Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
A Scoping Review of Policies to Encourage Breastfeeding, Healthy Eating, and Physical Activity among Rural People and Places in the United States
Scoping review of 122 studies, reports, and theses on breastfeeding, healthy eating, and physical activity policy, systems, and environment change initiatives in rural areas. Analyzes source design, objectives, setting, focus, results, and more. Summarizes research findings and discusses data collection and sharing for rural initiatives.
Author(s): M. Renée Umstattd Meyer, Bailey Houghtaling, Marilyn E. Wende, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 24, 2160
Date: 08/2024
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Scoping review of 122 studies, reports, and theses on breastfeeding, healthy eating, and physical activity policy, systems, and environment change initiatives in rural areas. Analyzes source design, objectives, setting, focus, results, and more. Summarizes research findings and discusses data collection and sharing for rural initiatives.
Author(s): M. Renée Umstattd Meyer, Bailey Houghtaling, Marilyn E. Wende, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 24, 2160
Date: 08/2024
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2024 Public Health Actions to Reduce the Burden of Asthma: Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake Among People with Asthma
Analyzes barriers to influenza and COVID-19 vaccination in people with asthma. Utilizes 2022 survey data from 350 people with asthma to provide asthma and vaccination status with breakdowns according to sociodemographic variables, including urban, rural, or suburban location.
Author(s): Hannah Jaffee, Sanaz Eftekhari, Melanie Carver
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 21
Date: 08/2024
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Analyzes barriers to influenza and COVID-19 vaccination in people with asthma. Utilizes 2022 survey data from 350 people with asthma to provide asthma and vaccination status with breakdowns according to sociodemographic variables, including urban, rural, or suburban location.
Author(s): Hannah Jaffee, Sanaz Eftekhari, Melanie Carver
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 21
Date: 08/2024
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Changes in Rural Pharmacy Presence 2023
Data brief exploring availability of retail pharmacy services in rural areas of the U.S. Provides information on rural communities that have kept, lost, or gained a retail pharmacy between 2018 and 2023. Features statistics on numbers of pharmacies in rural areas in 2018 and 2023, with breakdowns by communities with one pharmacy, two pharmacies, or three or more pharmacies.
Author(s): Fred Ullrich, Keith Mueller
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Data brief exploring availability of retail pharmacy services in rural areas of the U.S. Provides information on rural communities that have kept, lost, or gained a retail pharmacy between 2018 and 2023. Features statistics on numbers of pharmacies in rural areas in 2018 and 2023, with breakdowns by communities with one pharmacy, two pharmacies, or three or more pharmacies.
Author(s): Fred Ullrich, Keith Mueller
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Notes from the Field: Prevalence of Previous Dengue Virus Infection Among Children and Adolescents Aged 7–16 Years — American Samoa, September–October 2023
Results of a serosurvey of 887 students in American Samoa who were tested for dengue immunoglobulin G. Information on prevalence of previous dengue virus infection among school-age children and adolescents was needed to guide decisions on dengue vaccine implementation.
Author(s): Sandra Kiplagat, Noelle Tavale, Adam Konrote, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(31), 686-688
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Results of a serosurvey of 887 students in American Samoa who were tested for dengue immunoglobulin G. Information on prevalence of previous dengue virus infection among school-age children and adolescents was needed to guide decisions on dengue vaccine implementation.
Author(s): Sandra Kiplagat, Noelle Tavale, Adam Konrote, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(31), 686-688
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Persistent Poverty in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Island Areas
Identifies counties and county equivalents in persistent poverty in Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Discusses the varied definitions of persistent poverty and challenges with identifying persistent poverty counties in U.S territories.
Author(s): Craig Benson, Alemayehu Bishaw
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Identifies counties and county equivalents in persistent poverty in Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Discusses the varied definitions of persistent poverty and challenges with identifying persistent poverty counties in U.S territories.
Author(s): Craig Benson, Alemayehu Bishaw
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Kansas Marketplace Enrollment Reached Record High for Third Consecutive Year
Provides a data overview of the Kansas 2024 open enrollment period (OEP) for health insurance plans. Includes health insurance information and county-level maps showing percentage of population selecting a plan and the number of insurers available per region.
