Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
Barriers and Best Practices for Using Telehealth Services in Nebraska
Explores the use of telehealth to receive mental health services in rural areas of Nebraska. Includes county-level maps of metropolitan and micropolitan areas, county-level maps of primary and satellite locations of psychiatrists, as well rural versus urban behavioral workforce supply per 100,000 citizens.
Author(s): Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, Ellana Haakenstad, Joe Evans, Howard Liu
Date: 02/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center
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Explores the use of telehealth to receive mental health services in rural areas of Nebraska. Includes county-level maps of metropolitan and micropolitan areas, county-level maps of primary and satellite locations of psychiatrists, as well rural versus urban behavioral workforce supply per 100,000 citizens.
Author(s): Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, Ellana Haakenstad, Joe Evans, Howard Liu
Date: 02/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center
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Developing a "Toolkit" to Measure Implementation of Concurrent Palliative Care in Rural Community Cancer Centers
Reports on the implementation of an early palliative care telehealth model identified as ENABLE (Educate, Nurture, Advise, Before Life Ends) for patients with recently diagnosed cancer and their caregivers in 4 rural cancer centers. Describes the measures used to determine early palliative care implementation and their development and testing, and the challenges and lessons learned in the implementation process.
Author(s): Lisa Zubkoff, J. Nicholas Dionne-Odom, Maria Pisu, et al.
Citation: Palliative & Supportive Care, 16(1), 60-72
Date: 02/2018
Type: Document
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Reports on the implementation of an early palliative care telehealth model identified as ENABLE (Educate, Nurture, Advise, Before Life Ends) for patients with recently diagnosed cancer and their caregivers in 4 rural cancer centers. Describes the measures used to determine early palliative care implementation and their development and testing, and the challenges and lessons learned in the implementation process.
Author(s): Lisa Zubkoff, J. Nicholas Dionne-Odom, Maria Pisu, et al.
Citation: Palliative & Supportive Care, 16(1), 60-72
Date: 02/2018
Type: Document
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Tooth Be Told...Colorado's Basic Screening Survey - Children's Oral Health Screening: 2016-17
Presents the results from a dental screening survey of kindergarten and third grade students in Colorado during the 2016-17 school year. Students selected were a sample representative of all kindergarten and third grade students in Colorado and included students of different races and/or ethnicity, from urban and rural schools, and students eligible for the free and reduced-price lunch programs. Data compares rural and urban dental caries experience and untreated decay, and previous survey results from 2003-04.
Author(s): Renee Calanan, Gabrielle Elzinga-Marshall, Dahsan Gary, et al.
Date: 02/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
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Presents the results from a dental screening survey of kindergarten and third grade students in Colorado during the 2016-17 school year. Students selected were a sample representative of all kindergarten and third grade students in Colorado and included students of different races and/or ethnicity, from urban and rural schools, and students eligible for the free and reduced-price lunch programs. Data compares rural and urban dental caries experience and untreated decay, and previous survey results from 2003-04.
Author(s): Renee Calanan, Gabrielle Elzinga-Marshall, Dahsan Gary, et al.
Date: 02/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
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Epidemiological Study of People Living in Rural North Carolina for Novel Respiratory Viruses
Pilot study at an outpatient clinic in North Carolina examining individuals with influenza-like symptoms to identify respiratory viruses among people residing in a rural area with dense swine and poultry farming. Includes results from nasal swab and air samples as well as participant characteristics, including sex, age, animal exposure, and antibiotic and hospitalization history.
Author(s): X. Wang, B. D. Anderson, L. A. Pulscher, et al.
Citation: Zoonoses and Public Health, 65(1), e265–e269
Date: 02/2018
Type: Document
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Pilot study at an outpatient clinic in North Carolina examining individuals with influenza-like symptoms to identify respiratory viruses among people residing in a rural area with dense swine and poultry farming. Includes results from nasal swab and air samples as well as participant characteristics, including sex, age, animal exposure, and antibiotic and hospitalization history.
Author(s): X. Wang, B. D. Anderson, L. A. Pulscher, et al.
Citation: Zoonoses and Public Health, 65(1), e265–e269
Date: 02/2018
Type: Document
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Dietary Patterns Among Overweight and Obese African-American Women Living in the Rural South
Analyzes nut consumption and other dietary behaviors of overweight or obese African-American women residing in rural Alabama and Mississippi. Aims to inform future nutrition education strategies for individuals at high risk of obesity-related chronic conditions by investigating the relationship between eating nuts and consuming other healthy foods.
Author(s): Samara Sterling, Suzanne Judd, Brenda Bertrand, et al.
Citation: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 5(1), 141-150
Date: 02/2018
Type: Document
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Analyzes nut consumption and other dietary behaviors of overweight or obese African-American women residing in rural Alabama and Mississippi. Aims to inform future nutrition education strategies for individuals at high risk of obesity-related chronic conditions by investigating the relationship between eating nuts and consuming other healthy foods.
