Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention
Does the Built Environment Influence Physical Activity? Examining the Evidence
Discusses the role of the built environment, including buildings, roads, parks, and other structures that physically define a community, in physical activity.
Date: 01/2005
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Discusses the role of the built environment, including buildings, roads, parks, and other structures that physically define a community, in physical activity.
Date: 01/2005
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Health, United States, 2004: With Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans with Special Feature on Drugs
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." 2004 edition includes a feature on prescription and nonprescription drug use.
Date: 2004
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." 2004 edition includes a feature on prescription and nonprescription drug use.
Date: 2004
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Health, United States, 2003: With Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans
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." 2003 edition includes a special feature on diabetes.
Date: 2003
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." 2003 edition includes a special feature on diabetes.
Date: 2003
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Health, United States, 2002: With Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans
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."
Date: 2002
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."
Date: 2002
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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The Influence of Rural Residence on the Use of Preventive Health Care Services
Study based on 1997 and 1999 data of the utilization of specific preventive healthcare services by rural women and men. Assesses the impact of rural residence, the availability of health care providers and technology, demographic factors, and health insurance status on the likelihood of obtaining the following preventive health care services: blood pressure screening, cholesterol screening, colon cancer screening, Pap smears, mammograms, flu shots, and pneumonia vaccinations.
Author(s): Michelle M. Casey, Kathleen Thiede Call, Jill Klingner
Date: 11/2000
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Study based on 1997 and 1999 data of the utilization of specific preventive healthcare services by rural women and men. Assesses the impact of rural residence, the availability of health care providers and technology, demographic factors, and health insurance status on the likelihood of obtaining the following preventive health care services: blood pressure screening, cholesterol screening, colon cancer screening, Pap smears, mammograms, flu shots, and pneumonia vaccinations.
Author(s): Michelle M. Casey, Kathleen Thiede Call, Jill Klingner
Date: 11/2000
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Indiana Rural Health Transformation Program Grant Application Working Group
Provides information on Indiana's application for the Rural Health Transformation Program. Includes a link to Indiana's application. Describes the state's Rural Health Transformation Program Grant Application Working Group and links to recordings of working group meetings.
Additional links: Project Narrative
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
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Provides information on Indiana's application for the Rural Health Transformation Program. Includes a link to Indiana's application. Describes the state's Rural Health Transformation Program Grant Application Working Group and links to recordings of working group meetings.
Additional links: Project Narrative
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
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Transforming Rural Healthcare in New York
Provides information on New York's application for the Rural Health Transformation Program. Presents an overview of proposed initiatives and links to New York's application summary.
Additional links: Project Abstract
Sponsoring organization: New York State Department of Health
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Provides information on New York's application for the Rural Health Transformation Program. Presents an overview of proposed initiatives and links to New York's application summary.
Additional links: Project Abstract
Sponsoring organization: New York State Department of Health
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Pennsylvania Rural Health Transformation Plan Summary
Provides information on Pennsylvania's application for the Rural Health Transformation Program. Presents an overview of how Pennsylvania plans to address the five goals of the program and links to the state's project narrative.
Additional links: Project Narrative
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
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Provides information on Pennsylvania's application for the Rural Health Transformation Program. Presents an overview of how Pennsylvania plans to address the five goals of the program and links to the state's project narrative.
Additional links: Project Narrative
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
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Louisiana Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP)
Provides information on Louisiana's application for the Rural Health Transformation Program. Includes links to Louisiana's application and the state's rural health landscape.
Additional links: Project Narrative
Sponsoring organization: Louisiana Department of Health
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Provides information on Louisiana's application for the Rural Health Transformation Program. Includes links to Louisiana's application and the state's rural health landscape.
Additional links: Project Narrative
Sponsoring organization: Louisiana Department of Health
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Missouri Rural Health Transformation Program
Provides information on Missouri's application for the Rural Health Transformation Program. Includes links to Arizona's application materials, information about Missouri's framework for rural health transformation, and a guide for stakeholders.
Additional links: Project Narrative, Project Summary
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Department of Social Services
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Provides information on Missouri's application for the Rural Health Transformation Program. Includes links to Arizona's application materials, information about Missouri's framework for rural health transformation, and a guide for stakeholders.
Additional links: Project Narrative, Project Summary
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Department of Social Services
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