Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences
Trends in Pediatric and Adult Hospital Stays for Asthma, 2000-2010
Provides data on inpatient hospital stays for asthma in community hospitals. Table 1 includes information on 2010 stays for children and adults based on the location of patients' residence, for metropolitan, micropolitan, and nonmetro areas.
Author(s): Marguerite L. Barrett , Lauren M. Wier, Raynard Washington
Date: 01/2014
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides data on inpatient hospital stays for asthma in community hospitals. Table 1 includes information on 2010 stays for children and adults based on the location of patients' residence, for metropolitan, micropolitan, and nonmetro areas.
Author(s): Marguerite L. Barrett , Lauren M. Wier, Raynard Washington
Date: 01/2014
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Private Health Insurance: The Range of Base Premiums for Individuals Age 19 and 64 in the Individual Market by State in January 2013
Reports on the range of health insurance premiums offered to different categories of consumers in the individual market in the month of January 2013. As of 2014, insurers are no longer able to use gender or health status to set premiums and are restricted in the amount they can vary premiums based on age and tobacco use. Enclosure II, beginning on page 107, reports base premiums for an urban and rural zip code in four select states, one from each census region: Illinois, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 01/2014
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Reports on the range of health insurance premiums offered to different categories of consumers in the individual market in the month of January 2013. As of 2014, insurers are no longer able to use gender or health status to set premiums and are restricted in the amount they can vary premiums based on age and tobacco use. Enclosure II, beginning on page 107, reports base premiums for an urban and rural zip code in four select states, one from each census region: Illinois, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 01/2014
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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A Population-Based Study of Edentulism in the U.S.: Does Depression and Rural Residency Matter after Controlling for Potential Confounders?
Examines the relationship of depression and rural residency with partial and full edentulism in U.S. adults. Analyzes data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) core survey and optional adult depression module from 2006. Includes data and statistics, such as self-defined health status, drinking and smoking status, level of emotional support, rural and non-rural, socioeconomic status, and others.
Author(s): Daniel M. Saman, Andrine Lemieux, Oscar Arevalo, May Nawal Lutfiyya
Citation: BMC Public Health, 14, 65
Date: 2014
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Examines the relationship of depression and rural residency with partial and full edentulism in U.S. adults. Analyzes data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) core survey and optional adult depression module from 2006. Includes data and statistics, such as self-defined health status, drinking and smoking status, level of emotional support, rural and non-rural, socioeconomic status, and others.
Author(s): Daniel M. Saman, Andrine Lemieux, Oscar Arevalo, May Nawal Lutfiyya
Citation: BMC Public Health, 14, 65
Date: 2014
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Urban and Rural Safety Net Health Care System Clinics: No Disparity in HPV4 Vaccine Completion Rates
Examines if HPV4 medication adherence differs between females who receive doses at rural versus urban safety net healthcare locations in the U.S. Includes descriptive information for females receiving care at rural versus urban safety net healthcare locations.
Author(s): Kelly Jo Sandri, Inge Verdenius, Mitchell J. Bartley, et al.
Citation: PLoS One, 9(5)
Date: 2014
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Examines if HPV4 medication adherence differs between females who receive doses at rural versus urban safety net healthcare locations in the U.S. Includes descriptive information for females receiving care at rural versus urban safety net healthcare locations.
Author(s): Kelly Jo Sandri, Inge Verdenius, Mitchell J. Bartley, et al.
Citation: PLoS One, 9(5)
Date: 2014
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Trends and Geographic Patterns in Drug-Poisoning Death Rates in the U.S., 1999–2009
Utilizes small-area estimation techniques to approximate county-level age-adjusted death rates (AADR) associated with drug poisoning in the U.S. to explore geographic and temporal variations. Includes AADR data by annual change, rural versus urban location, and region of the U.S.
Author(s): Lauren M. Rossen, Diba Khan, Margaret Warner
Citation: American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 45(6), e19-e25
Date: 12/2013
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Utilizes small-area estimation techniques to approximate county-level age-adjusted death rates (AADR) associated with drug poisoning in the U.S. to explore geographic and temporal variations. Includes AADR data by annual change, rural versus urban location, and region of the U.S.