Author(s): Samara Sterling, Suzanne Judd, Brenda Bertrand, et al.
Citation: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 5(1), 141-150
Date: 02/2018
Type: Document
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Differences in Access to and Use of Electronic Personal Health Information Between Rural and Urban Residents in the United States
Analyzes nationally representative data to detect geographic differences in access to and utilization of health information technology (HIT). Compares rural and urban locations on internet accessibility and sociodemographic factors, including sex, age, race/ethnicity, educational attainment, annual income, and health insurance coverage.
Author(s): Alexandra Greenberg, Danielle Haney, Kelly Blake, Richard Moser, Bradford Hesse
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 34(S1), s30-s38
Date: 02/2018
Type: Document
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Analyzes nationally representative data to detect geographic differences in access to and utilization of health information technology (HIT). Compares rural and urban locations on internet accessibility and sociodemographic factors, including sex, age, race/ethnicity, educational attainment, annual income, and health insurance coverage.
Author(s): Alexandra Greenberg, Danielle Haney, Kelly Blake, Richard Moser, Bradford Hesse
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 34(S1), s30-s38
Date: 02/2018
Type: Document
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Rural-Urban Differences in Exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences Among South Carolina Adults
Examines the impact of residential rurality and sociodemographic characteristics of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) exposure using 2014–2015 South Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data and urban influence codes (UICs).
Author(s): Elizabeth Radcliff, Elizabeth Crouch, Melissa Strompolis
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 18(1), 4434
Date: 02/2018
Type: Document
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Examines the impact of residential rurality and sociodemographic characteristics of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) exposure using 2014–2015 South Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data and urban influence codes (UICs).
Author(s): Elizabeth Radcliff, Elizabeth Crouch, Melissa Strompolis
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 18(1), 4434
Date: 02/2018
Type: Document
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Geographic Diffusion and Implementation of Acute Care Surgery: An Uneven Solution to the National Emergency General Surgery Crisis
Analyzes a survey on emergency general surgery care administered to 2,811 acute care hospitals in the U.S. in 2015. Examines the uptake of acute care surgery (ACS) by geography and further describes areas that are slow to implement ACS, which includes implications for rural communities. Includes county-level maps showing the distribution of hospitals with and without ACS and access to a hospital with ACS based on race and ethnicity and socioeconomic characteristics.
Author(s): Jasmine A. Khubchandani, Angela M. Ingraham, Vijaya T. Daniel, et al.
Citation: JAMA Surgery, 153(2), 150-159
Date: 02/2018
Type: Document
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Analyzes a survey on emergency general surgery care administered to 2,811 acute care hospitals in the U.S. in 2015. Examines the uptake of acute care surgery (ACS) by geography and further describes areas that are slow to implement ACS, which includes implications for rural communities. Includes county-level maps showing the distribution of hospitals with and without ACS and access to a hospital with ACS based on race and ethnicity and socioeconomic characteristics.
Author(s): Jasmine A. Khubchandani, Angela M. Ingraham, Vijaya T. Daniel, et al.
Citation: JAMA Surgery, 153(2), 150-159
Date: 02/2018
Type: Document
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Occupational Pesticide Exposure and Subclinical Hypothyroidism among Male Pesticide Applicators
Details a study on thyroid dysfunction in licensed pesticide applicators. Draws data from the Agricultural Health Study. Looks at other health factors such as obesity, tobacco use, and alcohol consumption, as well as other demographic factors.
Author(s): Catherine C. Lerro, Laura E. Beane Freeman, Curt T. DellaValle, et al.
Citation: Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 75(2), 79-89
Date: 02/2018
Type: Document
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Details a study on thyroid dysfunction in licensed pesticide applicators. Draws data from the Agricultural Health Study. Looks at other health factors such as obesity, tobacco use, and alcohol consumption, as well as other demographic factors.
Author(s): Catherine C. Lerro, Laura E. Beane Freeman, Curt T. DellaValle, et al.
Citation: Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 75(2), 79-89
Date: 02/2018
Type: Document
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Urban-Rural Differences in Mortality for Atrial Fibrillation Hospitalizations in the United States
Examines differences in mortality rates for rural and urban hospitals for patients hospitalized for atrial fibrillation (AF). Addresses differences by race, gender, and region, as well as common secondary diagnoses.
Author(s): Wesley T. O'Neal, Pratik B. Sandesara, Heval M. Kelli, Sanjay Venkatesh, Elsayed Z. Soliman
Citation: Heart Rhythm, 15(2), 175-179
Date: 02/2018
Type: Document
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Examines differences in mortality rates for rural and urban hospitals for patients hospitalized for atrial fibrillation (AF). Addresses differences by race, gender, and region, as well as common secondary diagnoses.
Author(s): Wesley T. O'Neal, Pratik B. Sandesara, Heval M. Kelli, Sanjay Venkatesh, Elsayed Z. Soliman
Citation: Heart Rhythm, 15(2), 175-179
Date: 02/2018
Type: Document
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