Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
Contraceptive Methods Women Have Ever Used: United States, 2015–2019
Examines contraception use among sexually active women aged 15-49. Utilizes 2015-2019 National Survey of Family Growth data and provides breakdowns by contraception type, race/ethnicity, education, religious affiliation, and urban versus rural residence.
Author(s): Kimberly Daniels, Joyce C. Abma
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Examines contraception use among sexually active women aged 15-49. Utilizes 2015-2019 National Survey of Family Growth data and provides breakdowns by contraception type, race/ethnicity, education, religious affiliation, and urban versus rural residence.
Author(s): Kimberly Daniels, Joyce C. Abma
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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South Carolina State Health Assessment, 2023
Reports on the health status of South Carolina residents and identifies trends and priorities. Covers topics associated with each stage of life, including maternal and infant health, childhood and adolescence, adulthood, and healthy aging. Additional highlighted areas include population characteristics, health equity, health conditions, access, workforce, public health capacity, community and environmental influences on health, and more. Discusses rural issues throughout, and provides maps showing county-level data for selected topics. Includes a condensed State Health Assessment Companion Report.
Additional links: Companion Report
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Alliance for a Healthy South Carolina (AHSC), Live Healthy South Carolina (LHSC), South Carolina Department of Public Health
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Reports on the health status of South Carolina residents and identifies trends and priorities. Covers topics associated with each stage of life, including maternal and infant health, childhood and adolescence, adulthood, and healthy aging. Additional highlighted areas include population characteristics, health equity, health conditions, access, workforce, public health capacity, community and environmental influences on health, and more. Discusses rural issues throughout, and provides maps showing county-level data for selected topics. Includes a condensed State Health Assessment Companion Report.
Additional links: Companion Report
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organizations: Alliance for a Healthy South Carolina (AHSC), Live Healthy South Carolina (LHSC), South Carolina Department of Public Health
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Number of Counties in Persistent Poverty Falls from a Decade Ago
Map showing changes in county persistent poverty status between 2011 and 2021.
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Map showing changes in county persistent poverty status between 2011 and 2021.
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Disparities in Health Measures By Race and Ethnicity Among Beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage: A Review of the Literature
Summarizes the results of a review of 20 studies published between January 2018 and April 2023 to examine racial and ethnic disparities in quality of care and beneficiary experience among Medicare Advantage (MA) plan enrollees. Discusses gaps in data and in the literature that contribute to challenges in understanding racial and ethnic disparities in MA quality and beneficiary experience. Includes information on nine studies that explored 25 measures of quality of care received by American Indian and Alaska Native enrollees and two studies that examined disparities among MA enrollees in rural areas by race and ethnicity.
Author(s): Nancy Ochieng, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Summarizes the results of a review of 20 studies published between January 2018 and April 2023 to examine racial and ethnic disparities in quality of care and beneficiary experience among Medicare Advantage (MA) plan enrollees. Discusses gaps in data and in the literature that contribute to challenges in understanding racial and ethnic disparities in MA quality and beneficiary experience. Includes information on nine studies that explored 25 measures of quality of care received by American Indian and Alaska Native enrollees and two studies that examined disparities among MA enrollees in rural areas by race and ethnicity.
Author(s): Nancy Ochieng, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Medicare Cognitive Assessments: Utilization Tripled between 2018 and 2022, but Challenges Remain
Describes the utilization of traditional Medicare's cognitive assessment service from 2018 through 2022. Presents stakeholder views on challenges providers and beneficiaries face in providing and accessing the service, respectively. Discusses steps the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken to increase awareness of the service. Includes information on the number of cognitive assessment services by urban and rural beneficiaries.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Describes the utilization of traditional Medicare's cognitive assessment service from 2018 through 2022. Presents stakeholder views on challenges providers and beneficiaries face in providing and accessing the service, respectively. Discusses steps the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken to increase awareness of the service. Includes information on the number of cognitive assessment services by urban and rural beneficiaries.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Rural Populations Facilitated Early SARS-CoV-2 Evolution and Transmission in Missouri, USA
Examines the role of rural communities in the the early COVID-19 pandemic period. Analyzes data from 544 urban and 435 rural COVID-19 specimens in Southwest Missouri between July and December 2020 to understand transmission and evolution of the virus. Discusses the importance of public health surveillance and mitigation efforts in rural areas.
Author(s): Cynthia Y. Tang, Tao Li, Tricia A. Haynes, et al.
Citation: npj Viruses, 1(7)
Date: 12/2023
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Examines the role of rural communities in the the early COVID-19 pandemic period. Analyzes data from 544 urban and 435 rural COVID-19 specimens in Southwest Missouri between July and December 2020 to understand transmission and evolution of the virus. Discusses the importance of public health surveillance and mitigation efforts in rural areas.
Author(s): Cynthia Y. Tang, Tao Li, Tricia A. Haynes, et al.
Citation: npj Viruses, 1(7)
Date: 12/2023
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Addressing the Direct Care Workforce Shortage: A Bipartisan Call to Action
Report discusses direct care worker shortages throughout the country. Details shortages of home health aids, certified nursing assistants, and residential care aids, among other direct care workers, and makes recommendations for decreasing shortages. Highlights some of the added barriers faced by rural communities.
Author(s): Lisa Harootunian, Kamryn Perry, Allison Buffett, et al.
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: Bipartisan Policy Center
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Report discusses direct care worker shortages throughout the country. Details shortages of home health aids, certified nursing assistants, and residential care aids, among other direct care workers, and makes recommendations for decreasing shortages. Highlights some of the added barriers faced by rural communities.
Author(s): Lisa Harootunian, Kamryn Perry, Allison Buffett, et al.
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: Bipartisan Policy Center
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Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Adults: United States, 2021–2022
Describes the adult population with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) by demographic and geographic characteristics, including metropolitan or nonmetro place of residence.
Author(s): Anjel Vahratian, Jin-Mann S. Lin, Jeanne Bertolli, Elizabeth R. Unger
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Describes the adult population with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) by demographic and geographic characteristics, including metropolitan or nonmetro place of residence.
Author(s): Anjel Vahratian, Jin-Mann S. Lin, Jeanne Bertolli, Elizabeth R. Unger
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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A Food Access Model in Michigan's Graying America
Presents a model for increasing food access for the aging populations in a rural county in Michigan. Discusses the barriers to food access in the county, highlights specific concerns for each population, and details approaches to overcome those barriers.
Author(s): Wajeeha Kamal, Lily Guiney, Miles Oates
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: American Communities Project
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Presents a model for increasing food access for the aging populations in a rural county in Michigan. Discusses the barriers to food access in the county, highlights specific concerns for each population, and details approaches to overcome those barriers.
Author(s): Wajeeha Kamal, Lily Guiney, Miles Oates
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: American Communities Project
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Medicaid and CHIP Enrollees Who Received Mental Health or SUD Services in 2020
Presents data on the percentage and number of Medicaid and CHIP enrollees who received mental health or substance use disorder (SUD) services in 2020. Describes the share of enrollees who used these services overall and by selected sociodemographic characteristics, including as age, sex, urban or rural status, Medicaid or CHIP eligibility category, and more.
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Presents data on the percentage and number of Medicaid and CHIP enrollees who received mental health or substance use disorder (SUD) services in 2020. Describes the share of enrollees who used these services overall and by selected sociodemographic characteristics, including as age, sex, urban or rural status, Medicaid or CHIP eligibility category, and more.
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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