Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Poverty
Assessing Diabetes and Factors Associated with Foregoing Medical Care among Persons with Diabetes: Disparities Facing American Indian/Alaska Native, Black, Hispanic, Low Income, and Southern Adults in the U.S. (2011-2015)
Identifies trends in care of and prevalence of diabetes in terms of socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, and explores individual and community factors related to diabetes and diabetics' unmet medical needs. Features statistics on percentages of adults diagnosed with diabetes from 2011-2015 and distribution of diabetes and foregone medical care, with breakdowns including race or ethnicity, income, and levels of rurality.
Author(s): Samuel D. Towne, Jr., Jane Bolin, Alva Ferdinand, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(5), 464
Date: 05/2017
Type: Document
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Identifies trends in care of and prevalence of diabetes in terms of socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, and explores individual and community factors related to diabetes and diabetics' unmet medical needs. Features statistics on percentages of adults diagnosed with diabetes from 2011-2015 and distribution of diabetes and foregone medical care, with breakdowns including race or ethnicity, income, and levels of rurality.
Author(s): Samuel D. Towne, Jr., Jane Bolin, Alva Ferdinand, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(5), 464
Date: 05/2017
Type: Document
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Tuberculosis And Rural Health Care In America
Episode of WBUR's On Point radio program, featuring discussion of a tuberculosis outbreak in rural Perry county, Alabama. Describes attempts to screen and treat low-income patients, despite many residents' mistrust of the medical profession. Panelists include the author of a recent Harper's Magazine article about tuberculosis in the Black Belt, a Perry County doctor, a University of Alabama professor of rural medicine, and a healthcare reporter from the Los Angeles Times.
Date: 05/2017
Type: Audio
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Episode of WBUR's On Point radio program, featuring discussion of a tuberculosis outbreak in rural Perry county, Alabama. Describes attempts to screen and treat low-income patients, despite many residents' mistrust of the medical profession. Panelists include the author of a recent Harper's Magazine article about tuberculosis in the Black Belt, a Perry County doctor, a University of Alabama professor of rural medicine, and a healthcare reporter from the Los Angeles Times.
Date: 05/2017
Type: Audio
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The Association Between Neighborhood Environment and Mortality: Results from a National Study of Veterans
Details a study on the connection between neighborhood socioeconomic status (NSES) and health, specifically mortality, among veterans. Looks at VHA data by demographic information, such as race, age, gender, and rural versus urban, among other factors.
Author(s): Karin Nelson, Greg Schwartz, Susan Hernandez, et al.
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 32(4), 416-422
Date: 04/2017
Type: Document
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Details a study on the connection between neighborhood socioeconomic status (NSES) and health, specifically mortality, among veterans. Looks at VHA data by demographic information, such as race, age, gender, and rural versus urban, among other factors.
Author(s): Karin Nelson, Greg Schwartz, Susan Hernandez, et al.
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 32(4), 416-422
Date: 04/2017
Type: Document
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Turning the Tide on Persistent Rural Poverty: Blueprint for a Path Forward
Outlines the problem of persistent rural poverty, discussing both challenges and possible solutions. Includes recommendations to alleviate persistent poverty in rural areas.
Author(s): Nick Mitchell-Bennett, Jim King, Bill Bynum, Ed Sivak, Chrystel Cornelius
Date: 04/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NeighborWorks America
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Outlines the problem of persistent rural poverty, discussing both challenges and possible solutions. Includes recommendations to alleviate persistent poverty in rural areas.
Author(s): Nick Mitchell-Bennett, Jim King, Bill Bynum, Ed Sivak, Chrystel Cornelius
Date: 04/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NeighborWorks America
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Low-Income Areas With Low Supermarket Access Increased in Urban Areas, But Not in Rural Areas, Between 2010 and 2015
Reports on changes in the number of low-income and low-access (LILA) census tracts between 2010 and 2015 for rural and urban areas. Briefly describes changes to the low-access or low-income aspect for rural census tracts that became LILA tracts in 2015.
Author(s): Alana Rhone
Citation: Amber Waves
Date: 04/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Reports on changes in the number of low-income and low-access (LILA) census tracts between 2010 and 2015 for rural and urban areas. Briefly describes changes to the low-access or low-income aspect for rural census tracts that became LILA tracts in 2015.
