Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health conditions
Perceptions About Dyadic Physical Activity Intervention for Rural-Dwelling People With Cognitive Impairment
Highlights themes from a focus group of 11 rural Nebraskans discussing the feasibility of a telerehabilitation physical activity behavioral intervention for rural people with cognitive impairment and their care partners. Topics discussed include demand, implementation, practicality, acceptability, adaptation, and integration. Includes rural-specific adaptations that could increase the chance of successful implementation.
Author(s): Rashelle M. Hoffman, Blake R. Murphy, Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, et al.
Citation: Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 33(6), 548-556
Date: 03/2025
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Highlights themes from a focus group of 11 rural Nebraskans discussing the feasibility of a telerehabilitation physical activity behavioral intervention for rural people with cognitive impairment and their care partners. Topics discussed include demand, implementation, practicality, acceptability, adaptation, and integration. Includes rural-specific adaptations that could increase the chance of successful implementation.
Author(s): Rashelle M. Hoffman, Blake R. Murphy, Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, et al.
Citation: Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 33(6), 548-556
Date: 03/2025
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The Effect of Rurality on Time to Surgery and Overall Survival among Women with Breast Cancer
Explores interactions between rurality, geographic proximity to care, time to surgery, and overall survival among women with Stage 0-III breast cancer, using 2004-2019 National Cancer Database data.
Author(s): Kriyana P. Reddy, Cara L. Berkowitz, Kathleen Jarrell, et al.
Citation: Annals of Surgery, 284(2), 288-295
Date: 03/2025
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Explores interactions between rurality, geographic proximity to care, time to surgery, and overall survival among women with Stage 0-III breast cancer, using 2004-2019 National Cancer Database data.
Author(s): Kriyana P. Reddy, Cara L. Berkowitz, Kathleen Jarrell, et al.
Citation: Annals of Surgery, 284(2), 288-295
Date: 03/2025
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Examining Contextual Differences in Suicide by Rural–Urban Designation and Military Status, 2009–2019: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the National Violent Death Reporting System
Presents a study exploring the mental health and substance use of suicide decedents by rurality and military affiliation. Breaks down data by decedents' characteristics, such as sex, age, education, military/civilian status, and rural/urban location, among others.
Author(s): J. Priyanka Vakkalanka, Eliezer Santos Leon, Jon Davis, et al.
Citation: Injury Prevention, 31(2), 121-127
Date: 03/2025
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Presents a study exploring the mental health and substance use of suicide decedents by rurality and military affiliation. Breaks down data by decedents' characteristics, such as sex, age, education, military/civilian status, and rural/urban location, among others.
Author(s): J. Priyanka Vakkalanka, Eliezer Santos Leon, Jon Davis, et al.
Citation: Injury Prevention, 31(2), 121-127
Date: 03/2025
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Rural-Urban Disparities in Cervical Cancer Incidence and Mortality among US Women
Research letter examining cervical cancer incidence and mortality among rural and urban women, utilizing 2001-2019 NPCR-SEER data. Includes additional data breakdowns by race and ethnicity.
Author(s): Trisha L. Amboree, Haluk Damgacioglu, Elizabeth Y. Chiao, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 8(3), e2462634
Date: 03/2025
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Research letter examining cervical cancer incidence and mortality among rural and urban women, utilizing 2001-2019 NPCR-SEER data. Includes additional data breakdowns by race and ethnicity.
Author(s): Trisha L. Amboree, Haluk Damgacioglu, Elizabeth Y. Chiao, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 8(3), e2462634
Date: 03/2025
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Dermal Exposure to Agrochemicals as Risk Factor for Skin Cancer in Farmers and Ranchers in the US Central States
Investigates 2018 and 2020 surveillance data to understand the association between various chemical and animal-based allergen exposures and skin cancer prevalence for 5,962 farmworkers in 7 states.
Author(s): Sarah Tucker, Yi Du, Rishad Ahmed, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 68(3), 286-294
Date: 03/2025
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Investigates 2018 and 2020 surveillance data to understand the association between various chemical and animal-based allergen exposures and skin cancer prevalence for 5,962 farmworkers in 7 states.
