Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
Investigating Suicide Risk Factors Among Appalachian West Virginian Adults
Results of a study exploring lifetime suicide risk in West Virginia. Identifies factors driving urban-rural differences in suicide risk, using survey data from the 2021 Mountain State Assessment of Trends in Community Health. Features demographics and statistics with breakdown by urban or rural residence.
Author(s): Erin D. Caswell, Angela M. Dyer, Summer D. Hartley
Citation: Journal of Appalachian Health, 6(4), 41-66
Date: 01/2025
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Results of a study exploring lifetime suicide risk in West Virginia. Identifies factors driving urban-rural differences in suicide risk, using survey data from the 2021 Mountain State Assessment of Trends in Community Health. Features demographics and statistics with breakdown by urban or rural residence.
Author(s): Erin D. Caswell, Angela M. Dyer, Summer D. Hartley
Citation: Journal of Appalachian Health, 6(4), 41-66
Date: 01/2025
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Analyzing Temporal Patterns in Frequent Emergency Department Visits among Oncology Patients Using Semantic Similarity Measures
Analyzes patterns in frequent emergency department (ED) use among patients with and without cancer, utilizing 2018-2019 ED visit data of 5 rural and 5 urban Illinois hospitals. Compares patient characteristics, cancer versus non-cancer patient mix, and proximity to care in rural and urban EDs. Discusses cancer patients as a priority group for improving access and service delivery to produce better outcomes and reduce emergency services use.
Author(s): Hyojung Kang, Lloyd Fernandes, John P. Riordan
Citation: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 89, 51-56
Date: 01/2025
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Analyzes patterns in frequent emergency department (ED) use among patients with and without cancer, utilizing 2018-2019 ED visit data of 5 rural and 5 urban Illinois hospitals. Compares patient characteristics, cancer versus non-cancer patient mix, and proximity to care in rural and urban EDs. Discusses cancer patients as a priority group for improving access and service delivery to produce better outcomes and reduce emergency services use.
Author(s): Hyojung Kang, Lloyd Fernandes, John P. Riordan
Citation: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 89, 51-56
Date: 01/2025
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Access to Firearms and Opioids Among Veterans at Risk for Suicide
Analyzes rates of access to firearms and opioids, gun safety practices, and being provided or declining naloxone or firearm locks among 38,454 veterans at risk for suicide, utilizing 2021-2023 Veterans Health Administration electronic health record data. Includes demographic breakdowns, including rural versus urban dwelling.
Author(s): Gabriela Kattan Khazanov, Matthew Wilson, Tom Cidav, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 8(1), e2456906
Date: 01/2025
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Analyzes rates of access to firearms and opioids, gun safety practices, and being provided or declining naloxone or firearm locks among 38,454 veterans at risk for suicide, utilizing 2021-2023 Veterans Health Administration electronic health record data. Includes demographic breakdowns, including rural versus urban dwelling.
Author(s): Gabriela Kattan Khazanov, Matthew Wilson, Tom Cidav, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 8(1), e2456906
Date: 01/2025
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Trends and Patterns of Job Quality in the United States
Studies job quality trends including wage levels, employer sponsored health insurance, and retirement benefits between 2000 and 2022 for workers in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. Also considers other factors such as race and ethnicity, sex, and industry.
Additional links: Report Summary
Author(s): Ephraim M. Nkonya, John Pender
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Studies job quality trends including wage levels, employer sponsored health insurance, and retirement benefits between 2000 and 2022 for workers in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. Also considers other factors such as race and ethnicity, sex, and industry.
Additional links: Report Summary
Author(s): Ephraim M. Nkonya, John Pender
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Effectiveness of Frequent Point-of-Care Molecular COVID-19 Surveillance in a Rural Workplace: Nonrandomized Controlled Clinical Trial Among Miners
Examines the impact of a COVID-19 surveillance intervention utilizing point-of-care rapid antigen testing at rural mining sites in New Mexico and Wyoming from February 2021 to March 2022. Provides data on intervention acceptance, cumulative postbaseline seropositivity, and diagnostic accuracy.
Author(s): Akshay Sood, William "Cotton" Jarrell, Xin W. Shore, et al.
Citation: JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 2025(11), e59845
Date: 01/2025
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Examines the impact of a COVID-19 surveillance intervention utilizing point-of-care rapid antigen testing at rural mining sites in New Mexico and Wyoming from February 2021 to March 2022. Provides data on intervention acceptance, cumulative postbaseline seropositivity, and diagnostic accuracy.