Author(s): Lauren M. Rossen, Diba Khan, Margaret Warner
Citation: American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 45(6), e19-e25
Date: 12/2013
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Impact of Rural Residence and Health System Structure on Quality of Liver Care
A study of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) patients with Hepatitis C (HCV) to ascertain the extent that rural residency can impact access to HCV specialists and quality of liver care.
Author(s): Catherine Rongey, Hui Shen, Nathan Hamilton, et al.
Citation: PLoS One, 8(12)
Date: 12/2013
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A study of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) patients with Hepatitis C (HCV) to ascertain the extent that rural residency can impact access to HCV specialists and quality of liver care.
Author(s): Catherine Rongey, Hui Shen, Nathan Hamilton, et al.
Citation: PLoS One, 8(12)
Date: 12/2013
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Summary Health Statistics for the U.S. Population: National Health Interview Survey, 2012
Summarizes data from a national survey on topics that include health status, health insurance coverage, injury, healthcare access and utilization, 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: 12/2013
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Summarizes data from a national survey on topics that include health status, health insurance coverage, injury, healthcare access and utilization, 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: 12/2013
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Long-Term Care Services in the United States: 2013 Overview
Presents descriptive results from the first findings of the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP). Provides information on the supply, staffing, and services offered by providers of long-term care services; and the demographic, health, and users of these services. Figure 2 shows the distribution of providers among metropolitan, micropolitan, and non-metro areas by type of service: adult day services, home health, hospice, nursing home, and residential care community.
Author(s): Lauren Harris-Kojetin, Manisha Sengupta, Eunice Park-Lee, Roberto Valverde
Date: 12/2013
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Presents descriptive results from the first findings of the National Study of Long-Term Care Providers (NSLTCP). Provides information on the supply, staffing, and services offered by providers of long-term care services; and the demographic, health, and users of these services. Figure 2 shows the distribution of providers among metropolitan, micropolitan, and non-metro areas by type of service: adult day services, home health, hospice, nursing home, and residential care community.
Author(s): Lauren Harris-Kojetin, Manisha Sengupta, Eunice Park-Lee, Roberto Valverde
Date: 12/2013
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Clinical Trial Recruitment in Rural South Carolina: A Comparison of Investigators' Perceptions and Potential Participant Eligibility
Examines the perceptions of principal investigators regarding clinical trial participation barriers and recruitment efforts in rural South Carolina and assesses the actual pool of potential clinical trial participants in rural and urban South Carolina.
Author(s): Caroline D. Bergeron, Caroline Foster, Daniela Friedman, Andrea Tanner, Sei-Hill Kim
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 13(4), 2567
Date: 12/2013
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Examines the perceptions of principal investigators regarding clinical trial participation barriers and recruitment efforts in rural South Carolina and assesses the actual pool of potential clinical trial participants in rural and urban South Carolina.
Author(s): Caroline D. Bergeron, Caroline Foster, Daniela Friedman, Andrea Tanner, Sei-Hill Kim
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 13(4), 2567
Date: 12/2013
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Engaging and Retaining Abused Women in Perinatal Home Visitation Programs
An overview of the Domestic Violence Enhanced Home Visitation Program (DOVE), a multistate longitudinal study testing the effectiveness of intimate partner violence (IPV) programs in rural and urban settings that identify and retain abused pregnant women in perinatal home visiting programs.
Author(s): Phyllis Sharps, Jeanne L. Alhusen, Linda Bullock, et al.
Citation: Pediatrics, 32(Suppl 2), 134-139
Date: 11/2013
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An overview of the Domestic Violence Enhanced Home Visitation Program (DOVE), a multistate longitudinal study testing the effectiveness of intimate partner violence (IPV) programs in rural and urban settings that identify and retain abused pregnant women in perinatal home visiting programs.
Author(s): Phyllis Sharps, Jeanne L. Alhusen, Linda Bullock, et al.
Citation: Pediatrics, 32(Suppl 2), 134-139
Date: 11/2013
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