author(s): Jungwon Park, Keon-Hyung Lee
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 14, 247
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
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