Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
National Rural Health Day: Highlighting Challenges Facing Rural Communities
A blog post that provides an overview of rural health challenges in Indiana and nationwide, such as workforce challenges, hospital closures, lack of access to emergency services, and more. Includes rural versus urban and county-level data points as well as references to additional resources.
Author(s): Zachary Ammerman
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
view details
A blog post that provides an overview of rural health challenges in Indiana and nationwide, such as workforce challenges, hospital closures, lack of access to emergency services, and more. Includes rural versus urban and county-level data points as well as references to additional resources.
Author(s): Zachary Ammerman
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
view details
Clinician Distribution and Type in Rural and Urban Areas of the National Health Services Corps
A research letter that examines long-term trends of National Health Services Corp (NHSC) physician and non-physician clinician distribution in rural versus urban areas. Utilizes the 2000-2020 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) NHSC Field Strength database to examine the percentage of NHSC primary care, mental health, and dental health clinicians practicing in rural and urban areas.
Author(s): Olesya Baker, Marcela Horvitz-Lennon, Hao Yu
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 7(11)
Date: 11/2024
view details
A research letter that examines long-term trends of National Health Services Corp (NHSC) physician and non-physician clinician distribution in rural versus urban areas. Utilizes the 2000-2020 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) NHSC Field Strength database to examine the percentage of NHSC primary care, mental health, and dental health clinicians practicing in rural and urban areas.
Author(s): Olesya Baker, Marcela Horvitz-Lennon, Hao Yu
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 7(11)
Date: 11/2024
view details
State of Childcare in Rural North Carolina
Addresses childcare access and affordability in North Carolina, as well as factors that contribute to childcare challenges. Explores what is being done to address these challenges. Features statistics including percent of residents living in childcare deserts, with breakdowns by rural, urban, and suburban location, and a county-level map showing locations of childcare deserts.
Author(s): Dalton Bailey
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Center
view details
Addresses childcare access and affordability in North Carolina, as well as factors that contribute to childcare challenges. Explores what is being done to address these challenges. Features statistics including percent of residents living in childcare deserts, with breakdowns by rural, urban, and suburban location, and a county-level map showing locations of childcare deserts.
Author(s): Dalton Bailey
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Center
view details
Interconnected: The Future of Nursing Homes & Elder Care Across Minnesota
A recorded webinar in which an expert panel discusses the issue of an aging populace in Minnesota alongside a decrease in skilled nursing care capacity. Focuses on regional supply and demand data, business models and facility closures, and policy to improve elder care in Minnesota. Transcript available below description.
Additional links: Presentation Slides
Author(s): Kim Brenne, Erin Huppert, Kathy Messerli, Barb Jezorski, Jason Anderson
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
view details
A recorded webinar in which an expert panel discusses the issue of an aging populace in Minnesota alongside a decrease in skilled nursing care capacity. Focuses on regional supply and demand data, business models and facility closures, and policy to improve elder care in Minnesota. Transcript available below description.
Additional links: Presentation Slides
Author(s): Kim Brenne, Erin Huppert, Kathy Messerli, Barb Jezorski, Jason Anderson
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
view details
Overview of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-Related Adult Inpatient Stays, 2016–2021
Presents statistics on inpatient hospital stays involving Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) between 2016 and 2021. Examines data by patient characteristics, including age, sex, race/ethnicity, rurality and community social vulnerability of patient's residence, primary payer, and principle diagnosis.
Author(s): Melissa A. Miller, Pamela L. Owens, Jungyeon Kim, Eric Schone
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
view details
Presents statistics on inpatient hospital stays involving Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) between 2016 and 2021. Examines data by patient characteristics, including age, sex, race/ethnicity, rurality and community social vulnerability of patient's residence, primary payer, and principle diagnosis.
Author(s): Melissa A. Miller, Pamela L. Owens, Jungyeon Kim, Eric Schone
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
view details
Demographic Profile of Pennsylvania Rural Families
Factsheet describing demographic changes among rural Pennsylvania families, using data from the 2012 and 2022 American Community Surveys. Features statistics with breakdowns by ethnicity, types of families, income range, percent of employed people, home values and monthly rent, and a state-level map showing percent change in the number of families in U.S states from 2012 to 2022.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
view details
Factsheet describing demographic changes among rural Pennsylvania families, using data from the 2012 and 2022 American Community Surveys. Features statistics with breakdowns by ethnicity, types of families, income range, percent of employed people, home values and monthly rent, and a state-level map showing percent change in the number of families in U.S states from 2012 to 2022.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
view details
Potential Research Priorities to Inform U.S. Readiness and Response to Avian Influenza A (H5N1): Proceedings of a Workshop - In Brief
Summarizes themes from a workshop discussing preparedness for H5N1 in the U.S. Includes topics such as response priorities and goals, understanding transmission, surveillance measures, reducing risks to animal and human health including farmworkers, gathering and sharing information, and potential research questions.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
view details
Summarizes themes from a workshop discussing preparedness for H5N1 in the U.S. Includes topics such as response priorities and goals, understanding transmission, surveillance measures, reducing risks to animal and human health including farmworkers, gathering and sharing information, and potential research questions.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
view details
Medicare Advantage 2025 Spotlight: A First Look at Plan Offerings
Offers an overview of Medicare Advantage plan availability across the country for 2025. Discusses how many plans are available, who is offering plans, and costs. Offers data for metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural areas as well as county-level data.
Author(s): Meredith Freed, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Anthony Damico, Tricia Neuman
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: KFF
view details
Offers an overview of Medicare Advantage plan availability across the country for 2025. Discusses how many plans are available, who is offering plans, and costs. Offers data for metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural areas as well as county-level data.
Author(s): Meredith Freed, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Anthony Damico, Tricia Neuman
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: KFF
view details
Minnesota Capacity of Nursing Facilities that Close
Discusses bed availability and capacity of nursing home facilities in rural Minnesota. Provides data on both open and closed nursing home facilities according to entirely rural, town/rural mix, urban/town/rural mix, or entirely urban location.
Author(s): Kelly Asche
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
view details
Discusses bed availability and capacity of nursing home facilities in rural Minnesota. Provides data on both open and closed nursing home facilities according to entirely rural, town/rural mix, urban/town/rural mix, or entirely urban location.
Author(s): Kelly Asche
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
view details
USDA Rural Development Rural Health: What We Do
Presents an overview of USDA Rural Development funding for rural health in fiscal year 2024. Covers telehealth and broadband, rural facilities, economic development, housing, infrastructure, mental health and substance use, and emergency medical services.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: USDA Rural Development
view details
Presents an overview of USDA Rural Development funding for rural health in fiscal year 2024. Covers telehealth and broadband, rural facilities, economic development, housing, infrastructure, mental health and substance use, and emergency medical services.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: USDA Rural Development
view details