Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
Discussions of Cancer Survivorship Care Needs: Are There Rural Versus Urban Inequities?
Analyzed 2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data to identify rural and urban differences in discussions of cancer survivorship care with their healthcare provider. Includes rural and urban comparisons of predisposing, enabling, and need factors associated with survivorship care discussions.
Author(s): Tyrone F. Borders, Lindsey Hammerslag
Citation: Medical Care, 2024
Date: 07/2024
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Analyzed 2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data to identify rural and urban differences in discussions of cancer survivorship care with their healthcare provider. Includes rural and urban comparisons of predisposing, enabling, and need factors associated with survivorship care discussions.
Author(s): Tyrone F. Borders, Lindsey Hammerslag
Citation: Medical Care, 2024
Date: 07/2024
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Prevalence of Mental Health Services Provided by Public Schools and Limitations in Schools' Efforts to Provide Mental Health Services
Presents information on the availability of mental health assessments, treatment, and funding in U.S. elementary, middle, and secondary schools, based on data from the School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS). Includes percentage of schools with mental health resources by student demographic information as well as rural, town, suburban, or city locale.
Additional links: Fast Facts
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics
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Presents information on the availability of mental health assessments, treatment, and funding in U.S. elementary, middle, and secondary schools, based on data from the School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS). Includes percentage of schools with mental health resources by student demographic information as well as rural, town, suburban, or city locale.
Additional links: Fast Facts
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics
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North Carolina Critical Access and Small Rural Hospitals: SFY 2025
County-level map showing locations of 20 Critical Access Hospitals and 11 small rural hospitals. Shadings indicate rural counties and urban counties.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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County-level map showing locations of 20 Critical Access Hospitals and 11 small rural hospitals. Shadings indicate rural counties and urban counties.
Date: 07/2024
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Risk Factors for Poor Health Among U.S. Older Adults in Rural and Urban Areas: Injury, Food Insecurity, and Lack of Social and Emotional Support
Examines health and well-being in older adults by focusing on rural versus urban variations in injury, food insecurity, and lack of social and emotional support. Provides data breakdowns by demographics, employment, income, marital status, education, and more.
Author(s): Ingrid Jacobson, Alexis Swendener, Megan Lahr, Alyssa Fritz, Carrie Henning-Smith
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Examines health and well-being in older adults by focusing on rural versus urban variations in injury, food insecurity, and lack of social and emotional support. Provides data breakdowns by demographics, employment, income, marital status, education, and more.
Author(s): Ingrid Jacobson, Alexis Swendener, Megan Lahr, Alyssa Fritz, Carrie Henning-Smith
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Maui Together For a Healthier Tomorrow
Provides data from a survey of fire survivors, volunteers, healthcare professionals, and other people in Maui county on the impacts of Hawaii's August 2023 fires, including associated resources such as a wildfire assessment report and a video presentation of survey findings with transcript accessible through the video control bar. Details wildfire-associated impacts on healthcare access, mental health, supply of healthcare professionals, housing, finances and cost of living, and other topics related to health and well-being.
Additional links: Presentation Slides, Presentation: The Struggles of Maui County, Wildfire Assessment Report
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Hawaii State Rural Health Association
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Provides data from a survey of fire survivors, volunteers, healthcare professionals, and other people in Maui county on the impacts of Hawaii's August 2023 fires, including associated resources such as a wildfire assessment report and a video presentation of survey findings with transcript accessible through the video control bar. Details wildfire-associated impacts on healthcare access, mental health, supply of healthcare professionals, housing, finances and cost of living, and other topics related to health and well-being.
Additional links: Presentation Slides, Presentation: The Struggles of Maui County, Wildfire Assessment Report
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Hawaii State Rural Health Association
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Patterns, Prognostic Implications, and Rural-Urban Disparities in Optimal GDMT Following HFrEF Diagnosis Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Compares rural and urban patterns of use and patient outcomes of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) uptake for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), utilizing 2015-2020 Medicare fee-for-service data. Provides data on rural and urban disparities in receipt of optimal GDMT treatment and mortality.
Author(s): Amgad Mentias, Neil Keshvani, Andrew Sumarsono, et al.
Citation: JACC: Heart Failure, 12(6), 1044-1055
Date: 06/2024
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Compares rural and urban patterns of use and patient outcomes of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) uptake for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), utilizing 2015-2020 Medicare fee-for-service data. Provides data on rural and urban disparities in receipt of optimal GDMT treatment and mortality.
Author(s): Amgad Mentias, Neil Keshvani, Andrew Sumarsono, et al.
Citation: JACC: Heart Failure, 12(6), 1044-1055
Date: 06/2024
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Fetal Death in Tennessee, 2017-2021: 2024 Report
Describes the characteristics and trends of reportable fetal deaths in Tennessee from 2017-2021. Features statistics including fetal mortality rate with breakdowns by 6 levels of population density.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Describes the characteristics and trends of reportable fetal deaths in Tennessee from 2017-2021. Features statistics including fetal mortality rate with breakdowns by 6 levels of population density.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Barriers to Healthcare and Social Service Utilization among Rural Older Adults Who Use Drugs
Presents a study on the barriers to healthcare and social services access for older adults in rural communities who use drugs. Bases findings on survey results from rural adults over 50 who use drugs on perceived barriers to service utilization. Highlights how barriers such as a lack of transportation, health insurance, and permanent housing correlates with age.
Author(s): Beth Prusaczyk, Sandra Tilmon, Joshua Landman, et al.
Citation: Journal of Applied Gerontology, 43(12), 1977-1984
Date: 06/2024
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Presents a study on the barriers to healthcare and social services access for older adults in rural communities who use drugs. Bases findings on survey results from rural adults over 50 who use drugs on perceived barriers to service utilization. Highlights how barriers such as a lack of transportation, health insurance, and permanent housing correlates with age.
Author(s): Beth Prusaczyk, Sandra Tilmon, Joshua Landman, et al.
Citation: Journal of Applied Gerontology, 43(12), 1977-1984
Date: 06/2024
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Assessing Medicaid Payment Rates and Costs of Caring for the Medicaid Population Residing in Nursing Homes
Explores the relationship between Medicaid per diem payment rates to nursing homes and facilities' costs of providing care to Medicaid patients for facilities with a fiscal year ending on June 30, 2019. Examines the determinants of average cost and payment variations across each state. Presents data by facility-level characteristics, including ownership status, chain affiliation, rural or urban location, and more.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organizations: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Miami University, RTI International, University of Massachusetts
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Explores the relationship between Medicaid per diem payment rates to nursing homes and facilities' costs of providing care to Medicaid patients for facilities with a fiscal year ending on June 30, 2019. Examines the determinants of average cost and payment variations across each state. Presents data by facility-level characteristics, including ownership status, chain affiliation, rural or urban location, and more.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organizations: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Miami University, RTI International, University of Massachusetts
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Changes in Screening Test Volume in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program during the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020–2022
Examines trends in National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) screening volume from January 2020 to December 2022. Provides data, with comparisons to the pre-pandemic period, on breast and cervical cancer screening volume in metropolitan, urban, and rural areas.
Author(s): Yamisha Bermudez, Amy DeGroff, Jacqueline Miller, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(7), 816
Date: 06/2024
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Examines trends in National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) screening volume from January 2020 to December 2022. Provides data, with comparisons to the pre-pandemic period, on breast and cervical cancer screening volume in metropolitan, urban, and rural areas.
Author(s): Yamisha Bermudez, Amy DeGroff, Jacqueline Miller, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(7), 816
Date: 06/2024
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