Rural–Urban Disparities in Health Access Factors Over Time: Implications for Cancer Prevention and Health Equity in the Midwest

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Examines environmental and socioeconomic factors in rural and urban counties to understand differences in cancer burden and healthcare access. Analyzes 123 counties in Kansas and Missouri from 2009 to 2017 for health equity factors such as primary care provider availability, lack of insurance, unemployment, and childhood poverty. Includes rural versus urban cancer mortality rates in Kansas from 2008-2017.

Jordan Baker, Hope Krebill, Hanluen Kuo, et al.

Health Equity, 6(1), 382-389.

05/2022

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Access · Cancer · Employment and unemployment · Health insurance · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Kansas · Missouri