Rural Health
Resources by Topic: People with disabilities
Veterans in Rural America: 2011-2015
Reports detailed demographic, social, and economic characteristics of rural veterans, based primarily on 2011–2015 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates. Includes comparisons of rural veterans to both urban veterans and rural nonveterans. Topics addressed include health insurance coverage, disability status and service-connected disability, and use of VA healthcare.
Additional links: Rural Veterans State Tables
Author(s): Kelly Ann Holder
Date: 01/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Reports detailed demographic, social, and economic characteristics of rural veterans, based primarily on 2011–2015 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates. Includes comparisons of rural veterans to both urban veterans and rural nonveterans. Topics addressed include health insurance coverage, disability status and service-connected disability, and use of VA healthcare.
Additional links: Rural Veterans State Tables
Author(s): Kelly Ann Holder
Date: 01/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Research that Leads to Solutions for Rural Americans with Disabilities
Describes the research efforts of the University of Montana Research & Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities, including a section on Health and Rural Disability. Features a U.S. county-level map showing disability rates, and statistics on the disability rate by age group, with breakdowns by rural and urban location.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Date: 2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
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Describes the research efforts of the University of Montana Research & Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities, including a section on Health and Rural Disability. Features a U.S. county-level map showing disability rates, and statistics on the disability rate by age group, with breakdowns by rural and urban location.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Date: 2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
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Neglected for Too Long: Dental Care for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Policy brief describing scarcity of dental care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, due to a shortage of properly trained dental care providers and exceptionally long distances many patients must travel to receive adequate care.
Date: 2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Council on Disability
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Policy brief describing scarcity of dental care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, due to a shortage of properly trained dental care providers and exceptionally long distances many patients must travel to receive adequate care.
Date: 2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Council on Disability
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Public Transportation's Impact on Rural and Small Towns: A Vital Mobility Link
Presents a report on rural and small-town public transportation. Looks at specific groups of non-drivers that require some form of public transportation, as well as the different types of transit and the advantages they present to small, rural communities. Provides several case studies and discusses a number of myths about public transportation in rural areas.
Author(s): Todd Litman
Date: 2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Public Transportation Association
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Presents a report on rural and small-town public transportation. Looks at specific groups of non-drivers that require some form of public transportation, as well as the different types of transit and the advantages they present to small, rural communities. Provides several case studies and discusses a number of myths about public transportation in rural areas.
Author(s): Todd Litman
Date: 2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American Public Transportation Association
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Developing Affordable and Accessible Community-Based Housing for Vulnerable Adults: Proceedings of a Workshop
Summarizes findings from a December 2016 public workshop focused on affordable and accessible housing for older adults and people with disabilities. Discusses barriers to providing this housing and design principles for making housing accessible. Identifies programs and policies to support accessible, community-based housing. Includes some information specific to rural areas.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Summarizes findings from a December 2016 public workshop focused on affordable and accessible housing for older adults and people with disabilities. Discusses barriers to providing this housing and design principles for making housing accessible. Identifies programs and policies to support accessible, community-based housing. Includes some information specific to rural areas.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Access to Care for Rural People with Disabilities Toolkit
Resources and best practices to help rural communities improve access to care for people with disabilities. Identifies program models and examples, and discusses implementation, evaluation, sustainability, and dissemination of program results.
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Resources and best practices to help rural communities improve access to care for people with disabilities. Identifies program models and examples, and discusses implementation, evaluation, sustainability, and dissemination of program results.
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Animals Help People Heal in Rural Areas
Discusses the role of service and therapy animals in rural communities. Features service dogs of Hawaii, therapeutic riding horses of Wyoming, and a Florida skilled nursing facility with a therapy pig and tortoise.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Discusses the role of service and therapy animals in rural communities. Features service dogs of Hawaii, therapeutic riding horses of Wyoming, and a Florida skilled nursing facility with a therapy pig and tortoise.
Author(s): Allee Mead
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Living Well with a Disability, a Self-Management Program
Discusses a self-management program intended to support healthy living among people with mobility impairments, and designed for compatibility with implementation in rural areas that may lack health promotion resources.
Author(s): Craig Ravesloot, Tom Seekins, Meg Traci, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 65(1), 61-67
Date: 02/2016
Type: Document
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Discusses a self-management program intended to support healthy living among people with mobility impairments, and designed for compatibility with implementation in rural areas that may lack health promotion resources.
Author(s): Craig Ravesloot, Tom Seekins, Meg Traci, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 65(1), 61-67
Date: 02/2016
Type: Document
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Rural Disabled Medicare Beneficiaries Spend More Out-of-Pocket Than Their Urban Counterparts
Analyzes differences in healthcare out-of-pocket spending, supplemental coverage, and spending by type of service between rural and urban Medicare beneficiaries. Also examines rural-urban differences for Medicare beneficiaries who qualify based on disability status.
Author(s): Erika C. Ziller, Jennifer D. Lenardson, Andrew F. Coburn
Date: 11/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Analyzes differences in healthcare out-of-pocket spending, supplemental coverage, and spending by type of service between rural and urban Medicare beneficiaries. Also examines rural-urban differences for Medicare beneficiaries who qualify based on disability status.
Author(s): Erika C. Ziller, Jennifer D. Lenardson, Andrew F. Coburn
Date: 11/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Estimated Prevalence of Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities Following Questionnaire Changes in the 2014 National Health Interview Survey
Reports estimates on the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, and other development delay, after a change in the development delay questions in the National Health Interview Survey. Tables include data for metropolitan and nonmetro areas.
Author(s): Benjamin Zablotsky, Lindsey I. Black, Matthew J. Maenner, Laura A. Schieve, Stephen J. Blumberg
Date: 11/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Reports estimates on the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, and other development delay, after a change in the development delay questions in the National Health Interview Survey. Tables include data for metropolitan and nonmetro areas.
Author(s): Benjamin Zablotsky, Lindsey I. Black, Matthew J. Maenner, Laura A. Schieve, Stephen J. Blumberg
Date: 11/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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