Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences
Kansas Rural Behavioral Health Workforce
Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in Kansas in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in Kansas in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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The Impact of Social Vulnerability on Primary Vaccine Coverage in Children With Sickle Cell Disease
Results of a study examining the relationship between social vulnerability and up-to-date vaccine coverage among children born in Georgia between 2008-2019 with sickle cell disease. Features statistics with breakdowns by rural and urban residence.
Author(s): Jiajing Scarlette Shi, Erin LaFon, Ankit Sutaria, et al.
Citation: Frontiers in Public Health, 13, 1689797
Date: 01/2026
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Results of a study examining the relationship between social vulnerability and up-to-date vaccine coverage among children born in Georgia between 2008-2019 with sickle cell disease. Features statistics with breakdowns by rural and urban residence.
Author(s): Jiajing Scarlette Shi, Erin LaFon, Ankit Sutaria, et al.
Citation: Frontiers in Public Health, 13, 1689797
Date: 01/2026
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Kansas Infant Mortality and Stillbirth Report, 2024
Reports on infant mortality rates in Kansas, with information broken down by demographics, county, and frontier, rural, densely settled rural, semi-urban, or urban location.
Author(s): Inkyung Cha
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Reports on infant mortality rates in Kansas, with information broken down by demographics, county, and frontier, rural, densely settled rural, semi-urban, or urban location.
Author(s): Inkyung Cha
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Adolescent and Teenage Pregnancy Report Kansas, 2024
Summarizes research examining teen pregnancy in Kansas from 2020-2024. Includes frontier, rural, densely-settled rural, semi-urban, and urban comparisons as well as county-level information on pregnancy and birth rates, with data broken down by age and year.
Author(s): Cathryn Savage
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Summarizes research examining teen pregnancy in Kansas from 2020-2024. Includes frontier, rural, densely-settled rural, semi-urban, and urban comparisons as well as county-level information on pregnancy and birth rates, with data broken down by age and year.
Author(s): Cathryn Savage
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Socioeconomic, Demographic and Geographic Disparities in Accessibility to Food Pantries in the United States
Examines access to food pantries (FPs) according to sociodemographic and geographic variables. Analyzes 34,475 FPs across the United States and provides data breakdowns by travel time and distance, area deprivation index (ADI), sociodemographics, and rural versus urban location.
Author(s): Yifan Zhang, Minhwa Lee, Jason B. Gibbons, et al.
Citation: Scientific Reports, 16, 6248
Date: 01/2026
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Examines access to food pantries (FPs) according to sociodemographic and geographic variables. Analyzes 34,475 FPs across the United States and provides data breakdowns by travel time and distance, area deprivation index (ADI), sociodemographics, and rural versus urban location.
Author(s): Yifan Zhang, Minhwa Lee, Jason B. Gibbons, et al.
Citation: Scientific Reports, 16, 6248
Date: 01/2026
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Differences in Lung Cancer Survival by Demographic Characteristics and Social Determinants of Health, United States, 2010-2020
Analyzes demographic and geographic factors associated with lung cancer survival, using 2010-2020 National Program of Cancer Registries data. Includes rural-urban data breakdowns, among other demographic, clinical, and geographic comparisons.
Author(s): Christine M. Kava, Shifan Dai, David A. Siegel, et al.
Citation: Public Health Reports
Date: 01/2026
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Analyzes demographic and geographic factors associated with lung cancer survival, using 2010-2020 National Program of Cancer Registries data. Includes rural-urban data breakdowns, among other demographic, clinical, and geographic comparisons.
Author(s): Christine M. Kava, Shifan Dai, David A. Siegel, et al.
Citation: Public Health Reports
Date: 01/2026
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Geographical Barriers to Surgical Treatment for Cataract among California Medicare Beneficiaries
Analyzes geographic factors associated with receipt of cataract surgery among California Medicare beneficiaries, using 2017 California Medicare Database claims data. Breaks down data by travel time or distance to care, rurality, and race or ethnicity.
Author(s): Karla Murillo, Ken Kitayama, Fei Yu, Victoria L. Tseng, Anne L. Coleman
Citation: Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, 52(6), 544-550
Date: 01/2026
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Analyzes geographic factors associated with receipt of cataract surgery among California Medicare beneficiaries, using 2017 California Medicare Database claims data. Breaks down data by travel time or distance to care, rurality, and race or ethnicity.
Author(s): Karla Murillo, Ken Kitayama, Fei Yu, Victoria L. Tseng, Anne L. Coleman
Citation: Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, 52(6), 544-550
Date: 01/2026
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VHA ORH Fact Sheet
Provides an organizational background to the Veterans Health Administration, Office of Rural Health (ORH), demographic data for rural veterans, and outlines ORH programs and projects.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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Provides an organizational background to the Veterans Health Administration, Office of Rural Health (ORH), demographic data for rural veterans, and outlines ORH programs and projects.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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Emergency Dental Care in the ACA Era: Rural–Urban Disparities and Their Association With State Medicaid Policy
Highlights a study exploring the role Medicaid expansion has played in the utilization of emergency department (ED) visits for nontraumatic dental conditions (NTDCs) among adults in rural and urban areas. Details the rates of ED utilization for NTDCs in rural and urban hospitals in 8 states and explores rates based on states' Medicaid policy.
Author(s): Marvellous A. Akinlotan, Dan Burch, Alva O. Ferdinand
Citation: Public Health Dentistry, 86(1), 99-108
Date: 01/2026
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Highlights a study exploring the role Medicaid expansion has played in the utilization of emergency department (ED) visits for nontraumatic dental conditions (NTDCs) among adults in rural and urban areas. Details the rates of ED utilization for NTDCs in rural and urban hospitals in 8 states and explores rates based on states' Medicaid policy.
Author(s): Marvellous A. Akinlotan, Dan Burch, Alva O. Ferdinand
Citation: Public Health Dentistry, 86(1), 99-108
Date: 01/2026
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Profile of Georgia's Graduate Medical Education (GME) Graduates FY 2021 - FY 2025: Retention, Specialty, Education, Debt, and Practice Trends
Provides information about graduates of Georgia graduate medical education (GME) programs, using data from 5-year outcome reports and GME exit surveys. Features statistics including demographic area in which graduates intend to practice, with breakdowns by 5 levels of population density.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Provides information about graduates of Georgia graduate medical education (GME) programs, using data from 5-year outcome reports and GME exit surveys. Features statistics including demographic area in which graduates intend to practice, with breakdowns by 5 levels of population density.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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