Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences
Pennsylvania Population Projections 2050: A First Look
Report projecting county-level population changes for Pennsylvania through 2050. Discusses the aging population and the implications for rural healthcare, workforce, and more.
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Report projecting county-level population changes for Pennsylvania through 2050. Discusses the aging population and the implications for rural healthcare, workforce, and more.
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Telehealth and the Future of Health Care Access in California
Fact sheet offering an overview of telehealth use in California in 2022. Discusses patterns of use by insurance status, age, income, race and ethnicity, language, and geography including rurality.
Additional links: Infographic
Author(s): Sean Tan
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
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Fact sheet offering an overview of telehealth use in California in 2022. Discusses patterns of use by insurance status, age, income, race and ethnicity, language, and geography including rurality.
Additional links: Infographic
Author(s): Sean Tan
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
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Rural-Urban Disparities in Health Outcomes, Clinical Care, Health Behaviors, and Social Determinants of Health and an Action-Oriented, Dynamic Tool for Visualizing Them
Examines county-level disparities in rural and urban health outcomes and presents a health equity dashboard depicting the disparities. Utilizes 2015 and 2019 County Health Rankings datasets to analyze measures such as health outcomes, clinical care, health behaviors, physical environment, and social and economic factors according to urban, suburban, and rural location.
Author(s): William B. Weeks, Ji E. Chang, José A. Pagán, et al.
Citation: PLOS Global Public Health, 3(10)
Date: 10/2023
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Examines county-level disparities in rural and urban health outcomes and presents a health equity dashboard depicting the disparities. Utilizes 2015 and 2019 County Health Rankings datasets to analyze measures such as health outcomes, clinical care, health behaviors, physical environment, and social and economic factors according to urban, suburban, and rural location.
Author(s): William B. Weeks, Ji E. Chang, José A. Pagán, et al.
Citation: PLOS Global Public Health, 3(10)
Date: 10/2023
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National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2021 Emergency Department Summary Tables
Provides data on ambulatory care emergency department (ED) hospital visits. Table 1 provides metropolitan/nonmetropolitan ED visit data based on hospital location.
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Provides data on ambulatory care emergency department (ED) hospital visits. Table 1 provides metropolitan/nonmetropolitan ED visit data based on hospital location.
Date: 10/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Unvaccinated Adolescents' COVID-19 Vaccine Intentions: Implications for Public Health Messaging
Examines factors related to COVID-19 vaccine intentions in the U.S. adolescent population. Analyzes April 2021 survey data of 831 unvaccinated respondents regarding their vaccine hesitancy or acceptance according to age, sex, rurality, race/ethnicity, and concerns over COVID-19 infection and vaccine side effects, as well as additional factors impacting their vaccination decisions.
Author(s): Grace W. Ryan, Natoshia M. Askelson, Kate R. Woodworth, et al.
Citation: Journal of Adolescent Health, 73(4), 679-685
Date: 10/2023
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Examines factors related to COVID-19 vaccine intentions in the U.S. adolescent population. Analyzes April 2021 survey data of 831 unvaccinated respondents regarding their vaccine hesitancy or acceptance according to age, sex, rurality, race/ethnicity, and concerns over COVID-19 infection and vaccine side effects, as well as additional factors impacting their vaccination decisions.
Author(s): Grace W. Ryan, Natoshia M. Askelson, Kate R. Woodworth, et al.
Citation: Journal of Adolescent Health, 73(4), 679-685
Date: 10/2023
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Rurality of Patient Residence and Access to Transplantation among Children with Kidney Failure in the United States
Examines wait time and waitlist registration for kidney transplantation among rural, micropolitan, and urban children with kidney failure. Utilizes 2000-2019 United States Renal Data System (USRDS) data of 14,175 children.
Author(s): Gabriela Accetta-Rojas, Charles E. McCulloch, Adrian M. Whelan, et al.
