Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences
Vermont Annual Suicide Morbidity and Mortality Report
Presents an overview of suicide mortality and morbidity in Vermont, exploring trends, risk factors, and the burden of suicide on healthcare systems and communities. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural areas.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Presents an overview of suicide mortality and morbidity in Vermont, exploring trends, risk factors, and the burden of suicide on healthcare systems and communities. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural areas.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Rural Versus Urban Health Disparities in the COVID-19 Era Among Veterans With COPD
Surveyed 100 rural and urban Minnesota veterans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) between March 2021 and February 2022 to identify differences in perception and practices of COVID-19 mitigation, access to healthcare, and health disparities.
Author(s): Camille Robichaux, Alexander Zanotto, Chris H. Wendt, et al.
Citation: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation, 11(5), 538
Date: 08/2024
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Surveyed 100 rural and urban Minnesota veterans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) between March 2021 and February 2022 to identify differences in perception and practices of COVID-19 mitigation, access to healthcare, and health disparities.
Author(s): Camille Robichaux, Alexander Zanotto, Chris H. Wendt, et al.
Citation: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation, 11(5), 538
Date: 08/2024
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Assessing SNAP Participants' Fitness for Work: Final Report
Examines how assessments are made and implemented regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) work requirements. Discusses variations of work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) across 4 case study states: Georgia, Maryland, Texas, and Wisconsin. Includes SNAP applicant characteristics and determinations for work requirements by demographic information and urbanicity of metropolitan, micropolitan, or rural. Provides feedback from rural SNAP staff regarding difficulties assessing SNAP participants' fitness for work.
Additional links: Appendices, Summary
Author(s): Chrissy Steigelman, Irma Castañeda, Jackie Kauff, Katherine Allison-Clark, Johnny Willing
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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Examines how assessments are made and implemented regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) work requirements. Discusses variations of work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) across 4 case study states: Georgia, Maryland, Texas, and Wisconsin. Includes SNAP applicant characteristics and determinations for work requirements by demographic information and urbanicity of metropolitan, micropolitan, or rural. Provides feedback from rural SNAP staff regarding difficulties assessing SNAP participants' fitness for work.
Additional links: Appendices, Summary
Author(s): Chrissy Steigelman, Irma Castañeda, Jackie Kauff, Katherine Allison-Clark, Johnny Willing
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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Virginia's Licensed Master's Social Worker Survey: 2024
An overview of the licensed master's social worker (LMSW) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2024 Licensed Master's Social Worker Survey. Features statistics including the number of LMSWs in metro, urban, and rural areas of Virginia.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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An overview of the licensed master's social worker (LMSW) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2024 Licensed Master's Social Worker Survey. Features statistics including the number of LMSWs in metro, urban, and rural areas of Virginia.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Health Professional Retention in Underserved Areas: Findings From the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program Participants in the United States, 2019–2021
Results of a study to identify National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (LRP) participants' patterns of experiences, and to assess whether these patterns were associated with post-service retention. Features statistics with breakdowns by standard LRP, Substance Use Disorder LRP, and Rural Communities LRP.
Author(s): Kathleen Rowan, Savyasachi V. Shah, Alana Knudson, et al.
Citation: Journal of Public Health Policy, 2024
Date: 08/2024
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Results of a study to identify National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (LRP) participants' patterns of experiences, and to assess whether these patterns were associated with post-service retention. Features statistics with breakdowns by standard LRP, Substance Use Disorder LRP, and Rural Communities LRP.
Author(s): Kathleen Rowan, Savyasachi V. Shah, Alana Knudson, et al.
