Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
Changes in Obstetrical Services Among Critical Access Hospitals
Reports trends and changes in the provision of obstetrical services in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) using data from 2000 to 2009.
Author(s): Mark Holmes, Saleema Karim, George Pink
Date: 03/2011
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Reports trends and changes in the provision of obstetrical services in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) using data from 2000 to 2009.
Author(s): Mark Holmes, Saleema Karim, George Pink
Date: 03/2011
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Health Decision-making Among Rural Women: Physician Access and Prescription Adherence
Presents findings from a study that explored physician access and prescription adherence among rural, low-income women. Suggests interventions and further research in order to improve access to care and improve the overall health and wellbeing of rural women.
Author(s): Erik Carlton, Leigh Ann Simmons
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 11(1), 1599
Date: 03/2011
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Presents findings from a study that explored physician access and prescription adherence among rural, low-income women. Suggests interventions and further research in order to improve access to care and improve the overall health and wellbeing of rural women.
Author(s): Erik Carlton, Leigh Ann Simmons
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 11(1), 1599
Date: 03/2011
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Health, United States, 2010: With Special Feature on Death and Dying
Presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics. Covers health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, access, and expenditures. Includes data on rural areas - see index under "metropolitan/nonmetropolitan data." Includes a section focused on death and dying, with information on leading causes of death by age group and place of death, as well as information on hospice care.
Date: 02/2011
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics. Covers health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, access, and expenditures. Includes data on rural areas - see index under "metropolitan/nonmetropolitan data." Includes a section focused on death and dying, with information on leading causes of death by age group and place of death, as well as information on hospice care.
Date: 02/2011
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Altitude, Gun Ownership, Rural Areas, and Suicide
Analyzes the relationship between the mean county and state altitude with total age-adjusted firearm and non-firearm suicide rates, gun ownership, and population densities within the western part of the United States.
Author(s): Namkug Kim, Jennie B. Mickelson, Barry E. Brenner, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Psychiatry, 168(1), 49-54
Date: 01/2011
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Analyzes the relationship between the mean county and state altitude with total age-adjusted firearm and non-firearm suicide rates, gun ownership, and population densities within the western part of the United States.
Author(s): Namkug Kim, Jennie B. Mickelson, Barry E. Brenner, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Psychiatry, 168(1), 49-54
Date: 01/2011
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Heart Disease Mortality Among Alaska Native People, 1981-2007
Compares mortality rates of Alaska Native people with their U.S. White counterparts, based on data from Alaska death certificates. Includes breakdowns by type of heart disease, sex, age group, and 9-year time periods.
Author(s): Janet M. Johnston, Gretchen Ehrsam Day, Mark A. Veazie, Ellen Provost
Citation: Public Health Reports, 126(1)
Date: 01/2011
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Compares mortality rates of Alaska Native people with their U.S. White counterparts, based on data from Alaska death certificates. Includes breakdowns by type of heart disease, sex, age group, and 9-year time periods.
Author(s): Janet M. Johnston, Gretchen Ehrsam Day, Mark A. Veazie, Ellen Provost
Citation: Public Health Reports, 126(1)
Date: 01/2011
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Receipt of Preventive Counseling Among Reproductive-aged Women in Rural and Urban Communities
Investigates the association between rurality and receiving preventive counseling among women in central Pennsylvania.
Author(s): Jennifer McCall-Hosenfeld, Carol Weisman
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 11(1), 1617
Date: 01/2011
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Investigates the association between rurality and receiving preventive counseling among women in central Pennsylvania.
Author(s): Jennifer McCall-Hosenfeld, Carol Weisman
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 11(1), 1617
Date: 01/2011
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Town-level Comparisons May be an Effective Alternative in Comparing Rural and Urban Differences: A Look at Accidental Traumatic Brain Injuries in North Texas Children
Summarizes the results of examined data on North Texas pediatric traumatic brain injury among four levels of rurality: urban city, large town, small town, and isolated town.
Author(s): Brian Robertson, Charles McConnell
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 11(1), 1521
Date: 01/2011
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Summarizes the results of examined data on North Texas pediatric traumatic brain injury among four levels of rurality: urban city, large town, small town, and isolated town.
Author(s): Brian Robertson, Charles McConnell
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 11(1), 1521
Date: 01/2011
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Distance Traveled and Cross-state Commuting to Opioid Treatment Programs in the United States
Presents a study on commuting distance of patients in opioid treatment programs (OTP). Analyzes data collected from 23,141 methadone patients enrolled in 84 OTP centers across the U.S. from 2005-2009.
Author(s): Andrew Rosenblum, Charles M. Cleland, Chunki Fong, et al.
Citation: Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2011, 948789
Date: 2011
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Presents a study on commuting distance of patients in opioid treatment programs (OTP). Analyzes data collected from 23,141 methadone patients enrolled in 84 OTP centers across the U.S. from 2005-2009.
Author(s): Andrew Rosenblum, Charles M. Cleland, Chunki Fong, et al.
Citation: Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2011, 948789
Date: 2011
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Distance is Relative: Unpacking a Principal Barrier in Rural Healthcare
Details a study on distance as a barrier to healthcare for rural veterans. Analyzes survey responses and interviews from both patients and providers.
Author(s): Colin Buzza, Sarah S. Ono, Carolyn Turvey, et al.
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 26(2), 648-654
Date: 2011
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Details a study on distance as a barrier to healthcare for rural veterans. Analyzes survey responses and interviews from both patients and providers.
Author(s): Colin Buzza, Sarah S. Ono, Carolyn Turvey, et al.
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 26(2), 648-654
Date: 2011
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Frequency of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Testing in Urban Vs. Rural Areas of the United States: Results from a Nationally-Representative Sample
Compares HIV testing rates in rural and urban populations in the United States, with information sorted by race/ethnicity, gender, region, and type of HIV testing site.
Author(s): Michael E. Ohl, Eli Perencevich
Citation: BMC Public Health, 11, 681
Date: 2011
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Compares HIV testing rates in rural and urban populations in the United States, with information sorted by race/ethnicity, gender, region, and type of HIV testing site.
Author(s): Michael E. Ohl, Eli Perencevich
Citation: BMC Public Health, 11, 681
Date: 2011
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