Rural Health Disparities and Differences in Definitions of Rurality
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Examines health disparities and differences in healthcare characteristics between rural and nonrural counties using data from the 2023 County Health Rankings and 2021-2022 Area Health Resources Files. Compares community health and healthcare characteristics by two county-level urban-rural classification systems: Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC) and Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs). Explores the degree to which four county-level classification systems - RUCC, CBSA, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Urban-Rural Classification Scheme for Counties, and Urban Influence Codes (UIC) - agree regarding which counties are designated as rural.
Date
02/2025
Organizations
HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, NORC at the University of Chicago
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· Clinics
· Health insurance
· Health occupations
· Health screening
· Income
· Injuries
· Mortality
· Rural definitions
· Rural-urban differences
· Specialty care
· Statistics and data
· Vaccination
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- HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, view details