Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Population health
Widening Rural–Urban Disparities in All-Cause Mortality and Mortality from Major Causes of Death in the USA, 1969–2009
Examines U.S. mortality rates between 1969 and 2009 to identify growth or reduction of mortality disparities between rural and urban settings. Addresses the impact or race/ethnicity, gender, and poverty.
Author(s): Gopal K. Singh, Mohammad Siahpush
Citation: Journal of Urban Health, 91(2), 272-292
Date: 04/2014
Type: Document
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Examines U.S. mortality rates between 1969 and 2009 to identify growth or reduction of mortality disparities between rural and urban settings. Addresses the impact or race/ethnicity, gender, and poverty.
Author(s): Gopal K. Singh, Mohammad Siahpush
Citation: Journal of Urban Health, 91(2), 272-292
Date: 04/2014
Type: Document
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Health Coverage and Care in the South: A Chartbook
Provides key data on the demographic and economic characteristics of the Southern population as well as their health status, health insurance coverage, and access to care. Covers data on citizenship status, age, urban-rural composition, and income of residents in the South. Offers data on the number of Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in the South.
Author(s): Jessica Stephens, Alexandra Gates, Vann Newkirk, Laura Snyder
Date: 04/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Provides key data on the demographic and economic characteristics of the Southern population as well as their health status, health insurance coverage, and access to care. Covers data on citizenship status, age, urban-rural composition, and income of residents in the South. Offers data on the number of Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in the South.
Author(s): Jessica Stephens, Alexandra Gates, Vann Newkirk, Laura Snyder
Date: 04/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥65 Years Who Have Lost All Their Natural Teeth, by Type of Locality and Region — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2010–2012
Chart showing the percent of adults 65 or older with no natural teeth in nonmetropolitan areas compared to metropolitan areas, broken down by region, based on data from the 2010-2012 National Health Interview Survey.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 63(13), 297
Date: 04/2014
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Chart showing the percent of adults 65 or older with no natural teeth in nonmetropolitan areas compared to metropolitan areas, broken down by region, based on data from the 2010-2012 National Health Interview Survey.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 63(13), 297
Date: 04/2014
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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California State Health Care Innovation Plan
Describes California's plan to reform their healthcare system to meet the Triple Aim of better health, better healthcare, and lower costs. Discusses the proposed payment and delivery system initiatives supporting team-based care with a focus on maternity care, health homes, palliative care, and accountable care communities. Addresses the needed building blocks to support health, healthcare transformation, and payment reform including workforce training, health information technology technical assistance and research, development of cost and quality reporting systems, and payment reform.
Additional links: Appendices
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: California Health and Human Services Agency
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Describes California's plan to reform their healthcare system to meet the Triple Aim of better health, better healthcare, and lower costs. Discusses the proposed payment and delivery system initiatives supporting team-based care with a focus on maternity care, health homes, palliative care, and accountable care communities. Addresses the needed building blocks to support health, healthcare transformation, and payment reform including workforce training, health information technology technical assistance and research, development of cost and quality reporting systems, and payment reform.
Additional links: Appendices
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: California Health and Human Services Agency
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Proceedings Report of the Border Reproductive Health Summit
Details the proceedings of the 2014 Reproductive Health Summit held by the U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission. Discusses reproductive health issues related to sex tourism, sex work, and teen reproductive health. Highlights border and binational programs working on these issues.
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: United States-México Border Health Commission
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Details the proceedings of the 2014 Reproductive Health Summit held by the U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission. Discusses reproductive health issues related to sex tourism, sex work, and teen reproductive health. Highlights border and binational programs working on these issues.
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: United States-México Border Health Commission
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The Rural Restaurant Healthy Options Program: Response of Rural, Local Newspapers to a Program Press Release
Analyzes 22 stories from rural, local newspapers prompted by a press release regarding their local restaurant participating in the Rural Restaurant Healthy Options Program, a health promotion program, to determine the overall response rate, quality of coverage, and promotion provided by local media. The program was implemented in 28 restaurants and all restaurants were owner-operated, family style, sit-down restaurants in counties designated as rural.