Author(s): Cynthia Snyder, Viktoria Sterkhova, Kaci Cink, Linda J. Sheppard
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Health Institute
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Provides a data overview of the Kansas 2024 open enrollment period (OEP) for health insurance plans. Includes health insurance information and county-level maps showing percentage of population selecting a plan and the number of insurers available per region.
Author(s): Cynthia Snyder, Viktoria Sterkhova, Kaci Cink, Linda J. Sheppard
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Health Institute
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Advocate-BREAST: Advocates and Patients' Advice to Enhance Breast Cancer Care Delivery, Patient Experience and Patient Centered Research by 2025
Examines breast cancer (BC) survivor experiences with BC care delivery, education, and support received. Analyzes 2,437 responses from a 2021 survey of patients in the Mayo Clinic Breast Disease Registry, with data breakdowns of respective patient perspectives, concerns, and symptoms by sociodemographic variables, including rural versus urban location.
Author(s): Ciara C. O'Sullivan, Nicole L. Larson, Robert A. Vierkant, et al.
Citation: Archives of Public Health, 82, 119
Date: 08/2024
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Examines breast cancer (BC) survivor experiences with BC care delivery, education, and support received. Analyzes 2,437 responses from a 2021 survey of patients in the Mayo Clinic Breast Disease Registry, with data breakdowns of respective patient perspectives, concerns, and symptoms by sociodemographic variables, including rural versus urban location.
Author(s): Ciara C. O'Sullivan, Nicole L. Larson, Robert A. Vierkant, et al.
Citation: Archives of Public Health, 82, 119
Date: 08/2024
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Community Health Centers' Progress and Challenges in Meeting Patients' Essential Primary Care Needs: Findings from the Commonwealth Fund 2024 National Survey of Federally Qualified Health Centers
Summarizes findings from the 2024 Commonwealth Fund National Survey of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), which received responses from 737 FQHC leaders in fall 2023 and spring 2024. Explores the extent to which FQHCs achieve primary care accessibility, comprehensiveness, and coordination. Compares findings to data from the 2018 version of this survey to assess how care delivery changed over time. Describes barriers FQHCs face in offering high-quality care. Presents data by rural and urban location throughout.
Author(s): Celli Horstman, Corinne Lewis, Alexandra Bryan, Sara Federman
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
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Summarizes findings from the 2024 Commonwealth Fund National Survey of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), which received responses from 737 FQHC leaders in fall 2023 and spring 2024. Explores the extent to which FQHCs achieve primary care accessibility, comprehensiveness, and coordination. Compares findings to data from the 2018 version of this survey to assess how care delivery changed over time. Describes barriers FQHCs face in offering high-quality care. Presents data by rural and urban location throughout.
Author(s): Celli Horstman, Corinne Lewis, Alexandra Bryan, Sara Federman
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
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Demographic and Geographic Distribution of Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes Risk in Rural Settings: Results from a Cross-Sectional, Countywide Rural Health Survey in Sullivan County, New York
Examines the prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes in a rural New York county with high rates of chronic disease, utilizing data from a mailed survey. Provides data on demographic factors associated with diabetes prevalence, including race and ethnicity, and analyzes geographic clustering of diabetes.
Author(s): David C. Lee, Leah Ross, Carolina Quintero Arias, et al.
Citation: BMJ Open, 14(8), e080831
Date: 08/2024
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Examines the prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes in a rural New York county with high rates of chronic disease, utilizing data from a mailed survey. Provides data on demographic factors associated with diabetes prevalence, including race and ethnicity, and analyzes geographic clustering of diabetes.
Author(s): David C. Lee, Leah Ross, Carolina Quintero Arias, et al.
Citation: BMJ Open, 14(8), e080831
Date: 08/2024
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Hunger Doesn't Take a Vacation: Summer Nutrition Status Report
Provides information on the use of federal nutrition programs in the summer of 2023, when COVID-19 waivers ended and normal operations resumed. Includes national and state findings, policy opportunities, and information about the the rural non-congregate meal option.
Author(s): Kelsey Boone, Crystal FitzSimons
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Food Research & Action Center
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Provides information on the use of federal nutrition programs in the summer of 2023, when COVID-19 waivers ended and normal operations resumed. Includes national and state findings, policy opportunities, and information about the the rural non-congregate meal option.
Author(s): Kelsey Boone, Crystal FitzSimons
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Food Research & Action Center
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