Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences
An Empirical Analysis of Financial Hardship Associated with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia: Metro and Nonmetro Patients
Examines financial hardships among those with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia (ADRD). Utilizes National Health and Aging Trends Study data to present ADRD financial hardship according to metro versus nonmetro location, race, and age.
Author(s): Adee Athiyaman
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
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Examines financial hardships among those with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia (ADRD). Utilizes National Health and Aging Trends Study data to present ADRD financial hardship according to metro versus nonmetro location, race, and age.
Author(s): Adee Athiyaman
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
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Medicare Advantage Enrollment, Plan Availability and Premiums in Rural Areas
Research brief analyzing Medicare Advantage enrollment, availability, and premiums in rural areas to identify trends since 2010. Offers rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Gabrielle Clerveau, Anthony Damico, Tricia Neuman
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Research brief analyzing Medicare Advantage enrollment, availability, and premiums in rural areas to identify trends since 2010. Offers rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Gabrielle Clerveau, Anthony Damico, Tricia Neuman
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Biological Differences between Late 19th and Early 20th Century Urban and Rural Residence
Examines biological differences in people related to historical U.S. urbanization trends by comparing residents in rural and urban locations. Analyzes demographic differences of rural and urban communities in the 19th and 20th centuries as well as the relationship of urbanization to height, weight, race, region, ancestry, and age.
Author(s): Scott Alan Carson
Citation: Journal of Biosocial Science, 55(5), 812-852
Date: 09/2023
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Examines biological differences in people related to historical U.S. urbanization trends by comparing residents in rural and urban locations. Analyzes demographic differences of rural and urban communities in the 19th and 20th centuries as well as the relationship of urbanization to height, weight, race, region, ancestry, and age.
Author(s): Scott Alan Carson
Citation: Journal of Biosocial Science, 55(5), 812-852
Date: 09/2023
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Racial Disparities in Obesity‐Related Cardiovascular Mortality in the United States: Temporal Trends From 1999 to 2020
Examines disparities in obesity-related cardiovascular mortality in U.S. citizens from 1999 to 2020. Utilizes the Multiple Cause of Death database to analyze mortality trends by race, sex, age, and rural versus urban residence.
Author(s): Zahra Raisi‐Estabragh, Ofer Kobo, Jennifer H. Mieres, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Heart Association, 12(18)
Date: 09/2023
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Examines disparities in obesity-related cardiovascular mortality in U.S. citizens from 1999 to 2020. Utilizes the Multiple Cause of Death database to analyze mortality trends by race, sex, age, and rural versus urban residence.
Author(s): Zahra Raisi‐Estabragh, Ofer Kobo, Jennifer H. Mieres, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Heart Association, 12(18)
Date: 09/2023
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Pediatric Hospitalizations at Rural and Urban Teaching and Nonteaching Hospitals in the US, 2009-2019
Describes changes in the number and proportion of pediatric hospitalizations and costs at urban teaching, urban nonteaching, and rural hospitals versus freestanding children's hospitals from 2009-2019. Estimates the number and proportion of hospitals providing inpatient pediatric care and characterizes changes in clinical complexity. Features statistics including sociodemographic, clinical, and hospital characteristics of pediatric hospitalizations, with breakdowns by urban and rural location.
Author(s): JoAnna K. Leyenaar, Seneca D. Freyleue, Mary Arakelyan, David C. Goodman, A. James O'Malley
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 6(9)
Date: 09/2023
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Describes changes in the number and proportion of pediatric hospitalizations and costs at urban teaching, urban nonteaching, and rural hospitals versus freestanding children's hospitals from 2009-2019. Estimates the number and proportion of hospitals providing inpatient pediatric care and characterizes changes in clinical complexity. Features statistics including sociodemographic, clinical, and hospital characteristics of pediatric hospitalizations, with breakdowns by urban and rural location.
Author(s): JoAnna K. Leyenaar, Seneca D. Freyleue, Mary Arakelyan, David C. Goodman, A. James O'Malley
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 6(9)
Date: 09/2023
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Inflation Reduction Act Research Series: Medicare Enrollees' Use and Out-of-Pocket Expenditures for Drugs Selected for Negotiation under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program
Provides an overview of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program established by the Inflation Reduction Act. Examines prescription drug use and out-of-pocket spending by Medicare Part D enrollees in calendar year 2022 for each of the first 10 drugs selected for price negotiations, which will be applicable in 2026. Includes data on the demographic characteristics of Medicare Part D enrollees taking each drug, including urban-rural status, as well as the number of enrollees and mean out-of-pocket spending on each drug by state.
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Provides an overview of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program established by the Inflation Reduction Act. Examines prescription drug use and out-of-pocket spending by Medicare Part D enrollees in calendar year 2022 for each of the first 10 drugs selected for price negotiations, which will be applicable in 2026. Includes data on the demographic characteristics of Medicare Part D enrollees taking each drug, including urban-rural status, as well as the number of enrollees and mean out-of-pocket spending on each drug by state.
Date: 09/2023
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Recovery From the Coronavirus Pandemic in K–12 Education
Provides information on parent concerns, COVID-19 pandemic accommodations to learning, student support, mental health services, and community school or wraparound services, with breakdowns according to school locale of city, suburban, town, or rural.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Education Statistics
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Provides information on parent concerns, COVID-19 pandemic accommodations to learning, student support, mental health services, and community school or wraparound services, with breakdowns according to school locale of city, suburban, town, or rural.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Education Statistics
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Public School Nurses in the U.S.
An infographic that provides data on nurses in U.S. public schools, with rural versus urban as well as regional information on schools with access to full-time and part-time nurses.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Association of School Nurses
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An infographic that provides data on nurses in U.S. public schools, with rural versus urban as well as regional information on schools with access to full-time and part-time nurses.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Association of School Nurses
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Funding for Public School Nurses
An infographic that provides data on the source of funding for school nurses, with rural versus urban as well as regional information on schools that bill for Medicaid reimbursements.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Association of School Nurses
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An infographic that provides data on the source of funding for school nurses, with rural versus urban as well as regional information on schools that bill for Medicaid reimbursements.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Association of School Nurses
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Variations in Victimization: The Relationship between Community Types, Violence against Women and Reporting Behaviors
Using a 5 category measure of rural and urban locations by land use, evaluates National Crime Victimization Survey data between 1996 and 2005 to analyze differences in the rural and urban victim-offender relationship for female victims. Discusses the impact of proximity for rural victimization and how the victim-offender relationship impacts reporting victimization to the police.
Author(s): Ryan Randa, Sarah R. Bostrom, Wyatt Brown, Bradford W. Reyns, Jessica C. Fleming
Citation: Social Sciences, 12(9), 471
Date: 08/2023
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Using a 5 category measure of rural and urban locations by land use, evaluates National Crime Victimization Survey data between 1996 and 2005 to analyze differences in the rural and urban victim-offender relationship for female victims. Discusses the impact of proximity for rural victimization and how the victim-offender relationship impacts reporting victimization to the police.
Author(s): Ryan Randa, Sarah R. Bostrom, Wyatt Brown, Bradford W. Reyns, Jessica C. Fleming
Citation: Social Sciences, 12(9), 471
Date: 08/2023
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