Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
The Rural Context of Illicit Substance Offers: A Study of Appalachian Rural Adolescents
Examines the rural conditions of substance use through interviews with 12-19 year old adolescents in rural school districts in Appalachian Pennsylvania and Ohio. Findings describe the settings in which substance offers and use occur, and how access to illicit substances is obtained. Offers insight for developing preventive intervention programs for adolescents.
Author(s): Jonathan Pettigrew, Michelle Miller-Day, Janice Krieger, Michael L. Hecht
Citation: Journal of Adolescent Research, 27(4), 523-550
Date: 07/2012
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Examines the rural conditions of substance use through interviews with 12-19 year old adolescents in rural school districts in Appalachian Pennsylvania and Ohio. Findings describe the settings in which substance offers and use occur, and how access to illicit substances is obtained. Offers insight for developing preventive intervention programs for adolescents.
Author(s): Jonathan Pettigrew, Michelle Miller-Day, Janice Krieger, Michael L. Hecht
Citation: Journal of Adolescent Research, 27(4), 523-550
Date: 07/2012
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Small Media and Client Reminders for Colorectal Cancer Screening: Current Use and Gap Areas in CDC's Colorectal Cancer Control Program
Assesses the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Colorectal Cancer Control Program's (CRCCP) use and priorities regarding evidence-based approaches to encourage and promote preventive screening. Includes information on patient demographics, rural or urban location, and the quality of screening resources available. Figure 1 identifies priority needs for information resources about colorectal cancer screening by population.
Author(s): Matthew W. Kreuter, Lori B. Garibay, Debbie J. Pfeiffer, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 9
Date: 07/2012
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Assesses the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Colorectal Cancer Control Program's (CRCCP) use and priorities regarding evidence-based approaches to encourage and promote preventive screening. Includes information on patient demographics, rural or urban location, and the quality of screening resources available. Figure 1 identifies priority needs for information resources about colorectal cancer screening by population.
Author(s): Matthew W. Kreuter, Lori B. Garibay, Debbie J. Pfeiffer, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 9
Date: 07/2012
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School-Based Health Centers in an Era of Health Care Reform: Building on History
Presents the history and growth of school-based health centers (SBHCs) in the U.S. Discusses the effect of SBHCs on delivering needed services to students from kindergarten to high school, including rural students. Includes suggestions for future use of SBHCs and for healthcare providers working in communities without a SBHC.
Author(s): Victoria Keeton, Samira Soleimanpour, Claire D. Brindis
Citation: Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care, 42(6), 132–158
Date: 07/2012
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Presents the history and growth of school-based health centers (SBHCs) in the U.S. Discusses the effect of SBHCs on delivering needed services to students from kindergarten to high school, including rural students. Includes suggestions for future use of SBHCs and for healthcare providers working in communities without a SBHC.
Author(s): Victoria Keeton, Samira Soleimanpour, Claire D. Brindis
Citation: Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care, 42(6), 132–158
Date: 07/2012
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Correlates of Mental Health among Latino Farmworkers in North Carolina
Details a study based on interviews with Latino farmworkers in rural North Carolina regarding their general mental health and environmental stressors. Data is broken down by age, legal status, and disorder, among other relevant factors.
Author(s): Rebecca Crain, Joseph G. Grzywacz, Melody Schwantes, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 28(3), 277-285
Date: 07/2012
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Details a study based on interviews with Latino farmworkers in rural North Carolina regarding their general mental health and environmental stressors. Data is broken down by age, legal status, and disorder, among other relevant factors.
Author(s): Rebecca Crain, Joseph G. Grzywacz, Melody Schwantes, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 28(3), 277-285
Date: 07/2012
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FOBT Completion in FQHCs: Impact of Physician Recommendation, FOBT Information, or Receipt of the FOBT Kit
Highlights a study on several methods of presenting the fecal occult blood test (FOBT) at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in northern Louisiana and which method led the most patients to complete the screening process in both rural and urban areas. Analyzes data by age and sex, as well as several other factors.
Author(s): Terry C. Davis, Connie L. Arnold, Alfred W. Rademaker, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 28(3), 306-311
Date: 07/2012
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Highlights a study on several methods of presenting the fecal occult blood test (FOBT) at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in northern Louisiana and which method led the most patients to complete the screening process in both rural and urban areas. Analyzes data by age and sex, as well as several other factors.
Author(s): Terry C. Davis, Connie L. Arnold, Alfred W. Rademaker, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 28(3), 306-311
Date: 07/2012
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Obesity-Related Hospitalizations, 2004 versus 2009
Provides data on hospital stays with obesity as a primary or secondary diagnosis. Table 1 provides information by location of patient residence, urban or rural, for obesity-related hospitalizations in 2004 and 2009.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 07/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides data on hospital stays with obesity as a primary or secondary diagnosis. Table 1 provides information by location of patient residence, urban or rural, for obesity-related hospitalizations in 2004 and 2009.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 07/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Admissions for Kidney Stone Disease, 2009
Provides information on emergency department (ED) visits and hospital admissions related to kidney stone disease. Table 3 includes data on rural ED visits for kidney stones.
Author(s): Gregory Foster, Carol Stocks, Michael S. Borofsky
Date: 07/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides information on emergency department (ED) visits and hospital admissions related to kidney stone disease. Table 3 includes data on rural ED visits for kidney stones.
Author(s): Gregory Foster, Carol Stocks, Michael S. Borofsky
Date: 07/2012
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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A Comparison of Rural and Urban Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions
Compares rural and urban data in terms of substance abuse treatment admissions by age, gender, race and ethnicity, education level, employment status, income source, health insurance status, substance, and source of treatment referral.
Date: 07/2012
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Compares rural and urban data in terms of substance abuse treatment admissions by age, gender, race and ethnicity, education level, employment status, income source, health insurance status, substance, and source of treatment referral.
Date: 07/2012
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Electronic Health Records: Number and Characteristics of Providers Awarded Medicare Incentive Payments for 2011
Reports on Medicare electronic health record incentive payments for 2011 to hospitals and healthcare providers. Compares incentive payments by geographic location including rural/urban breakdowns, hospital type including Critical Access Hospitals, and healthcare provider specialty.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 07/2012
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Reports on Medicare electronic health record incentive payments for 2011 to hospitals and healthcare providers. Compares incentive payments by geographic location including rural/urban breakdowns, hospital type including Critical Access Hospitals, and healthcare provider specialty.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 07/2012
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Missing the Handoff: Post-Hospitalization Follow-up Care Among Rural Medicare Beneficiaries With Diabetes
Presents findings of an analysis of urban – rural differences in 30 day post-discharge physician follow-up care for people with diabetes.
Author(s): Kevin Bennett, Janice Probst, Medha Vyavaharkar, Saundra Glover
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 12(3), 2097
Date: 07/2012
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Presents findings of an analysis of urban – rural differences in 30 day post-discharge physician follow-up care for people with diabetes.
Author(s): Kevin Bennett, Janice Probst, Medha Vyavaharkar, Saundra Glover
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 12(3), 2097
Date: 07/2012
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