Author(s): Akshay Sood, William "Cotton" Jarrell, Xin W. Shore, et al.
Citation: JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 2025(11), e59845
Date: 01/2025
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Factors Influencing the Choice Between Multi-Target Stool DNA and Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Alaska Native Peoples
Examines colorectal cancer (CRC) screening preferences and awareness among Alaska Native people living in rural or remote areas of Alaska. Compares attitudes toward colonoscopy and multi-target stool DNA test (mt-sDNA) testing, including discussion of common barriers to access.
Author(s): Lauren A. Jeffries, Christie A. Flanagan, Lila J. Finney Rutten, John B. Kisiel, Diana G. Redwood
Citation: Life, 15(1), 120
Date: 01/2025
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Examines colorectal cancer (CRC) screening preferences and awareness among Alaska Native people living in rural or remote areas of Alaska. Compares attitudes toward colonoscopy and multi-target stool DNA test (mt-sDNA) testing, including discussion of common barriers to access.
Author(s): Lauren A. Jeffries, Christie A. Flanagan, Lila J. Finney Rutten, John B. Kisiel, Diana G. Redwood
Citation: Life, 15(1), 120
Date: 01/2025
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2023 Ohio Suicide Report
Provides data on 2023 suicide deaths in Ohio. Includes data by county and by year for 2019 through 2023.
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Department of Health
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Provides data on 2023 suicide deaths in Ohio. Includes data by county and by year for 2019 through 2023.
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Department of Health
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Not Enough: Medicaid Expansion, Medical Debt, and Cost Avoidance in Rural American Indian and Alaska Native Households
Presents a study on the effect of Medicaid expansion on the medical debt and cost avoidance for rural American Indian and Alaska Native households. Compares rates medical debt and cost avoidance from AI/AN communities in Medicaid expansion and nonexpansion states.
Author(s): Sean Hubbard
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(1), e12925
Date: 01/2025
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Presents a study on the effect of Medicaid expansion on the medical debt and cost avoidance for rural American Indian and Alaska Native households. Compares rates medical debt and cost avoidance from AI/AN communities in Medicaid expansion and nonexpansion states.
Author(s): Sean Hubbard
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(1), e12925
Date: 01/2025
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Differences in Influenza Testing and Treatment in Micropolitan Versus Metropolitan Areas in the U.S. Using Medicare Claims Data from 2010 to 2016
Compares rates of influenza testing and anti-viral treatment in micropolitan and metropolitan statistical areas, utilizing 2010-2016 CMS billing data. Discusses the significance of geographic disparities for influenza public health response.
Author(s): Alexia Couture, F. Scott Dahlgren, Hector S. Izurieta, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 25, 291
Date: 01/2025
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Compares rates of influenza testing and anti-viral treatment in micropolitan and metropolitan statistical areas, utilizing 2010-2016 CMS billing data. Discusses the significance of geographic disparities for influenza public health response.
Author(s): Alexia Couture, F. Scott Dahlgren, Hector S. Izurieta, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 25, 291
Date: 01/2025
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Lower Electronic Health Record Adoption and Interoperability in Rural Versus Urban Physician Participants: A Cross-Sectional Analysis from the CMS Quality Payment Program
Compares rural versus urban physician adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) and interoperability, as related to federal programs such as Medicare Access, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2015, and the 21st Century Cures Act. Utilizes 2021 Quality Payment Program Experience Report Public Use File data to analyze 209,152 physicians, with rural versus urban data breakdowns according to physician practice characteristics, EHR adoption, geographic distribution of interoperability scores, and more.
Author(s): A. Jerrod Anzalone, Carol R. Geary, Ran Dai, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 25, 128
Date: 01/2025
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Compares rural versus urban physician adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) and interoperability, as related to federal programs such as Medicare Access, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2015, and the 21st Century Cures Act. Utilizes 2021 Quality Payment Program Experience Report Public Use File data to analyze 209,152 physicians, with rural versus urban data breakdowns according to physician practice characteristics, EHR adoption, geographic distribution of interoperability scores, and more.
Author(s): A. Jerrod Anzalone, Carol R. Geary, Ran Dai, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 25, 128
Date: 01/2025
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