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1061. Rural Health Care Coordination Program Directory, 2023-2027 - Resources
Date: Dec 2023

Provides an overview of the 10 initiatives funded under the Rural Health Care Coordination Program during the 2023-2027 project period. Each profile includes information on the focus areas to be addressed, project partners, and targeted populations.

...Cancer · Cardiovascular disease · Care coordination · Chronic respiratory conditions · Healthcare networks · Maternal health and prenatal care...

1062. Chronic Health Conditions and Health Care Affordability Issues among U.S. Rural and Urban Adults - Resources
Date: Nov 2025

Analyzes associations between chronic health conditions and likelihood of experiencing healthcare affordability issues among rural and urban populations, utilizing 2022 National Health Interview Survey data. Examines rural and urban prevalence of individual chronic conditions, chronic condition multimorbidity, problems paying medical bills, and inability to pay medical bills.

...Cancer · Cardiovascular disease · Chronic respiratory conditions · Diabetes · Health conditions · Medical debt · Mental health conditions · Rural...

1063. Fast Facts: Rates of Chronic Conditions Consistently Higher Among Adults in Rural Areas - Resources
Date: Sep 2025

Compares the prevalence of chronic health conditions and associated risk factors in rural and urban areas, utilizing 2023 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data. Includes data on health conditions including obesity, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and depression, among others. Includes state-by-state rural health data for select conditions.

...Cancer · Cardiovascular disease · Chronic respiratory conditions · Diabetes · Health conditions · Mental health conditions · Obesity and weight...

1064. Incidental Sun Exposures as a Source of Sunburn Among Rural Compared to Urban Residents in the United States - Resources
Date: Sep 2022

Presents a study comparing sun exposure for people living in rural versus urban areas. Looks at sun exposure from leisure time activities and outdoor work for both rural and urban people.

...Cancer · Environmental health · Public health · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

1065. Urban and Rural Healthcare Providers' Perspectives on HPV Vaccination in Minnesota - Resources
Date: Dec 2023

Reports findings from a set of 20 qualitative interviews with urban and rural adolescent healthcare providers and clinic staff in Minnesota. Examines provider strategies used when discussing HPV, COVID-19, and other adolescent vaccines, as well as perceptions of parental opinions on adolescent vaccination. Discusses rural cultural values that impact rural provider strategies for promoting vaccination.

...Cancer · Children and youth · Culture · Families · Health literacy · Rural-urban differences · Sexual and reproductive health...

1066. Trends in and Factors Associated with Family Physician-Performed Screening Colonoscopies in the United States: 2016-2021 - Resources
Date: 2025

Examines factors and trends related to family physician (FP)-performed colonoscopy screenings. Analyzes 2016-2021 insurance claims data from 2,943,900 qualified colonoscopies, with data breakdowns according to patient demographics, accrued charges, region, and urban-rural classification, including large central metro, large fringe metro, medium metro, small metro, micropolitan, and noncore. Discusses the impact of FP-performed colonoscopy screenings for certain populations, including rural.

...Rural Health, 41(1) 2025 Cancer · Health screening · Physicians · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

1067. Women's Experiences with Preventive and Health Care Services: Findings from the 2024 KFF Women's Health Survey - Resources
Date: Mar 2025

Provides information on utilization of women's healthcare services with 2024 KFF survey data. Focuses on healthcare status, healthcare access, preventive health services, and more, with breakdowns by demographic variables, including urbanicity for select findings.

...Frederiksen, Alina Salganicoff 03/2025 KFF Cancer · Health screening · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Women...

1068. Trends in Opioid Prescribing by Oncologists for Medicare Beneficiaries from 2014 to 2022 - Resources
Date: Oct 2025

Examines trends in opioid prescribing among oncologists before and after the FDA's 2018 Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy for opioids revision, utilizing 2014-2022 Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use Files data. Breaks down data by opioid type, oncologist subspecialty, geographic region, and rurality.

...Pharmacy, 31(10), 991-996 10/2025 Cancer · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Policy · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

1069. Structural Vulnerability in the United States Radiation Oncology Delivery System: Predictors and Consequences of Practice Site Disappearance - Resources
Date: Jul 2026

Examines the impact of radiation oncology (RO) practice site disappearance on treatment capacity in U.S. counties. Utilizes 2018-2025 data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services National Downloadable File to analyze RO practice sites according to urban, rural-adjacent, or rural-nonadjacent county location, hospital affiliation, and county sociodemographics. Includes county-level U.S. map showing RO site growth, loss, or stability.

...Cancer · Closures of healthcare facilities and services · Rural-urban differences · Specialty care · Statistics and data...

1070. Patient, Facility, and Community Determinants of Timely Follow up after Abnormal Screening Mammograms in Appalachia: A Multilevel Analysis - Resources
Date: Jan 2026

Examines the impact of community, patient, and facility characteristics on mammogram screening access, mammogram recall, and biopsy rates in 5 Appalachian states. Utilizes 2016-2018 Medicare claims data from breast imaging organizations to analyze characteristics of mammogram care, providing sociodemographic breakdowns and metro versus rural comparisons.

...01/2026 Access · Appalachia · Cancer · Health screening · Rural-urban differences · Specialty care · Statistics and data · Women...