Author(s): Faryle Nothwehr, Julie Andsager, Heidi Haines
Citation: Health Promotion Practice, 15(2), 217-222
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
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Analyzes 22 stories from rural, local newspapers prompted by a press release regarding their local restaurant participating in the Rural Restaurant Healthy Options Program, a health promotion program, to determine the overall response rate, quality of coverage, and promotion provided by local media. The program was implemented in 28 restaurants and all restaurants were owner-operated, family style, sit-down restaurants in counties designated as rural.
Author(s): Faryle Nothwehr, Julie Andsager, Heidi Haines
Citation: Health Promotion Practice, 15(2), 217-222
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
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A Survey of Barriers to Screening for Oral Cancer among Rural Black Americans
Identifies barriers to receiving preventive oral cancer screenings for African Americans living in rural Florida. Includes data on education level, insurance, knowledge of oral cancer, and previous oral cancer screening by sex. Covers barriers related to knowledge, social attention, and resources such as transportation, convenience, and cost.
Author(s): James A. Shepperd, Jennifer L. Howell, Henrietta Logan
Citation: Psycho-Oncology, 23(3), 276-282
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
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Identifies barriers to receiving preventive oral cancer screenings for African Americans living in rural Florida. Includes data on education level, insurance, knowledge of oral cancer, and previous oral cancer screening by sex. Covers barriers related to knowledge, social attention, and resources such as transportation, convenience, and cost.
Author(s): James A. Shepperd, Jennifer L. Howell, Henrietta Logan
Citation: Psycho-Oncology, 23(3), 276-282
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
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Assessing the Food Environment of a Rural Community: Baseline Findings From the Heart of New Ulm Project, Minnesota, 2010-2011
Details a study on the food environment and rate of obesity in New Ulm, Minnesota from 2010-2011. Analyzes survey data related to nutrition in foods from restaurants, grocery stores, and convenience stores in New Ulm. Breaks down data by restaurant type, type of food served, and food portions, among other factors.
Author(s): Raquel F. Pereira, Abbey C. Sidebottom, Jackie L. Boucher, Rebecca Lindberg, Rebecca Werner
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 11
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
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Details a study on the food environment and rate of obesity in New Ulm, Minnesota from 2010-2011. Analyzes survey data related to nutrition in foods from restaurants, grocery stores, and convenience stores in New Ulm. Breaks down data by restaurant type, type of food served, and food portions, among other factors.
Author(s): Raquel F. Pereira, Abbey C. Sidebottom, Jackie L. Boucher, Rebecca Lindberg, Rebecca Werner
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 11
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
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Geographic Residency Status and Census Tract Socioeconomic Status as Determinants of Colorectal Cancer Outcomes
Presents a study on colorectal cancer outcomes for patients in rural, suburban, and urban areas of Georgia from 2000-2007. Analyzes patient data by their geographic area; whether they were of upper, middle, or lower socioeconomic status; and whether they were treated with surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiotherapy.
Author(s): Robert Hines, Talar Markossian, Asal Johnson, Frank Dong, Rana Bayakly
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 104(3), e63-e71
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
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Presents a study on colorectal cancer outcomes for patients in rural, suburban, and urban areas of Georgia from 2000-2007. Analyzes patient data by their geographic area; whether they were of upper, middle, or lower socioeconomic status; and whether they were treated with surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiotherapy.
Author(s): Robert Hines, Talar Markossian, Asal Johnson, Frank Dong, Rana Bayakly
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 104(3), e63-e71
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
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Adoption of Sodium Reduction Strategies in Small and Rural Hospitals, Illinois, 2012
Results of a 4-month-long intervention in which 30 hospitals promoted lower-sodium food choices in their cafeterias and vending machines, and made available information regarding benefits of sodium reduction.
Author(s): Nancy Amerson, Marguerite Nelson, Abigail Radcliffe, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 11
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
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Results of a 4-month-long intervention in which 30 hospitals promoted lower-sodium food choices in their cafeterias and vending machines, and made available information regarding benefits of sodium reduction.
Author(s): Nancy Amerson, Marguerite Nelson, Abigail Radcliffe, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 11
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
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