Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
The South Carolina Licensed Practical Nurse Workforce | 2022
Presents information on the licensed practical nurse (LPN) workforce in South Carolina, based on data reported by LPNs during their biennial license renewal period ending May 1, 2022. Features a county-level map showing locations of active LPNs with shadings showing urban or rural counties, and statistics for LPN practice settings in 2022, with breakdowns including rural health centers.
Author(s): Cate Campbell, K. Gaul
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium
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Presents information on the licensed practical nurse (LPN) workforce in South Carolina, based on data reported by LPNs during their biennial license renewal period ending May 1, 2022. Features a county-level map showing locations of active LPNs with shadings showing urban or rural counties, and statistics for LPN practice settings in 2022, with breakdowns including rural health centers.
Author(s): Cate Campbell, K. Gaul
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium
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2024 Nebraska Rural Poll Research Report: Well-Being
Analyzes 2024 Nebraska Rural Poll results related to how rural Nebraskans perceive their current and future well-being, life satisfaction, personal finances, impact of marital status, feelings of loneliness, and more. Includes survey data and demographic information on survey respondents.
Author(s): Heather Akin, Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel, Mary Emery, et al.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Analyzes 2024 Nebraska Rural Poll results related to how rural Nebraskans perceive their current and future well-being, life satisfaction, personal finances, impact of marital status, feelings of loneliness, and more. Includes survey data and demographic information on survey respondents.
Author(s): Heather Akin, Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel, Mary Emery, et al.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Criminal Victimization, 2023
Presents 2023 data on violent and property victimization. Highlights types of crime, trends over time, victim and offender demographics, unreported crime, and rural, urban, and suburban crimes in 2022 and 2023.
Author(s): Susannah N. Tapp, Emilie J. Coen
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Justice
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Presents 2023 data on violent and property victimization. Highlights types of crime, trends over time, victim and offender demographics, unreported crime, and rural, urban, and suburban crimes in 2022 and 2023.
Author(s): Susannah N. Tapp, Emilie J. Coen
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Justice
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Nebraska - Breaking the Pattern: Driving Initiatives to Safely Transition Patients Across the Care Continuum
Discusses challenges of discharging hospitalized patients in Nebraska to post-acute care. Provides data on patients awaiting discharge, reasons for delay, impact of Medicare advantage, and possible solutions. Includes county-level information on availability of long-term care or assisted living facilities and discusses impact on rural areas.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Hospital Association
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Discusses challenges of discharging hospitalized patients in Nebraska to post-acute care. Provides data on patients awaiting discharge, reasons for delay, impact of Medicare advantage, and possible solutions. Includes county-level information on availability of long-term care or assisted living facilities and discusses impact on rural areas.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Hospital Association
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The 2021–2022 Study of Family and Staff Experiences in American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start FACES Programs: Spring 2022 Data Tables and Study Design
Provides a comprehensive overview of Region XI Head Start programs, which works with American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities, and provides data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES). Includes data on Region XI characteristics, experiences, health status, and needs of children and their families; cultural and linguistic experiences; and characteristics of Head Start programs and staff.
Author(s): Charlotte Cabili, Natalie Reid, Carla Chavez, et al.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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Provides a comprehensive overview of Region XI Head Start programs, which works with American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities, and provides data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES). Includes data on Region XI characteristics, experiences, health status, and needs of children and their families; cultural and linguistic experiences; and characteristics of Head Start programs and staff.
Author(s): Charlotte Cabili, Natalie Reid, Carla Chavez, et al.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Children and Families
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2023 Report to Congress on the State Opioid Response Grants (SOR)
Report details the outcomes of state opioid response (SOR) grants to Congress. Highlights demographic breakdown of people served by SOR programs and discusses key accomplishments by state/territory. Includes rural references throughout.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Report details the outcomes of state opioid response (SOR) grants to Congress. Highlights demographic breakdown of people served by SOR programs and discusses key accomplishments by state/territory. Includes rural references throughout.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Rural Hospital Performance in Guideline-Recommended Ischemic Stroke Thrombolysis, Secondary Prevention, and Outcomes
Examines the performance of rural versus urban stroke center and non-stroke center hospitals in delivering guideline-recommended ischemic stroke thrombolysis, providing secondary prevention, and producing favorable outcomes among patients treated for acute ischemic stroke. Utilizes 2017-2019 Get With the Guidelines-Stroke hospital data of 692,839 patients.
