Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences
Trends in Emergency Department Visits, 2006-2011
Provides data on changes in emergency department (ED) visits from 2006 to 2011. Table 1 includes information on the rate of ED use for rural areas compared to urban.
Author(s): Halcyon G. Skinner, Janice Blanchard, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 09/2014
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides data on changes in emergency department (ED) visits from 2006 to 2011. Table 1 includes information on the rate of ED use for rural areas compared to urban.
Author(s): Halcyon G. Skinner, Janice Blanchard, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 09/2014
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Geographic Variation in Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations for Acute and Chronic Conditions, 2005-2011
Examines potentially preventable hospitalizations for adults from 2005 to 2011. Includes data for acute and chronic conditions by location of patient residence for large and small metropolitan, micropolitan, and remote rural areas.
Author(s): Celeste M. Torio , Roxanne M. Andrews
Date: 09/2014
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Examines potentially preventable hospitalizations for adults from 2005 to 2011. Includes data for acute and chronic conditions by location of patient residence for large and small metropolitan, micropolitan, and remote rural areas.
Author(s): Celeste M. Torio , Roxanne M. Andrews
Date: 09/2014
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Paediatric Trauma on the Last Frontier: An 11-Year Review of Injury Mechanisms, High-Risk Injury Patterns and Outcomes in Alaskan Children
Describes the development of a pediatric trauma system in remote, very rural, and urban Alaska from 2001 to 2011 using trauma data for all children 17 years and under. Includes comparative data for the type of injury and frequency, geographic region, high risk patterns, and outcomes.
Author(s): Christopher W. Snyder, Oliver J. Muensterer, Frank Sacco, Shawn D. Safford
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 73(1)
Date: 08/2014
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Describes the development of a pediatric trauma system in remote, very rural, and urban Alaska from 2001 to 2011 using trauma data for all children 17 years and under. Includes comparative data for the type of injury and frequency, geographic region, high risk patterns, and outcomes.
Author(s): Christopher W. Snyder, Oliver J. Muensterer, Frank Sacco, Shawn D. Safford
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 73(1)
Date: 08/2014
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Association Between Individual and Geographic Factors and Nonadherence to Mammography Screening Guidelines
Identifies factors associated with nonadherence to mammography screening guidelines in Utah, such as travel time to the nearest mammography facility, geographic accessibility, and rural versus urban residence. Table 1 lists characteristics of the study population and Figure 1 illustrated the geographic factors.
Author(s): Kevin A. Henry, Kaila McDonald, Recinda Sherman, Anita Y. Kinney, Antoinette M. Stroup
Citation: Journal of Women's Health, 23(8), 664-674
Date: 08/2014
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Identifies factors associated with nonadherence to mammography screening guidelines in Utah, such as travel time to the nearest mammography facility, geographic accessibility, and rural versus urban residence. Table 1 lists characteristics of the study population and Figure 1 illustrated the geographic factors.
Author(s): Kevin A. Henry, Kaila McDonald, Recinda Sherman, Anita Y. Kinney, Antoinette M. Stroup
Citation: Journal of Women's Health, 23(8), 664-674
Date: 08/2014
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Urban-Rural and Regional Variability in the Prevalence of Food Insecurity: The Survey of the Health of Wisconsin
Highlights a study on regional variability of food insecurity in Wisconsin from 2008-2012. Analyzes data based on age, race, and gender, and compares rural and urban areas of the state.
Author(s): Natalie Guerrero, Matthew C. Walsh, Kristen C. Malecki, F. Javier Nieto
Citation: Wisconsin Medical Journal, 113(4), 133-138
Date: 08/2014
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Highlights a study on regional variability of food insecurity in Wisconsin from 2008-2012. Analyzes data based on age, race, and gender, and compares rural and urban areas of the state.
Author(s): Natalie Guerrero, Matthew C. Walsh, Kristen C. Malecki, F. Javier Nieto
Citation: Wisconsin Medical Journal, 113(4), 133-138
Date: 08/2014
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Rural-Urban Differences in Objective and Subjective Measures of Physical Activity: Findings From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2006
Study focused on a nationally representative sample of micropolitan rural, nonmicropolitan rural, and urban adults aged 20-75 years. Compared amounts of time residents in each category spent in physical activities related to leisure, household activities, and transportation, with breakdowns by race/ethnicity, educational attainment, marital status, sex, and country of origin.
Author(s): Jessie X. Fan, Ming Wen, Lori Kowaleski-Jones
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 11
Date: 08/2014
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Study focused on a nationally representative sample of micropolitan rural, nonmicropolitan rural, and urban adults aged 20-75 years. Compared amounts of time residents in each category spent in physical activities related to leisure, household activities, and transportation, with breakdowns by race/ethnicity, educational attainment, marital status, sex, and country of origin.
Author(s): Jessie X. Fan, Ming Wen, Lori Kowaleski-Jones
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 11
Date: 08/2014
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Graduate Medical Education That Meets the Nation's Health Needs
Reviews the system supporting graduate medical education (GME) and discusses how it supports or creates barriers to the development of the physician workforce the nation needs. A section on geographic maldistribution on pages 43-44 discusses the rural physician workforce. The report also discusses GME issues related to rural health facilities, including Table 3-8 (p. 83), with data on rural hospital GME.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Committee on the Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education
Date: 07/2014
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Reviews the system supporting graduate medical education (GME) and discusses how it supports or creates barriers to the development of the physician workforce the nation needs. A section on geographic maldistribution on pages 43-44 discusses the rural physician workforce. The report also discusses GME issues related to rural health facilities, including Table 3-8 (p. 83), with data on rural hospital GME.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Committee on the Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education
Date: 07/2014
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Colorectal Cancer Outcome Inequalities: Association Between Population Density, Race, and Socioeconomic Status
Studies the influence of population density and race/ethnicity on colorectal cancer outcomes. Examines the differences in advanced colorectal cancer rates and survival rates for patients in rural and large metropolitan counties.
Author(s): Timothy Fitzgerald, Suzanne Lea, Jason Brinkley, Emmanuel E. Zervos
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 14(3), 2668
Date: 07/2014
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Studies the influence of population density and race/ethnicity on colorectal cancer outcomes. Examines the differences in advanced colorectal cancer rates and survival rates for patients in rural and large metropolitan counties.
Author(s): Timothy Fitzgerald, Suzanne Lea, Jason Brinkley, Emmanuel E. Zervos
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 14(3), 2668
Date: 07/2014
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Persistent Poverty Dynamics: Understanding Poverty Trends Over 50 Years
Reports on high-poverty counties, with a poverty rate of 20% or more, based on data from the 2007-2011 American Community Survey, compared to 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census data. Includes comparison of rural (micropolitan and noncore) counties and metropolitan counties. Identifies counties with persistent and intermittent high poverty, as well as newly high poverty counties.
Author(s): Kathleen Miller, Bruce Weber
Date: 07/2014
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
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Reports on high-poverty counties, with a poverty rate of 20% or more, based on data from the 2007-2011 American Community Survey, compared to 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census data. Includes comparison of rural (micropolitan and noncore) counties and metropolitan counties. Identifies counties with persistent and intermittent high poverty, as well as newly high poverty counties.
Author(s): Kathleen Miller, Bruce Weber
Date: 07/2014
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
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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
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
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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