Citation: Journal of Public Health Policy, 2024
Date: 08/2024
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Predictors of a Positive Attitude Towards Rural Practice in Female Osteopathic Medical Students
Results of a study exploring whether rural background, a plan to practice family medicine, and inclination toward civic duty are associated with positive attitudes toward practice of rural medicine among female osteopathic medical students. Uses data from a survey of 97 students at Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Author(s): Dana E. Kahl, Kevin M. Roessger
Citation: Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 124(12), 521-527
Date: 08/2024
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Results of a study exploring whether rural background, a plan to practice family medicine, and inclination toward civic duty are associated with positive attitudes toward practice of rural medicine among female osteopathic medical students. Uses data from a survey of 97 students at Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Author(s): Dana E. Kahl, Kevin M. Roessger
Citation: Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 124(12), 521-527
Date: 08/2024
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Somebody to Lean on: Understanding Self-Stigma and Willingness to Disclose in the Context of Addiction
Presents a study on self-stigma, or the unwillingness to disclose opioid use, and aims to identify factors that predict lower levels of self-stigma. Breaks down data by race, sex, age, and rural/urban location, among other measures. Discusses strategies for overcoming self-stigma.
Author(s): Qing Ma, Christopher R. Whipple, Övgü Kaynak, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(8), 1044
Date: 08/2024
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Presents a study on self-stigma, or the unwillingness to disclose opioid use, and aims to identify factors that predict lower levels of self-stigma. Breaks down data by race, sex, age, and rural/urban location, among other measures. Discusses strategies for overcoming self-stigma.
Author(s): Qing Ma, Christopher R. Whipple, Övgü Kaynak, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(8), 1044
Date: 08/2024
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Rurality and Patients' Hospital Experience: A Multisite Analysis from a US Healthcare System
Explores the relationship between the patient experience at a Midwestern hospital system and patients' rurality of residence using data from completed Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) surveys between 2016 and 2019. Analyzes data for global, composite, and individual HCAHPS measures by hospital and patient characteristics.
Author(s): Iman Fawad, Karen M. Fischer, Hanieh Sadat Tabatabaei Yeganeh, et al.
Citation: PLoS One, 19(8), e0308564
Date: 08/2024
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Explores the relationship between the patient experience at a Midwestern hospital system and patients' rurality of residence using data from completed Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) surveys between 2016 and 2019. Analyzes data for global, composite, and individual HCAHPS measures by hospital and patient characteristics.
Author(s): Iman Fawad, Karen M. Fischer, Hanieh Sadat Tabatabaei Yeganeh, et al.
Citation: PLoS One, 19(8), e0308564
Date: 08/2024
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Appalachian Diseases of Despair
Provides information on Appalachian mortality disparities due to overdose, suicide, and alcoholic liver disease/cirrhosis among people ages 15-64. Utilizes data from the 2022 Multiple Cause of Death database broken down by Appalachian state, region, sex, and metropolitan or nonmetropolitan status.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Appalachian Regional Commission, East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health Research, NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Provides information on Appalachian mortality disparities due to overdose, suicide, and alcoholic liver disease/cirrhosis among people ages 15-64. Utilizes data from the 2022 Multiple Cause of Death database broken down by Appalachian state, region, sex, and metropolitan or nonmetropolitan status.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Appalachian Regional Commission, East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health Research, NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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The Burden of Cardiovascular Disease in the United States: Patterns and Barriers to Care
Provides an overview of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including related adverse health outcomes, risk factors, and prevention and treatment options. Discusses disparities in CVD burden, barriers patients may face in accessing care, and the economic costs of insufficient CVD prevention and treatment. Presents an analysis of 2019 data on the prevalence of CVD, risk factors, complications, and healthcare utilization and spending among fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries by sex, age, race/ethnicity, Medicaid enrollment, and rural/urban residence. Highlights U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiatives to address CVD.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Provides an overview of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including related adverse health outcomes, risk factors, and prevention and treatment options. Discusses disparities in CVD burden, barriers patients may face in accessing care, and the economic costs of insufficient CVD prevention and treatment. Presents an analysis of 2019 data on the prevalence of CVD, risk factors, complications, and healthcare utilization and spending among fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries by sex, age, race/ethnicity, Medicaid enrollment, and rural/urban residence. Highlights U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiatives to address CVD.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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