Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences
Texas Supply of the Nursing Workforce, 2023
Reports on nursing workforce supply and distribution in Texas. Compares distribution in metro versus nonmetro and border versus non-border counties, with data on workforce supply to population ratios and workforce dwelling locations, for Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs), Registered Nurses (RNs), and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs).
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies, Texas Health and Human Services
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Reports on nursing workforce supply and distribution in Texas. Compares distribution in metro versus nonmetro and border versus non-border counties, with data on workforce supply to population ratios and workforce dwelling locations, for Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs), Registered Nurses (RNs), and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs).
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies, Texas Health and Human Services
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Texas Nursing Workforce Demographics, 2023
Reports on demographic characteristics of the nursing workforce in Texas. Includes data comparisons of metro versus nonmetro and border versus non-border counties for age, sex, and race and ethnicity for Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs), Registered Nurses (RNs), and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs).
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies, Texas Health and Human Services
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Reports on demographic characteristics of the nursing workforce in Texas. Includes data comparisons of metro versus nonmetro and border versus non-border counties for age, sex, and race and ethnicity for Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs), Registered Nurses (RNs), and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs).
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies, Texas Health and Human Services
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Vaccination Coverage by Age 24 Months Among Children Born During 2017–2021 — U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands
Reports estimated vaccination coverage with selected vaccines and vaccine series by age 24 months among children born during 2017–2021 in the U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands. Includes data for each jurisdiction and year.
Author(s): Ashley Tippins, E.M. Boyd, Kelsey C. Coy, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(38), 854-859
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports estimated vaccination coverage with selected vaccines and vaccine series by age 24 months among children born during 2017–2021 in the U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands. Includes data for each jurisdiction and year.
Author(s): Ashley Tippins, E.M. Boyd, Kelsey C. Coy, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(38), 854-859
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Decline in Vaccination Coverage by Age 24 Months and Vaccination Inequities Among Children Born in 2020 and 2021 — National Immunization Survey-Child, United States, 2021–2023
Reports on estimated coverage with recommended childhood vaccines among children by age 24 months. Data for metropolitan and nonmetro locations is available in Supplementary Table 2.
Additional links: Supplementary Table 2: Estimated Vaccination Coverage by Poverty Level and Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) status
Author(s): Holly A. Hill, David Yankey, Laurie D. Elam-Evans, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(38), 844-853
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports on estimated coverage with recommended childhood vaccines among children by age 24 months. Data for metropolitan and nonmetro locations is available in Supplementary Table 2.
Additional links: Supplementary Table 2: Estimated Vaccination Coverage by Poverty Level and Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) status
Author(s): Holly A. Hill, David Yankey, Laurie D. Elam-Evans, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(38), 844-853
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Maternal Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination and Receipt of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Antibody (Nirsevimab) by Infants Aged <8 Months — United States, April 2024
Reports on maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination and administration of RSV antibody (nirsevimab) to infants. Includes data by location of residence for rural and nonrural areas.
Author(s): Hilda Razzaghi, Emma Garacci, Katherine E. Kahn, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(38), 837-843
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports on maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination and administration of RSV antibody (nirsevimab) to infants. Includes data by location of residence for rural and nonrural areas.
Author(s): Hilda Razzaghi, Emma Garacci, Katherine E. Kahn, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(38), 837-843
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Rural-Urban Disparities in Hospital Services and Outcomes for Children With Medical Complexity
Examines differences in availability of hospital pediatric services for rural and urban children with medical complexity requiring hospitalization, and analyzes whether hospitals' availability of pediatric services influences rural-urban health outcome disparities. Utilizes 2012-2017 claims data of 36,943 children with medical complexity. Includes data on hospitalization patterns, service availability, quality measures, and mortality.
Author(s): JoAnna K. Leyenaar, Seneca D. Freyleue, Mary Arakelyan, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 7(9), e2435187
Date: 09/2024
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Examines differences in availability of hospital pediatric services for rural and urban children with medical complexity requiring hospitalization, and analyzes whether hospitals' availability of pediatric services influences rural-urban health outcome disparities. Utilizes 2012-2017 claims data of 36,943 children with medical complexity. Includes data on hospitalization patterns, service availability, quality measures, and mortality.
Author(s): JoAnna K. Leyenaar, Seneca D. Freyleue, Mary Arakelyan, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 7(9), e2435187
Date: 09/2024
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Rural Reticence to Inform Physicians of Cannabis Use
Examines stigma in the healthcare system related to cannabis use and how this impacts reporting of use to providers in rural areas. Utilizes survey data from 1,045 adult Pennsylvanians and includes rural versus urban data breakdowns according to cannabidiol (CBD) use, marijuana use, and choice to inform provider about use.
Author(s): Daniel J. Mallinson, Timothy J. Servinsky
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(2)
Date: 09/2024
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Examines stigma in the healthcare system related to cannabis use and how this impacts reporting of use to providers in rural areas. Utilizes survey data from 1,045 adult Pennsylvanians and includes rural versus urban data breakdowns according to cannabidiol (CBD) use, marijuana use, and choice to inform provider about use.
Author(s): Daniel J. Mallinson, Timothy J. Servinsky
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(2)
Date: 09/2024
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North Carolina Health Disparities Analysis Report, 2024
Reports on health disparities in North Carolina, identifies priority populations, and provides strategies to improve health equity. Discusses rural needs and provides rural-urban data comparisons on select topics including social drivers of health, access to care, health workforce, chronic and infectious disease, mental health, substance use, suicide, violence, and injury.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Reports on health disparities in North Carolina, identifies priority populations, and provides strategies to improve health equity. Discusses rural needs and provides rural-urban data comparisons on select topics including social drivers of health, access to care, health workforce, chronic and infectious disease, mental health, substance use, suicide, violence, and injury.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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A Snapshot of Sources of Coverage Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Examines the sources of healthcare and supplemental insurance coverage among Medicare beneficiaries in 2022. Presents data on the sources of coverage by beneficiary characteristics, including health status, metropolitan status, and income.
Author(s): Nancy Ochieng, Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Examines the sources of healthcare and supplemental insurance coverage among Medicare beneficiaries in 2022. Presents data on the sources of coverage by beneficiary characteristics, including health status, metropolitan status, and income.
Author(s): Nancy Ochieng, Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Inequities in Adequacy of Prenatal Care and Shifts in Rural/Urban Differences Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Compares prenatal care adequacy before and during the early COVID-19 pandemic, utilizing 2016-2020 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) data. Breaks down data by sociodemographic characteristics, including rural versus urban status, with further data on the influence of barriers to virtual care on rural-urban care disparities.
Author(s): Mounika Polavarapu, Shipra Singh, Camelia Arsene, Rachel Stanton
Citation: Women's Health Issues
Date: 09/2024
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Compares prenatal care adequacy before and during the early COVID-19 pandemic, utilizing 2016-2020 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) data. Breaks down data by sociodemographic characteristics, including rural versus urban status, with further data on the influence of barriers to virtual care on rural-urban care disparities.
Author(s): Mounika Polavarapu, Shipra Singh, Camelia Arsene, Rachel Stanton
Citation: Women's Health Issues
Date: 09/2024
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