Author(s): Alana Rhone
Citation: Amber Waves
Date: 04/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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A Health Picture of HUD-Assisted Adults, 2006-2012
Describes the health characteristics of adults living in HUD-assisted households, using data from the National Health Interview Survey. Features statistics with breakdowns by 6 levels of population classification, including noncore.
Author(s): Veronica E. Helms, Jon Sperling, Barry L. Steffen
Date: 03/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Describes the health characteristics of adults living in HUD-assisted households, using data from the National Health Interview Survey. Features statistics with breakdowns by 6 levels of population classification, including noncore.
Author(s): Veronica E. Helms, Jon Sperling, Barry L. Steffen
Date: 03/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Hunger in Older Adults: Challenges and Opportunities for the Aging Services Network
Report details the state of food security in older adults throughout the nation. Examines some of the negative health outcomes caused or worsened by malnutrition at an older age. Discusses some of the barriers that inhibit many elderly people from accessing food, such as immobility, lack of transportation, and poverty, among others.
Date: 02/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Meals on Wheels America
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Report details the state of food security in older adults throughout the nation. Examines some of the negative health outcomes caused or worsened by malnutrition at an older age. Discusses some of the barriers that inhibit many elderly people from accessing food, such as immobility, lack of transportation, and poverty, among others.
Date: 02/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Meals on Wheels America
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Chartbook: Trends in Rural Children's Health and Access to Care
Findings brief discussing changing status of rural and urban children from 2003-2012, with a focus on their demographics, financial access to care, reported use of care, and health status. Features statistics including poverty rate, insurance coverage, and race or ethnicity, with breakdowns by urban, large rural, and small rural location.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): Janice C. Probst, Karen M. Jones
Date: 01/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Findings brief discussing changing status of rural and urban children from 2003-2012, with a focus on their demographics, financial access to care, reported use of care, and health status. Features statistics including poverty rate, insurance coverage, and race or ethnicity, with breakdowns by urban, large rural, and small rural location.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): Janice C. Probst, Karen M. Jones
Date: 01/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Low-Income and Low-Supermarket-Access Census Tracts, 2010-2015
A brief that discusses regions of the country with low-income and limited access to supermarkets and how they demonstrate the connection between poverty and access to healthy food. Includes a comparison of urban and rural locations as connected to low-income and low-access tracts.
Additional links: Report Summary
Author(s): Alana Rhone, Michele Ver Ploeg, Chris Dicken, Ryan Williams, Vince Breneman
Date: 01/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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A brief that discusses regions of the country with low-income and limited access to supermarkets and how they demonstrate the connection between poverty and access to healthy food. Includes a comparison of urban and rural locations as connected to low-income and low-access tracts.
Additional links: Report Summary
Author(s): Alana Rhone, Michele Ver Ploeg, Chris Dicken, Ryan Williams, Vince Breneman
Date: 01/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Social Determinants of Health in the United States: Addressing Major Health Inequality Trends for the Nation, 1935-2016
Results of a study analyzing key health inequality trends in areas including maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS, mental and behavioral health, chronic disease prevention, and health promotion. Examines social determinants and features statistics with breakdowns by race/ethnicity, education, mortality rates, poverty, unemployment, housing, rural or urban location, and geographic area.
Author(s): Gopal K. Singh, Gem P. Daus, Michelle Allender, Christine T. Ramey, Elijah K. Martin, et al.
Citation: International Journal of MCH and AIDS, 6(2), 139-164
Date: 2017
Type: Document
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Results of a study analyzing key health inequality trends in areas including maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS, mental and behavioral health, chronic disease prevention, and health promotion. Examines social determinants and features statistics with breakdowns by race/ethnicity, education, mortality rates, poverty, unemployment, housing, rural or urban location, and geographic area.
Author(s): Gopal K. Singh, Gem P. Daus, Michelle Allender, Christine T. Ramey, Elijah K. Martin, et al.
Citation: International Journal of MCH and AIDS, 6(2), 139-164
Date: 2017
Type: Document
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