Citation: Pediatric Nephrology, 39(4), 1239-1244
Date: 09/2023
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Examines wait time and waitlist registration for kidney transplantation among rural, micropolitan, and urban children with kidney failure. Utilizes 2000-2019 United States Renal Data System (USRDS) data of 14,175 children.
Author(s): Gabriela Accetta-Rojas, Charles E. McCulloch, Adrian M. Whelan, et al.
Citation: Pediatric Nephrology, 39(4), 1239-1244
Date: 09/2023
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Changes in Healthcare Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Diabetes 2 Years Into the COVID-19 Pandemic
Examines changes in healthcare service use by people with diabetes over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, utilizing 2018-2021 Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiary data. Includes rural versus urban comparisons of month-by-month and year-by-year changes in usage of telehealth and inpatient services.
Author(s): Xilin Zhou, Linda J. Andes, Deborah B. Rolka, Giuseppina Imperatore
Citation: AJPM Focus, 2(3), 100117
Date: 09/2023
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Examines changes in healthcare service use by people with diabetes over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, utilizing 2018-2021 Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiary data. Includes rural versus urban comparisons of month-by-month and year-by-year changes in usage of telehealth and inpatient services.
Author(s): Xilin Zhou, Linda J. Andes, Deborah B. Rolka, Giuseppina Imperatore
Citation: AJPM Focus, 2(3), 100117
Date: 09/2023
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Sociodemographic Inequities in Telemedicine Use Among US Patients Initiating Treatment in Community Cancer Centers During the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2022
Evaluates demographic factors associated with use of telehealth within 90 days after starting cancer treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic, utilizing March 2020-March 2023 data of 36,993 cancer patients. Includes data on telehealth inequities by race and ethnicity, insurance, socioeconomic status, rurality, and more.
Author(s): Jenny S. Guadamuz, Xiaoliang Wang, Trevor J. Royce, Gregory S. Calip
Citation: JCO Oncology Practice, 19(12), 1206-1214
Date: 09/2023
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Evaluates demographic factors associated with use of telehealth within 90 days after starting cancer treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic, utilizing March 2020-March 2023 data of 36,993 cancer patients. Includes data on telehealth inequities by race and ethnicity, insurance, socioeconomic status, rurality, and more.
Author(s): Jenny S. Guadamuz, Xiaoliang Wang, Trevor J. Royce, Gregory S. Calip
Citation: JCO Oncology Practice, 19(12), 1206-1214
Date: 09/2023
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Telehealth Use and Access to Neurology Outpatient Clinical Services for Children: An Observational Cohort Study
Analyzes pediatric neurology appointment completion, cancellation, and no-show rates among telehealth users and telehealth non-users at a tertiary care children's hospital in North Carolina. Compares appointment outcomes before and during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, including rural versus urban demographic and outcome data.
Author(s): Savithri Nageswaran, Annette Grefe, Shyh-Huei Chen, Eric Kirkendall, Edward H. Ip
Citation: North Carolina Medical Journal, 85(1)
Date: 09/2023
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Analyzes pediatric neurology appointment completion, cancellation, and no-show rates among telehealth users and telehealth non-users at a tertiary care children's hospital in North Carolina. Compares appointment outcomes before and during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, including rural versus urban demographic and outcome data.
Author(s): Savithri Nageswaran, Annette Grefe, Shyh-Huei Chen, Eric Kirkendall, Edward H. Ip
Citation: North Carolina Medical Journal, 85(1)
Date: 09/2023
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Vermont Suicide Data-Linkage Project: 2020-2021 Data Analysis
Identifies risk factors for suicide, populations at disproportionate risk for suicide, and patterns in how Vermonters who died by suicide interacted with various state, community systems, and services prior to death. Features statistics with breakdowns including suicides by rural or urban residence and suicides of rural veterans.
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Identifies risk factors for suicide, populations at disproportionate risk for suicide, and patterns in how Vermonters who died by suicide interacted with various state, community systems, and services prior to death. Features statistics with breakdowns including suicides by rural or urban residence and suicides of rural veterans.
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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