Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural definitions
Rural Health Research in the 21st Century: A Commentary on Challenges and the Role of Digital Technology
A commentary that discusses barriers to defining rurality, the complexity of rural culture, and the importance of digital equity in rural communities.
Author(s): Mairead Moloney, Jasmine Rubio, Israel Palencia, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health
Date: 12/2024
Type: Document
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A commentary that discusses barriers to defining rurality, the complexity of rural culture, and the importance of digital equity in rural communities.
Author(s): Mairead Moloney, Jasmine Rubio, Israel Palencia, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health
Date: 12/2024
Type: Document
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Pennsylvania Population Projections 2050: Analysis of Future Youth
Fact sheet examining the current and future population trends of youth ages 0-19 in Pennsylvania. Features statistics on historical and projected growth in Pennsylvania youth population by age cohort for rural and urban counties from 1990-2050 and a county-level map showing changes in youth population from 2000-2020
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Fact sheet examining the current and future population trends of youth ages 0-19 in Pennsylvania. Features statistics on historical and projected growth in Pennsylvania youth population by age cohort for rural and urban counties from 1990-2050 and a county-level map showing changes in youth population from 2000-2020
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Changes to Population Distribution and Commuting Patterns Blur the Line Between Rural and Urban
Highlights the change in commuting patterns between rural workers and urban areas and describes the impact on rural communities and economies. Discusses the multiple definitions of rural.
Author(s): Earlene K.P. Dowell
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Highlights the change in commuting patterns between rural workers and urban areas and describes the impact on rural communities and economies. Discusses the multiple definitions of rural.
Author(s): Earlene K.P. Dowell
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Performance of Health Care Service Area Definitions for Capturing Variation in Inpatient Care and Social Determinants of Health
Examines various health care service area (HCSA) definitions and their ability to capture hospitalizations and social determinants of health (SDOH) heterogeneity in the patient population. Provides descriptive characteristics for each HCSA type, such as median population and land size, as well as characteristics of the hospital sample. Discusses which HCSA type was best able to capture hospital discharges and population heterogenity in rural areas.
Author(s): Hannah Crook, Manuel Horta, Kenneth A. Michelson, John A. Graves
Citation: Health Services Research, 59(4)
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
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Examines various health care service area (HCSA) definitions and their ability to capture hospitalizations and social determinants of health (SDOH) heterogeneity in the patient population. Provides descriptive characteristics for each HCSA type, such as median population and land size, as well as characteristics of the hospital sample. Discusses which HCSA type was best able to capture hospital discharges and population heterogenity in rural areas.
Author(s): Hannah Crook, Manuel Horta, Kenneth A. Michelson, John A. Graves
Citation: Health Services Research, 59(4)
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
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Core Based Statistical Areas
Provides an overview of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs). Identifies key terms related to CBSAs, including central counties, metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas, outlying counties, and more. Includes information on revisions and updates to CBSAs, relevant legislation, and issues of interest for Congress.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Provides an overview of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs). Identifies key terms related to CBSAs, including central counties, metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas, outlying counties, and more. Includes information on revisions and updates to CBSAs, relevant legislation, and issues of interest for Congress.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Promoting Rural Financial Well-Being and Inclusion: Aligning Strategies with Community Needs
Provides measures for financial well-being and defines assets across rural county types, such as high-employment agricultural areas, centers of wealth and health, recreational and cultural areas, and more, and includes economic indicators like income and home ownership rate for each county type. Discusses challenges to financial well-being, strategies to improve economies, and policy considerations.
Author(s): Yipeng Su, Anna Morgan
Date: 05/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Urban Institute
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Provides measures for financial well-being and defines assets across rural county types, such as high-employment agricultural areas, centers of wealth and health, recreational and cultural areas, and more, and includes economic indicators like income and home ownership rate for each county type. Discusses challenges to financial well-being, strategies to improve economies, and policy considerations.
Author(s): Yipeng Su, Anna Morgan
Date: 05/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Urban Institute
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Same People, Different Results: Categorizing Cancer Registry Cases Across the Rural-Urban Continuum
Evaluates patient categorization results produced by applying 9 U.S. rural-urban indexes to 1,569 Wisconsin Pancreatic Cancer Registry patients. Discusses indexes' consistency of results, geographic scale, and other concerns related to their application to cancer research.
Author(s): Andrea M. Schiefelbein, John K. Krebsbach, Amy K. Taylor, et al.
Citation: Wisconsin Medical Journal, 123(2), 78-87
Date: 05/2024
Type: Document
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Evaluates patient categorization results produced by applying 9 U.S. rural-urban indexes to 1,569 Wisconsin Pancreatic Cancer Registry patients. Discusses indexes' consistency of results, geographic scale, and other concerns related to their application to cancer research.
Author(s): Andrea M. Schiefelbein, John K. Krebsbach, Amy K. Taylor, et al.
Citation: Wisconsin Medical Journal, 123(2), 78-87
Date: 05/2024
Type: Document
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Resource of Health Equity-Related Data Definitions, Standards, & Stratification Practices
Resource for providers, states, community organizations, and others that want to improve their health equity-related data collection and analysis. Outlines suggested definitions, standards, and stratification practices for race and ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI), disability status, rurality, and other sociodemographic data elements.
Date: 05/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Resource for providers, states, community organizations, and others that want to improve their health equity-related data collection and analysis. Outlines suggested definitions, standards, and stratification practices for race and ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI), disability status, rurality, and other sociodemographic data elements.
Date: 05/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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An Update to Rural Urban Continuum Codes
Discusses various rural definitions and explains changes to the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC). Includes map of Minnesota depicting changes in RUCC county categorizations from 2013 to 2023 as well as a list of Minnesota counties that had population and corresponding RUCC changes.
Author(s): Kelly Asche
Date: 04/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
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Discusses various rural definitions and explains changes to the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC). Includes map of Minnesota depicting changes in RUCC county categorizations from 2013 to 2023 as well as a list of Minnesota counties that had population and corresponding RUCC changes.
Author(s): Kelly Asche
Date: 04/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
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'Rurality' of Nonmetropolitan Counties Varies Across Regions
Presents a map of metro and nonmetro counties based on the 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC). Breaks down the counties on a nine-level scale of rurality.
Date: 04/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Presents a map of metro and nonmetro counties based on the 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC). Breaks down the counties on a nine-level scale of rurality.
Date: 04/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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