Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Access
An Exploration of Rural Housing Insecurity As A Public Health Problem in California's Rural Northern Counties
Explores housing insecurity in rural contexts through interviews with 153 adults in California's North State, a rural region with relatively high rates of poverty and unemployment. Discusses challenges related to housing affordability and availability, stability, quality, and community participation, including housing's influence on access to essential services and employment.
Author(s): Tamar M.J. Antin, Emile Sanders, Sharon Lipperman-Kreda, Geoffrey Hunt, Rachelle Annechino
Citation: Journal of Community Health, 49(4), 644-655
Date: 02/2024
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Explores housing insecurity in rural contexts through interviews with 153 adults in California's North State, a rural region with relatively high rates of poverty and unemployment. Discusses challenges related to housing affordability and availability, stability, quality, and community participation, including housing's influence on access to essential services and employment.
Author(s): Tamar M.J. Antin, Emile Sanders, Sharon Lipperman-Kreda, Geoffrey Hunt, Rachelle Annechino
Citation: Journal of Community Health, 49(4), 644-655
Date: 02/2024
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Aging Our Way, PA: A Plan for Lifelong Independence
Draft of a master plan for aging (MPA) for Pennsylvania. Highlights 5 priorities areas and their associated strategies and tactics related to access to services, aging in place, independence, caregiving, and awareness building. Includes rural throughout.
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Department of Aging
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Draft of a master plan for aging (MPA) for Pennsylvania. Highlights 5 priorities areas and their associated strategies and tactics related to access to services, aging in place, independence, caregiving, and awareness building. Includes rural throughout.
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Department of Aging
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Optimizing Postpartum Care in Rural Communities: Insights from Women in Arizona and Implications for Policy
Analyzes the postpartum care needs of women living in rural Arizona. Reports on interview feedback from 30 women structured around themes of maternity care and networks of care, structural support and systems, and health information and literacy. Discusses potential implications for policy and practice related to rural postpartum care.
Author(s): Abidemi Okechukwu, Priscilla Magrath, Halimatou Alaofe, et al.
Citation: Maternal and Child Health Journal, 28, 1148-1159
Date: 02/2024
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Analyzes the postpartum care needs of women living in rural Arizona. Reports on interview feedback from 30 women structured around themes of maternity care and networks of care, structural support and systems, and health information and literacy. Discusses potential implications for policy and practice related to rural postpartum care.
Author(s): Abidemi Okechukwu, Priscilla Magrath, Halimatou Alaofe, et al.
Citation: Maternal and Child Health Journal, 28, 1148-1159
Date: 02/2024
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What Does Pharmacy Access Look like in Your Area?
Interactive map showing the number of pharmacies and pharmacies per 1,000 people at the state and county level. Includes the option to view pharmacy access by demographic variables.
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: The Associated Press
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Interactive map showing the number of pharmacies and pharmacies per 1,000 people at the state and county level. Includes the option to view pharmacy access by demographic variables.
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: The Associated Press
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Accessibility of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in the US
Analyzes travel time to pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) sites at the census tract level using 2021 American Community Survey data. Highlights differences in travel time to PR services by race and ethnicity, particularly among American Indian and Alaska Native populations. Discusses access barriers faced by people in rural areas.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 7(2), e2354867
Date: 02/2024
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Analyzes travel time to pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) sites at the census tract level using 2021 American Community Survey data. Highlights differences in travel time to PR services by race and ethnicity, particularly among American Indian and Alaska Native populations. Discusses access barriers faced by people in rural areas.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 7(2), e2354867
Date: 02/2024
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Oklahoma Cancer Prevention & Control Plan 2023-2028: Cancer is Not OK!
Outlines goals and strategies to prevent cancer, reduce deaths, and increase quality of life among people living with cancer in Oklahoma. Includes data and recommendations related to prevention, screening, survivorship, and population health. See pages 60-61 for discussion of cancer disparities and access barriers in rural areas.
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Oklahoma Comprehensive Cancer Network (OCCN), Oklahoma State Department of Health
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Outlines goals and strategies to prevent cancer, reduce deaths, and increase quality of life among people living with cancer in Oklahoma. Includes data and recommendations related to prevention, screening, survivorship, and population health. See pages 60-61 for discussion of cancer disparities and access barriers in rural areas.
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organizations: Oklahoma Comprehensive Cancer Network (OCCN), Oklahoma State Department of Health
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Maternal Health in Rural America
White paper describing factors contributing to rural maternal health disparities, including financial barriers to providing obstetric services at rural hospitals, maternal health workforce shortages, access to care, and quality of care. Outlines policy considerations to increase access to maternal health services in rural areas.
Author(s): Hailey Waldman, Alexandra Zimmerman
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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White paper describing factors contributing to rural maternal health disparities, including financial barriers to providing obstetric services at rural hospitals, maternal health workforce shortages, access to care, and quality of care. Outlines policy considerations to increase access to maternal health services in rural areas.
Author(s): Hailey Waldman, Alexandra Zimmerman
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Supporting Rural Education Gains Through Community Schools
Discusses how community schools are beneficial to rural areas and can provide healthcare access, meals, tutoring, career readiness opportunities, and more. Provides examples of the impact of community schools in rural California school districts, student achievement data, and additional resources about community schools.
Author(s): Anna Maier
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: Learning Policy Institute
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Discusses how community schools are beneficial to rural areas and can provide healthcare access, meals, tutoring, career readiness opportunities, and more. Provides examples of the impact of community schools in rural California school districts, student achievement data, and additional resources about community schools.
Author(s): Anna Maier
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: Learning Policy Institute
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Children of Migrant Workers: Supporting the Invisible Student
Report discusses the physical, social, and emotional challenges faced by the children of migrant workers pursuing an education. Highlights a number of stressors migrant students face such as language barriers, missed school, poverty, and other social determinants of health. Provides a number of resources from federal programs ans non-profit organizations.
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health Department of Health Policy and Management
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Report discusses the physical, social, and emotional challenges faced by the children of migrant workers pursuing an education. Highlights a number of stressors migrant students face such as language barriers, missed school, poverty, and other social determinants of health. Provides a number of resources from federal programs ans non-profit organizations.
Date: 02/2024
Sponsoring organization: George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health Department of Health Policy and Management
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Advancing Equity in Challenging Times: A Qualitative Study of Telehealth Expansion And Changing Patient–Provider Relationships In Primary Care Settings During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Examines the expansion of telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic and potential access issues related to technical and workforce barriers. Analyzes interview data from primary healthcare providers to explore challenges such as reduced team-based care coordination, technological difficulties, loss of nonverbal communication, and equity issues for vulnerable groups, including those in rural areas.
Author(s): Monisa Aijaz, Valerie A. Lewis, Genevra F. Murray
Citation: Digital Health, 10
Date: 02/2024
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Examines the expansion of telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic and potential access issues related to technical and workforce barriers. Analyzes interview data from primary healthcare providers to explore challenges such as reduced team-based care coordination, technological difficulties, loss of nonverbal communication, and equity issues for vulnerable groups, including those in rural areas.
Author(s): Monisa Aijaz, Valerie A. Lewis, Genevra F. Murray
Citation: Digital Health, 10
Date: 02/2024
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