Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
Kansas Rural Behavioral Health Workforce
Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in Kansas in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in Kansas in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Kansas Rural Primary Care Workforce
Offers maps and tables of the primary care workforce distribution in Kansas in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Offers maps and tables of the primary care workforce distribution in Kansas in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Kansas Rural Obstetrical Workforce
Offers maps and tables of the obstetricians and advanced practice midwives workforce distribution in Kansas in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Offers maps and tables of the obstetricians and advanced practice midwives workforce distribution in Kansas in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Merging Law and Medicine: Patient Attitudes About and Experiences with Social Needs Screening and Medical-Legal Partnerships in Primary Care
Analyzes survey results of 502 adults who had visited a primary care provider in 2023 to investigate patient experiences with social needs screening (SNS) and medical-legal partnerships (MLP). Discusses rural patients' comfort with MLPs as an option to address social needs.
Author(s): Jamelia D. Graham, Jennifer L. Kraschnewski, Sophia I. Allen, et al.
Citation: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 17
Date: 02/2026
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Analyzes survey results of 502 adults who had visited a primary care provider in 2023 to investigate patient experiences with social needs screening (SNS) and medical-legal partnerships (MLP). Discusses rural patients' comfort with MLPs as an option to address social needs.
Author(s): Jamelia D. Graham, Jennifer L. Kraschnewski, Sophia I. Allen, et al.
Citation: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 17
Date: 02/2026
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Telehealth, Telebehavioral Health, and Patient Portal Willingness, Use, and Access Challenges among Migrant Farmworkers on H-2A Visas, North Carolina, USA, 2024
Results of a study examining use of digital healthcare platforms among 327 farmworkers arriving in North Carolina on temporary H-2A work visas. Features demographics and statistics on associations between use of digital healthcare and other variables.
Author(s): Elisabeth C. Reed, Nowrin Nusrat, Lilibeth Andres, et al.
Citation: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 28, 37-41
Date: 02/2026
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Results of a study examining use of digital healthcare platforms among 327 farmworkers arriving in North Carolina on temporary H-2A work visas. Features demographics and statistics on associations between use of digital healthcare and other variables.
Author(s): Elisabeth C. Reed, Nowrin Nusrat, Lilibeth Andres, et al.
Citation: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 28, 37-41
Date: 02/2026
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Information Hub: Digital Divide in Kansas
Presents information on the digital divide in Kansas as well as programs meant to improve digital access in rural and underserved communities. Includes a county-level map that shows households without a computer or broadband and corresponding demographic breakdowns available by county.
Author(s): Kaci Cink, Wen-Chieh Lin
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Health Institute
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Presents information on the digital divide in Kansas as well as programs meant to improve digital access in rural and underserved communities. Includes a county-level map that shows households without a computer or broadband and corresponding demographic breakdowns available by county.
Author(s): Kaci Cink, Wen-Chieh Lin
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Health Institute
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2026 Heart Disease & Stroke Statistical Update Fact Sheet: American Indian/Alaska Natives & Cardiovascular Diseases
Reports statistics on cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure among American Indians and Alaska Natives. Includes data on smoking, physical inactivity, and diabetes.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: American Heart Association
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Reports statistics on cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure among American Indians and Alaska Natives. Includes data on smoking, physical inactivity, and diabetes.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: American Heart Association
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The Impact of Social Vulnerability on Primary Vaccine Coverage in Children With Sickle Cell Disease
Results of a study examining the relationship between social vulnerability and up-to-date vaccine coverage among children born in Georgia between 2008-2019 with sickle cell disease. Features statistics with breakdowns by rural and urban residence.
Author(s): Jiajing Scarlette Shi, Erin LaFon, Ankit Sutaria, et al.
Citation: Frontiers in Public Health, 13, 1689797
Date: 01/2026
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Results of a study examining the relationship between social vulnerability and up-to-date vaccine coverage among children born in Georgia between 2008-2019 with sickle cell disease. Features statistics with breakdowns by rural and urban residence.
Author(s): Jiajing Scarlette Shi, Erin LaFon, Ankit Sutaria, et al.
Citation: Frontiers in Public Health, 13, 1689797
Date: 01/2026
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Kansas Infant Mortality and Stillbirth Report, 2024
Reports on infant mortality rates in Kansas, with information broken down by demographics, county, and frontier, rural, densely settled rural, semi-urban, or urban location.
Author(s): Inkyung Cha
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Reports on infant mortality rates in Kansas, with information broken down by demographics, county, and frontier, rural, densely settled rural, semi-urban, or urban location.
Author(s): Inkyung Cha
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Adolescent and Teenage Pregnancy Report Kansas, 2024
Summarizes research examining teen pregnancy in Kansas from 2020-2024. Includes frontier, rural, densely-settled rural, semi-urban, and urban comparisons as well as county-level information on pregnancy and birth rates, with data broken down by age and year.
Author(s): Cathryn Savage
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Summarizes research examining teen pregnancy in Kansas from 2020-2024. Includes frontier, rural, densely-settled rural, semi-urban, and urban comparisons as well as county-level information on pregnancy and birth rates, with data broken down by age and year.
Author(s): Cathryn Savage
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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