Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Chronic respiratory conditions
Rural Health Disparities in Asthma Care and Outcomes
Describes the prevalence of asthma in rural communities and the related health disparities in rural areas impacting the effective treatment of asthma.
Author(s): Robert S. Valet, Tamara Perry, Tina V. Hartert
Citation: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 123(6), 1220-1225
Date: 06/2009
Type: Document
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Describes the prevalence of asthma in rural communities and the related health disparities in rural areas impacting the effective treatment of asthma.
Author(s): Robert S. Valet, Tamara Perry, Tina V. Hartert
Citation: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 123(6), 1220-1225
Date: 06/2009
Type: Document
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Health Disparities: A Rural-Urban Chartbook
Presents data on health disparities experienced by people living in rural America. Includes national and state-level data on health status, health behaviors, healthcare access, preventive care, and diabetes care.
Additional links: Fact Sheet: Health Disparities: A Rural-Urban Chartbook, Fact Sheet: Progress in Women's Cancer Screening, But Colon Cancer Lags, Fact Sheet: Rural Minorities Lag on Flu, Pneumonia Immunization
Author(s): Kevin J. Bennett, Bankole Olatosi, Janice C. Probst
Date: 06/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Presents data on health disparities experienced by people living in rural America. Includes national and state-level data on health status, health behaviors, healthcare access, preventive care, and diabetes care.
Additional links: Fact Sheet: Health Disparities: A Rural-Urban Chartbook, Fact Sheet: Progress in Women's Cancer Screening, But Colon Cancer Lags, Fact Sheet: Rural Minorities Lag on Flu, Pneumonia Immunization
Author(s): Kevin J. Bennett, Bankole Olatosi, Janice C. Probst
Date: 06/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Ambulatory Care Sensitive Condition Hospitalizations Among Rural Children
Reports results from a study examining children's inpatient hospitalizations for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs), rural residence, poverty, health insurance, and physician supply. Admission rates for five conditions were examined: asthma, diabetes short-term complications, gastroenteritis, urinary tract infection, and perforated appendix.
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Alana Knudson, Michele Burlew, Gestur Davidson
Date: 06/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Reports results from a study examining children's inpatient hospitalizations for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs), rural residence, poverty, health insurance, and physician supply. Admission rates for five conditions were examined: asthma, diabetes short-term complications, gastroenteritis, urinary tract infection, and perforated appendix.
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Alana Knudson, Michele Burlew, Gestur Davidson
Date: 06/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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A National Study of Lifetime Asthma Prevalence and Trends in Metro and Non-Metro Counties, 2000-2003
Reports the findings of a study of the prevalence of and recent trends in asthma among adults residing in metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties in the United States.
Additional links: Project Summary
Author(s): J. Elizabeth Jackson, Mark P. Doescher, L. Gary Hart
Date: 01/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Reports the findings of a study of the prevalence of and recent trends in asthma among adults residing in metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties in the United States.
Additional links: Project Summary
Author(s): J. Elizabeth Jackson, Mark P. Doescher, L. Gary Hart
Date: 01/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Hospitalization for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions: Asthma, Diabetes, and Congestive Heart Failure in South Carolina
Reports findings from a study that looked at hospitalization for diabetes, congestive heart failure, and asthma among South Carolina residents aged 50-64 who were insured by Medicaid or by a large private insurance plan.
Author(s): Janice C. Probst, Charity Moore, Elizabeth G. Baxley, John L. Lammie
Date: 05/2003
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Reports findings from a study that looked at hospitalization for diabetes, congestive heart failure, and asthma among South Carolina residents aged 50-64 who were insured by Medicaid or by a large private insurance plan.
Author(s): Janice C. Probst, Charity Moore, Elizabeth G. Baxley, John L. Lammie
Date: 05/2003
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Tennessee Multi-Sector Plan for Aging Data Dashboard
Dashboard providing county- and state-level data on aging in Tennessee. Presents health and demographic data of adults over age 65 in Tennessee, including data on diabetes, cancer, substance abuse, COPD, cardiovascular conditions, and more. Includes a map of healthcare facility locations.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health Research
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Dashboard providing county- and state-level data on aging in Tennessee. Presents health and demographic data of adults over age 65 in Tennessee, including data on diabetes, cancer, substance abuse, COPD, cardiovascular conditions, and more. Includes a map of healthcare facility locations.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health Research
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California Physician Supply and Preventable Hospitalizations by County
Interactive chart showing county- and state-level physician supply, preventable hospitalizations, and length of stay for selected conditions. Covers asthma in adults under 40, COPD and asthma in adults over 40, community-acquired pneumonia, diabetes, heart failure, hypertension, and urinary tract infection.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
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Interactive chart showing county- and state-level physician supply, preventable hospitalizations, and length of stay for selected conditions. Covers asthma in adults under 40, COPD and asthma in adults over 40, community-acquired pneumonia, diabetes, heart failure, hypertension, and urinary tract infection.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
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Rural COPD Burden as a Public Health Issue
Provides a brief overview of impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in rural areas, along with relevant CDC resources and reports.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Provides a brief overview of impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in rural areas, along with relevant CDC resources and reports.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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COPD Urban-Rural Differences as a Public Health Issue
Provides a brief overview of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in rural areas compared to urban areas, along with relevant CDC resources and reports.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Provides a brief overview of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in rural areas compared to urban areas, along with relevant CDC resources and reports.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults
Provides estimates of adults impacted by selected health topics such as circular and respiratory diseases, cancer, mental health, insurance coverage, healthcare use and access, and more between 2019-2022 via interactive tables and charts. Allows user to select health topics according to demographic, socio-economic, and geographic variables, such as metropolitan statistical area (MSA), urbanicity, region, and Center for Disease Control (CDC) social vulnerability index (SVI).
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Provides estimates of adults impacted by selected health topics such as circular and respiratory diseases, cancer, mental health, insurance coverage, healthcare use and access, and more between 2019-2022 via interactive tables and charts. Allows user to select health topics according to demographic, socio-economic, and geographic variables, such as metropolitan statistical area (MSA), urbanicity, region, and Center for Disease Control (CDC) social vulnerability index (SVI).
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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