Author(s): Sarah Tucker, Yi Du, Rishad Ahmed, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 68(3), 286-294
Date: 03/2025
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Vaccine-Preventable Conditions: Disparities in Hospitalizations Affecting Rural Communities in the Southeast United States
Examines hospitalizations related to vaccine-preventable diseases in southeastern U.S. communities. Analyzes data prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and during the pandemic across 3 age groups: pre-school children, school-aged children, and adults. Provides data breakdowns according to condition, age, and large metro, small/medium metro, or micro/non-core location.
Author(s): Etienne Pracht, Christina Eldredge, Divyani Tangudu, Richa Phuel, Athanasios Tsalatsanis
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(4), 466
Date: 03/2025
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Examines hospitalizations related to vaccine-preventable diseases in southeastern U.S. communities. Analyzes data prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and during the pandemic across 3 age groups: pre-school children, school-aged children, and adults. Provides data breakdowns according to condition, age, and large metro, small/medium metro, or micro/non-core location.
Author(s): Etienne Pracht, Christina Eldredge, Divyani Tangudu, Richa Phuel, Athanasios Tsalatsanis
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(4), 466
Date: 03/2025
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Women's Experiences with Preventive and Health Care Services: Findings from the 2024 KFF Women's Health Survey
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.
Author(s): Ivette Gomez, Brittni Frederiksen, Alina Salganicoff
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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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.
Author(s): Ivette Gomez, Brittni Frederiksen, Alina Salganicoff
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Lung Cancer Disparities in Rural, Persistent Poverty Counties: A Secondary Data Analysis
Examines lung cancer incidence and mortality according to county-level smoking rates, rurality, and poverty. Analyzes county types, such as urban and non-persistent poverty, urban and persistent poverty, rural and non-persistent poverty, and rural and persistent poverty as correlated with lung cancer disparities.
Author(s): Veronica Bernacchi, Kelly Hirko, Eric Adjei Boakye, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 25, 878
Date: 03/2025
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Examines lung cancer incidence and mortality according to county-level smoking rates, rurality, and poverty. Analyzes county types, such as urban and non-persistent poverty, urban and persistent poverty, rural and non-persistent poverty, and rural and persistent poverty as correlated with lung cancer disparities.
Author(s): Veronica Bernacchi, Kelly Hirko, Eric Adjei Boakye, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 25, 878
Date: 03/2025
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Improving HPV Vaccine Coverage in Tennessee: Addressing Barriers and Expanding Access for Mid-Adults
Examines barriers to achieving optimal human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination uptake in the rural South. Analyzes HPV vaccination rates in Tennessee according to insurance status and rural versus urban location. Discusses cancer prevention and interventions to improve education, awareness, access, and vaccination uptake among rural and uninsured populations.
Author(s): Donald J. Alcendor, Patricia Matthews-Juarez, Mohammad Tabatabai, et al.
Citation: Pathogens, 14(4), 311
Date: 03/2025
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Examines barriers to achieving optimal human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination uptake in the rural South. Analyzes HPV vaccination rates in Tennessee according to insurance status and rural versus urban location. Discusses cancer prevention and interventions to improve education, awareness, access, and vaccination uptake among rural and uninsured populations.
Author(s): Donald J. Alcendor, Patricia Matthews-Juarez, Mohammad Tabatabai, et al.
Citation: Pathogens, 14(4), 311
Date: 03/2025
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Millions in US Live in Places Where Doctors Don't Practice and Telehealth Doesn't Reach
Discusses U.S. regions that experience healthcare workforce shortages and lack access to telehealth. Includes interactive county-level map showing behavioral healthcare deserts, primary care deserts, broadband deserts, dead zones, life expectancy, household income, and percentage of rural residents. Provides comparisons of chronic disease for those with and without digital access and showcases county-level dead zones in Alabama.
Author(s): Sarah Jane Tribble, Holly K. Hacker Data, Lydia Zuraw
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Discusses U.S. regions that experience healthcare workforce shortages and lack access to telehealth. Includes interactive county-level map showing behavioral healthcare deserts, primary care deserts, broadband deserts, dead zones, life expectancy, household income, and percentage of rural residents. Provides comparisons of chronic disease for those with and without digital access and showcases county-level dead zones in Alabama.
Author(s): Sarah Jane Tribble, Holly K. Hacker Data, Lydia Zuraw
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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