Author(s): Shumei Man, David Bruckman, Ken Uchino, et al.
Citation: Stroke, 55(10), 2472-2481
Date: 09/2024
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Examines the performance of rural versus urban stroke center and non-stroke center hospitals in delivering guideline-recommended ischemic stroke thrombolysis, providing secondary prevention, and producing favorable outcomes among patients treated for acute ischemic stroke. Utilizes 2017-2019 Get With the Guidelines-Stroke hospital data of 692,839 patients.
Author(s): Shumei Man, David Bruckman, Ken Uchino, et al.
Citation: Stroke, 55(10), 2472-2481
Date: 09/2024
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Medication-Based Treatment Among Rural, Primary Care Patients Diagnosed With Opioid Use Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder
Explores prescribing rates of medications for opioid and alcohol use disorders (MOUD and MAUD) in primary care settings in rural and urban areas. Discusses the use of medications for treating OUD and AUD and looks for differences in utilization by rural and urban providers. Breaks down data by patient age, sex, and medication type, among other measures.
Author(s): Emily Kan, Laura-Mae Baldwin, Larissa J. Mooney, et al.
Citation: Journal of Substance Use & Addiction Treatment, 164, 20933
Date: 09/2024
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Explores prescribing rates of medications for opioid and alcohol use disorders (MOUD and MAUD) in primary care settings in rural and urban areas. Discusses the use of medications for treating OUD and AUD and looks for differences in utilization by rural and urban providers. Breaks down data by patient age, sex, and medication type, among other measures.
Author(s): Emily Kan, Laura-Mae Baldwin, Larissa J. Mooney, et al.
Citation: Journal of Substance Use & Addiction Treatment, 164, 20933
Date: 09/2024
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America's Military and Veteran Caregivers: Hidden Heroes Emerging from the Shadows
Offers a profile of caregivers for military members and veterans. Discusses demographic, physical and mental health, geography, costs, support systems, and more. Includes recommendations for healthcare access, policy, and research based on report findings. Discusses rural throughout and includes an analysis on the differences between rural and urban caregiving in Chapter 7.
Author(s): Rajeev Ramchand, Sarah Dalton, Tamara Dubowitz, et al.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Offers a profile of caregivers for military members and veterans. Discusses demographic, physical and mental health, geography, costs, support systems, and more. Includes recommendations for healthcare access, policy, and research based on report findings. Discusses rural throughout and includes an analysis on the differences between rural and urban caregiving in Chapter 7.
Author(s): Rajeev Ramchand, Sarah Dalton, Tamara Dubowitz, et al.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Training Satisfaction and Future Employment Consideration Among Physician and Nursing Trainees at Rural Veterans Affairs Facilities in the United States During COVID-19: A Time-Series Before and After Study
Presents a study on the perceptions of trainee clinicians in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on the satisfaction they feel towards their training and future employment in rural and urban facilities and compares their answers before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Bases finding on a survey of physicians and nurses in rural and urban areas receiving training in a VA facility and compares responses from August, 2018 to July, 2021.
Author(s): Heather Northcraft, Tiffany Radcliff, Anne Reid Griffin, et al.
Citation: Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions, 21, 25
Date: 09/2024
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Presents a study on the perceptions of trainee clinicians in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on the satisfaction they feel towards their training and future employment in rural and urban facilities and compares their answers before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Bases finding on a survey of physicians and nurses in rural and urban areas receiving training in a VA facility and compares responses from August, 2018 to July, 2021.
Author(s): Heather Northcraft, Tiffany Radcliff, Anne Reid Griffin, et al.
Citation: Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions, 21, 25
Date: 09/2024
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