Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
Staffing Shortages Limited IHS's Capacity To Effectively Administer Much-Needed Sanitation Projects Funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Explores Indian Health Service (IHS) efforts to expand staffing and capacity to administer and oversee Sanitation Facilities Construction (SFC) projects funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in fiscal year 2023. Identifies challenges IHS experienced that threatened its ability to complete projects and meet sanitation needs in a timely manner. Offers recommendations to IHS to related to recruitment, retention, and housing of SFC staff.
Additional links: Report Highlights
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Explores Indian Health Service (IHS) efforts to expand staffing and capacity to administer and oversee Sanitation Facilities Construction (SFC) projects funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in fiscal year 2023. Identifies challenges IHS experienced that threatened its ability to complete projects and meet sanitation needs in a timely manner. Offers recommendations to IHS to related to recruitment, retention, and housing of SFC staff.
Additional links: Report Highlights
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Factors Associated with Utilization of Mobile Health Clinic Hepatitis C Virus Services among Medically Underserved Communities in South Carolina
Examines the use of mobile health clinics (MHCs) to deliver hepatitis C (HCV) screening and treatment in rural and underserved South Carolina communities. Provides data on the association of demographic and community factors, including rurality, with MHC utilization, HCV positivity rates, and MHC HCV treatment initiation.
Author(s): Kerry A. Howard, Fatih Gezer, Caitlin A. Moore, et al.
Citation: BMC Global and Public Health, 2, 84
Date: 12/2024
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Examines the use of mobile health clinics (MHCs) to deliver hepatitis C (HCV) screening and treatment in rural and underserved South Carolina communities. Provides data on the association of demographic and community factors, including rurality, with MHC utilization, HCV positivity rates, and MHC HCV treatment initiation.
Author(s): Kerry A. Howard, Fatih Gezer, Caitlin A. Moore, et al.
Citation: BMC Global and Public Health, 2, 84
Date: 12/2024
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Ohio Policy Spotlight: School-Based Health Care and Medicaid
Provides an overview of school-based health services in Ohio. Includes county-level data on the percentage of Ohio children enrolled in any public health insurance.
Author(s): Becky Carroll, Sarah Al-Hashemi
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
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Provides an overview of school-based health services in Ohio. Includes county-level data on the percentage of Ohio children enrolled in any public health insurance.
Author(s): Becky Carroll, Sarah Al-Hashemi
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
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Non-Medical Health-Related Needs of Certain Pregnant Women Report, Texas
Reports on the health outcomes of pregnant Medicaid and Thriving Texas Families (TTF) members in Texas. Provides demographic data on enrollment in each program, including comparisons between rural, micro, and metro areas.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Reports on the health outcomes of pregnant Medicaid and Thriving Texas Families (TTF) members in Texas. Provides demographic data on enrollment in each program, including comparisons between rural, micro, and metro areas.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Caring for Pennsylvanians with Dementia and Related Disorders: An Analysis of Needs and Capacity in Rural Areas, 2024 to 2034
Examines potential demand for care of people living with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder (ADRD) in rural Pennsylvania. Features county-level maps showing numbers of various types of care facilities and their capacity, and statistics including projections of the population aged 65+ and rate of increase from 2020 to 2040, age-adjusted mortality rate from ADRD, projections of number of ADRD cases by 2040, and impact of smoking and obesity on ADRD, with breakdowns by county.
Author(s): Dara P. Bourassa, Sara A. Grove
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Examines potential demand for care of people living with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder (ADRD) in rural Pennsylvania. Features county-level maps showing numbers of various types of care facilities and their capacity, and statistics including projections of the population aged 65+ and rate of increase from 2020 to 2040, age-adjusted mortality rate from ADRD, projections of number of ADRD cases by 2040, and impact of smoking and obesity on ADRD, with breakdowns by county.
Author(s): Dara P. Bourassa, Sara A. Grove
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Racial and Ethnic and Rural Variations in the Use of Hybrid Prenatal Care in the US
Examines how factors of demographics, location, and telehealth restriction waivers during COVID-19 impact the uptake of hybrid prenatal care. Provides demographic breakdowns related to telehealth use of women during pregnancy and the COVID-19 public health emergency, with additional data on health conditions, U.S. region, and urban or rural residence.
Author(s): Peiyin Hung, Jiani Yu, Sayward E. Harrison, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 7(12)
Date: 12/2024
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Examines how factors of demographics, location, and telehealth restriction waivers during COVID-19 impact the uptake of hybrid prenatal care. Provides demographic breakdowns related to telehealth use of women during pregnancy and the COVID-19 public health emergency, with additional data on health conditions, U.S. region, and urban or rural residence.
Author(s): Peiyin Hung, Jiani Yu, Sayward E. Harrison, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 7(12)
Date: 12/2024
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Health Information Technology Adoption and Utilization in Behavioral Health Settings
Explores the adoption and use of health information technology (HIT) among behavioral health providers. Presents findings from a literature review and focus group interviews regarding digital strategies that support integrated care models between physical health and behavioral health. Discusses how a lagging adoption and interoperability of HIT may affect community-based behavioral health providers working with underserved communities. Identifies policy considerations to increase interoperable HIT use among behavioral health providers. Includes rural references throughout.
Author(s): Michelle Dougherty, Rebecca McGavin, Meagan Pilar, Marc Horvath, Stephen Brown
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organizations: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, RTI International
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Explores the adoption and use of health information technology (HIT) among behavioral health providers. Presents findings from a literature review and focus group interviews regarding digital strategies that support integrated care models between physical health and behavioral health. Discusses how a lagging adoption and interoperability of HIT may affect community-based behavioral health providers working with underserved communities. Identifies policy considerations to increase interoperable HIT use among behavioral health providers. Includes rural references throughout.
Author(s): Michelle Dougherty, Rebecca McGavin, Meagan Pilar, Marc Horvath, Stephen Brown
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organizations: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, RTI International
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2024 Nebraska Rural Poll Research Report: Artificial Intelligence
Analyzes 2023 Nebraska Rural Poll results of a survey of 1,010 rural Nebraskans regarding their use of and opinions on artificial intelligence (AI). Includes data on their perceptions of AI use in healthcare, personal well-being, workforce, and more.
Author(s): Heather Akin, Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel, Mary Emery, et al.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Analyzes 2023 Nebraska Rural Poll results of a survey of 1,010 rural Nebraskans regarding their use of and opinions on artificial intelligence (AI). Includes data on their perceptions of AI use in healthcare, personal well-being, workforce, and more.
Author(s): Heather Akin, Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel, Mary Emery, et al.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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County-Level Hypertension Prevalence and Control in the United States: A ZIP3-County Crosswalk Using Electronic Health Record Data
Provides county-level maps showing hypertension prevalence and control across the United States. Utilizes 2022 data from the IQVIA Ambulatory Electronic Medical Record-US database to analyze hypertension in over 7 million patients.
Author(s): Xingran Weng, Adam S. Vaughan, Siran He, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 21
Date: 12/2024
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Provides county-level maps showing hypertension prevalence and control across the United States. Utilizes 2022 data from the IQVIA Ambulatory Electronic Medical Record-US database to analyze hypertension in over 7 million patients.
Author(s): Xingran Weng, Adam S. Vaughan, Siran He, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 21
Date: 12/2024
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Quantifying Arizona's Primary Care Shortage Using Health Professional Shortage Data: Updated December 2024
Report describing the shortages of primary care physicians in Arizona. Includes data on shortages at the county level and in tribal nations.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Report describing the shortages of primary care physicians in Arizona. Includes data on shortages at the county level and in tribal nations.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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