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Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences

Social Determinants of Health in the United States: Addressing Major Health Inequality Trends for the Nation, 1935-2016
Results of a study analyzing key health inequality trends in areas including maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS, mental and behavioral health, chronic disease prevention, and health promotion. Examines social determinants and features statistics with breakdowns by race/ethnicity, education, mortality rates, poverty, unemployment, housing, rural or urban location, and geographic area.
Author(s): Gopal K. Singh, Gem P. Daus, Michelle Allender, Christine T. Ramey, Elijah K. Martin, et al.
Citation: International Journal of MCH and AIDS, 6(2), 139-164
Date: 2017
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Research that Leads to Solutions for Rural Americans with Disabilities
Describes the research efforts of the University of Montana Research & Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities, including a section on Health and Rural Disability. Features a U.S. county-level map showing disability rates, and statistics on the disability rate by age group, with breakdowns by rural and urban location.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Date: 2017
Sponsoring organization: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
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2020 Census Faces Challenges in Rural America
Identifies rural areas that will require special outreach and operations to obtain a complete and accurate count in the 2020 Census. Covers Census-related issues important to rural areas and provides data on hard-to-count characteristics in rural and urban areas, counties by rural/urban status, and more.
Author(s): William P. O'Hare
Date: 2017
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Utah's Dentist Workforce, 2017: A Study on the Supply and Distribution of Dentists in Utah
Analyzes the dental workforce in Utah to assess supply and demand in urban and rural areas. Includes statistics, such as licensed dentists practicing status and demographic characteristics of dentists and patients. Covers dental practice characteristics, such as specialty, practice setting, geographic distribution, practice hours, and accessibility.
Author(s): Jenna Christensen
Date: 2017
Sponsoring organization: Utah Health Workforce Information Center
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Best Practices in Rural Regional Mobility
Details a report on the best practices of state transit programs that fill the gaps between intercity and rural public transportation. Highlights effective program case studies from across the country and presents a detailed toolkit for program development.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 2017
Sponsoring organizations: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board
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Resident and Residency Characteristics Associated With Self-reported Preparedness for Population Health Management
Results of a study to find resident and residency program characteristics associated with family medicine graduates' preparation to perform population health management. Includes statistics on 6,135 residents, with breakdowns by rural or urban residency location.
Author(s): Erica K. Schuster, Lars E. Peterson
Citation: Family Medicine, 49(10), 772-777
Date: 2017
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Creating a Medical Workforce That Looks Like America: Community Colleges Have a Major Role
Explores the idea that medically underserved communities such as rural areas will be well-served by medical graduates who attended community colleges at some point in their education, due to the socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, and geographic diversity of students at these institutions.
Author(s): Joshua Freeman
Citation: Family Medicine, 49(10), 757-758
Date: 2017
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Employment, Poverty, and Public Assistance in the Rural United States
Compares economic and demographic characteristics of rural counties by county income level. Includes data on employment. Also examines reliance on public sector supports: the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and children's health insurance.
Author(s): Rebecca Glauber, Andrew Schaefer
Date: 2017
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Pregnancy Options Counseling and Abortion Referrals Among US Primary Care Physicians: Results From a National Survey
Results of a representative survey of 755 primary care physicians, related to their options counseling for unintended pregnancies. Features statistics with breakdowns including residency training area, religious affiliation, current practice type, geographic region, and rural, suburban, or urban location.
Author(s): Kelsey Holt, Elizabeth Janiak, Marie C. McCormick, et al.
Citation: Family Medicine, 49(7), 527-536
Date: 2017
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Three in Ten Rural and Urban Medicaid Recipients May Be Affected by Potential Work Requirements
Identifies work-related activities for rural and urban Medicaid recipients age 19-64, exploring how many Medicaid recipients would potentially be impacted by a work requirement.
Author(s): Andrew Schaefer, Jessica A. Carson
Date: 2017
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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