Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
Impact of a Community Popular Opinion Leader Intervention Among African American Adults in a Southeastern United States Community
Analyzes the impact of a community popular opinion leader (C-POL) intervention targeting alcohol-using social networks in southeast rural Louisiana. Includes a comparison of pre- and post-test data by demographics, such as education level, relationship status, and sexual risk behaviors including condom use, alcohol use, and HIV status.
Author(s): Katherine P. Theall, Julia Fleckman, Marni Jacobs
Citation: AIDS Education and Prevention, 27(3), 275-287
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
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Analyzes the impact of a community popular opinion leader (C-POL) intervention targeting alcohol-using social networks in southeast rural Louisiana. Includes a comparison of pre- and post-test data by demographics, such as education level, relationship status, and sexual risk behaviors including condom use, alcohol use, and HIV status.
Author(s): Katherine P. Theall, Julia Fleckman, Marni Jacobs
Citation: AIDS Education and Prevention, 27(3), 275-287
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
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The Facts Hurt: A State-By-State Injury Prevention Policy Report
Presents data, some rural specific, about the injury rates across the country and the evidence-based approaches that could be taken to help prevent or lower those rates. Includes state-by-state injury prevention indicators and scores such as motor vehicle accidents, violent crimes, abuse, accidental death, and drug use.
Author(s): Jeffrey Levi, Laura M. Segal, Alejandra Martin
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Trust for America's Health
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Presents data, some rural specific, about the injury rates across the country and the evidence-based approaches that could be taken to help prevent or lower those rates. Includes state-by-state injury prevention indicators and scores such as motor vehicle accidents, violent crimes, abuse, accidental death, and drug use.
Author(s): Jeffrey Levi, Laura M. Segal, Alejandra Martin
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Trust for America's Health
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Effect of Acculturation and Access to Care on Colorectal Cancer Screening in Low-Income Latinos
Examines the associations between acculturation, access to and utilization of healthcare services, and colorectal cancer (CRC) in low-income Latino men and women living in colonias of the Texas-Mexico border area.
Author(s): Lara S. Savas, Sally W. Vernon, John S. Atkinson, Maria E. Fernández
Citation: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 17(3) 696-703
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
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Examines the associations between acculturation, access to and utilization of healthcare services, and colorectal cancer (CRC) in low-income Latino men and women living in colonias of the Texas-Mexico border area.
Author(s): Lara S. Savas, Sally W. Vernon, John S. Atkinson, Maria E. Fernández
Citation: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 17(3) 696-703
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
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Wisconsin Psychiatrists: Distribution, Demographics, Hours of Work, Projected Retirement
Provides data on the Wisconsin psychiatrist workforce. Includes information by rural and urban service area for all psychiatrists, child psychiatrists, population-to-provider ratios, and projected retirements.
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Area Health Education Center System
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Provides data on the Wisconsin psychiatrist workforce. Includes information by rural and urban service area for all psychiatrists, child psychiatrists, population-to-provider ratios, and projected retirements.
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Area Health Education Center System
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Wisconsin Primary Care Physician Retirement
Provides data on Wisconsin's primary care physicians related to future retirement, including information on physicians by age. Offers retirement projections by rural and urban service area.
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Area Health Education Center System
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Provides data on Wisconsin's primary care physicians related to future retirement, including information on physicians by age. Offers retirement projections by rural and urban service area.
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Area Health Education Center System
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Wisconsin Primary Care Physicians: Distribution, Demographics, Hours of Work, Population to Provider Ratios
Provides detailed information on the Wisconsin primary care physician workforce. Includes information for urban and rural service areas. Covers details on hours worked in different settings, population to primary care physician ratios, and medical school attended.
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Area Health Education Center System
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Provides detailed information on the Wisconsin primary care physician workforce. Includes information for urban and rural service areas. Covers details on hours worked in different settings, population to primary care physician ratios, and medical school attended.
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Area Health Education Center System
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Disparities in Individuals' Access and Use of Health IT in 2013
Reports on patients' use of different types of health information technology (HIT) as of 2013, prior to a federal push to expand patient access to and use of HIT. Includes data specific to rural patients' use of HIT, showing lower use compared to urban patients. HIT types included emailing a provider, text messaging a provider, looking at test results online, and using a smart phone health app.
Author(s): Vaishali Patel, Wesley Barker, Erin Siminerio
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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Reports on patients' use of different types of health information technology (HIT) as of 2013, prior to a federal push to expand patient access to and use of HIT. Includes data specific to rural patients' use of HIT, showing lower use compared to urban patients. HIT types included emailing a provider, text messaging a provider, looking at test results online, and using a smart phone health app.
Author(s): Vaishali Patel, Wesley Barker, Erin Siminerio
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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Potentially Preventable Pediatric Hospital Inpatient Stays for Asthma and Diabetes, 2003-2012
Reports on potentially preventable hospitalizations for asthma and diabetes with short-term complications among children aged 0-17 years. Figure 4 includes data by location of residence for rural and urban areas.
Author(s): Kathryn Fingar, Raynard Washington
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Reports on potentially preventable hospitalizations for asthma and diabetes with short-term complications among children aged 0-17 years. Figure 4 includes data by location of residence for rural and urban areas.
Author(s): Kathryn Fingar, Raynard Washington
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Older Americans Act: Updated Information on Unmet Need for Services
Examines older adults' reported need for home and community-based services and the potential unmet need for these services. Includes metropolitan and non-metropolitan data on food insecurity and receipt of congregate and home-delivered meals.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Examines older adults' reported need for home and community-based services and the potential unmet need for these services. Includes metropolitan and non-metropolitan data on food insecurity and receipt of congregate and home-delivered meals.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Healthcare Costs and Outcomes for Pediatric Inpatients with Bronchiolitis: Comparison of Urban Versus Rural Hospitals
Compares quality and costs between rural and urban settings for low severity pediatric bronchiolitis admissions.
Author(s): Benson Hsu, Benjamin D. Meyer, Saquib Lakhani
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 15(2), 3380
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
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Compares quality and costs between rural and urban settings for low severity pediatric bronchiolitis admissions.
Author(s): Benson Hsu, Benjamin D. Meyer, Saquib Lakhani
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 15(2), 3380
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
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