Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences
Rural Health Care: A Strategic Plan for Washington State
Explores ways to transform the rural healthcare system in Washington State. Describes the challenges that rural communities face. Provides rural versus urban statistics on reimbursement and special programs.
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Washington State Hospital Association
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Explores ways to transform the rural healthcare system in Washington State. Describes the challenges that rural communities face. Provides rural versus urban statistics on reimbursement and special programs.
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Washington State Hospital Association
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A Comparison of Metro and Nonmetro Incomes in a Twenty-First Century Economy
Utilizes data from the 2009 Current Population Survey to compare the incomes of the residents of metro with nonmetro counties.
Author(s): Don E. Albrecht
Citation: Journal of Rural Social Sciences, 27(1), 1-23
Date: 2012
Type: Document
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Utilizes data from the 2009 Current Population Survey to compare the incomes of the residents of metro with nonmetro counties.
Author(s): Don E. Albrecht
Citation: Journal of Rural Social Sciences, 27(1), 1-23
Date: 2012
Type: Document
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Health, United States, 2011: With Special Feature on Socioeconomic Status and Health
Presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics. Covers health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, access, and expenditures. Includes data on rural areas - see index under "metropolitan/nonmetropolitan data." 2011 edition includes special section examining socioeconomic status as it relates to health status, prevention, and healthcare access.
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics. Covers health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, access, and expenditures. Includes data on rural areas - see index under "metropolitan/nonmetropolitan data." 2011 edition includes special section examining socioeconomic status as it relates to health status, prevention, and healthcare access.
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2010
Summarizes data from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), and includes estimates on various health measures of the U.S. population such as health status, special education, early intervention services, health insurance coverage, injury, health care access, and limitations in activities. Includes some data by place of residence for large metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), small MSAs, and nonmetro (not in an MSA) areas.
Date: 12/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Summarizes data from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), and includes estimates on various health measures of the U.S. population such as health status, special education, early intervention services, health insurance coverage, injury, health care access, and limitations in activities. Includes some data by place of residence for large metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), small MSAs, and nonmetro (not in an MSA) areas.
Date: 12/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Rural Disparity in Domestic Violence Prevalence and Access to Resources
A study of the impact of geographic location on prevalence, frequency, and severity of intimate partner violence, as well as access to resources for victims in rural communities. Includes data and statistics for each category, with comparison to urban counterparts.
Author(s): Corinne Peek-Asa, Anne Wallis, Karisa Harland, et al.
Citation: Journal of Women's Health, 20(11), 1743-1749
Date: 11/2011
Type: Document
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A study of the impact of geographic location on prevalence, frequency, and severity of intimate partner violence, as well as access to resources for victims in rural communities. Includes data and statistics for each category, with comparison to urban counterparts.
Author(s): Corinne Peek-Asa, Anne Wallis, Karisa Harland, et al.
Citation: Journal of Women's Health, 20(11), 1743-1749
Date: 11/2011
Type: Document
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Water Fluoridation and Dental Health Indicators in Rural and Urban Areas of the United States
Investigates the availability of fluoridated water across urban-rural settings, and relates measures of fluoride availability to national survey measures of dental health in adults and children.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Michael Hendryx, Constance Weiner, Matthew Gurka
Date: 11/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
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Investigates the availability of fluoridated water across urban-rural settings, and relates measures of fluoride availability to national survey measures of dental health in adults and children.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Michael Hendryx, Constance Weiner, Matthew Gurka
Date: 11/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
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Health Care Access and Use Among the Rural Uninsured
Examines access to care and service use among non-elderly, uninsured rural and urban residents compared to each other and to their insured counterparts.
Author(s): Erika C. Ziller, Jennifer D. Lenardson, Andrew F. Coburn
Date: 11/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Examines access to care and service use among non-elderly, uninsured rural and urban residents compared to each other and to their insured counterparts.
Author(s): Erika C. Ziller, Jennifer D. Lenardson, Andrew F. Coburn
Date: 11/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Safety in Numbers: Are Major Cities the Safest Places in the United States?
Compares injury risk in urban areas to those in suburban and rural areas. Reports that death rates for injury are higher in frontier and rural areas.
Author(s): Sage R. Myers, Charles C. Branas, Benjamin C. French, et al.
Citation: Annals of Emergency Medicine, 62(4), 408-418
Date: 10/2011
Type: Document
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Compares injury risk in urban areas to those in suburban and rural areas. Reports that death rates for injury are higher in frontier and rural areas.
Author(s): Sage R. Myers, Charles C. Branas, Benjamin C. French, et al.
Citation: Annals of Emergency Medicine, 62(4), 408-418
Date: 10/2011
Type: Document
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Septicemia in U.S. Hospitals, 2009
Reports on septicemia hospitalizations in 2009. Table 4 lists rates of septicemia stays by location of patient residence for urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Anne Elixhauser, Bernard Friedman, Elizabeth Stranges
Date: 10/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Reports on septicemia hospitalizations in 2009. Table 4 lists rates of septicemia stays by location of patient residence for urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Anne Elixhauser, Bernard Friedman, Elizabeth Stranges
Date: 10/2011
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Rural Hospital Ownership: Medical Service Provision, Market Mix, and Spillover Effects
Compares nonprofit, for-profit, and government-owned rural hospitals and the effect of ownership on the services offered.
Author(s): Jill R. Horwitz, Austin Nichols
Citation: Health Services Research, 46(5), 1452-1472
Date: 10/2011
Type: Document
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Compares nonprofit, for-profit, and government-owned rural hospitals and the effect of ownership on the services offered.
Author(s): Jill R. Horwitz, Austin Nichols
Citation: Health Services Research, 46(5), 1452-1472
Date: 10/2011
Type: Document
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