Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences
State of Childcare in Rural North Carolina
Addresses childcare access and affordability in North Carolina, as well as factors that contribute to childcare challenges. Explores what is being done to address these challenges. Features statistics including percent of residents living in childcare deserts, with breakdowns by rural, urban, and suburban location, and a county-level map showing locations of childcare deserts.
Author(s): Dalton Bailey
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Center
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Addresses childcare access and affordability in North Carolina, as well as factors that contribute to childcare challenges. Explores what is being done to address these challenges. Features statistics including percent of residents living in childcare deserts, with breakdowns by rural, urban, and suburban location, and a county-level map showing locations of childcare deserts.
Author(s): Dalton Bailey
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Center
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Interconnected: The Future of Nursing Homes & Elder Care Across Minnesota
A recorded webinar in which an expert panel discusses the issue of an aging populace in Minnesota alongside a decrease in skilled nursing care capacity. Focuses on regional supply and demand data, business models and facility closures, and policy to improve elder care in Minnesota. Transcript available below description.
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Author(s): Kim Brenne, Erin Huppert, Kathy Messerli, Barb Jezorski, Jason Anderson
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
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A recorded webinar in which an expert panel discusses the issue of an aging populace in Minnesota alongside a decrease in skilled nursing care capacity. Focuses on regional supply and demand data, business models and facility closures, and policy to improve elder care in Minnesota. Transcript available below description.
Additional links: Presentation Slides
Author(s): Kim Brenne, Erin Huppert, Kathy Messerli, Barb Jezorski, Jason Anderson
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
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Overview of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-Related Adult Inpatient Stays, 2016–2021
Presents statistics on inpatient hospital stays involving Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) between 2016 and 2021. Examines data by patient characteristics, including age, sex, race/ethnicity, rurality and community social vulnerability of patient's residence, primary payer, and principle diagnosis.
Author(s): Melissa A. Miller, Pamela L. Owens, Jungyeon Kim, Eric Schone
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Presents statistics on inpatient hospital stays involving Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) between 2016 and 2021. Examines data by patient characteristics, including age, sex, race/ethnicity, rurality and community social vulnerability of patient's residence, primary payer, and principle diagnosis.
Author(s): Melissa A. Miller, Pamela L. Owens, Jungyeon Kim, Eric Schone
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Demographic Profile of Pennsylvania Rural Families
Factsheet describing demographic changes among rural Pennsylvania families, using data from the 2012 and 2022 American Community Surveys. Features statistics with breakdowns by ethnicity, types of families, income range, percent of employed people, home values and monthly rent, and a state-level map showing percent change in the number of families in U.S states from 2012 to 2022.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Factsheet describing demographic changes among rural Pennsylvania families, using data from the 2012 and 2022 American Community Surveys. Features statistics with breakdowns by ethnicity, types of families, income range, percent of employed people, home values and monthly rent, and a state-level map showing percent change in the number of families in U.S states from 2012 to 2022.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Medicare Advantage 2025 Spotlight: A First Look at Plan Offerings
Offers an overview of Medicare Advantage plan availability across the country for 2025. Discusses how many plans are available, who is offering plans, and costs. Offers data for metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural areas as well as county-level data.
Author(s): Meredith Freed, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Anthony Damico, Tricia Neuman
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Offers an overview of Medicare Advantage plan availability across the country for 2025. Discusses how many plans are available, who is offering plans, and costs. Offers data for metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural areas as well as county-level data.
Author(s): Meredith Freed, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Anthony Damico, Tricia Neuman
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Minnesota Capacity of Nursing Facilities that Close
Discusses bed availability and capacity of nursing home facilities in rural Minnesota. Provides data on both open and closed nursing home facilities according to entirely rural, town/rural mix, urban/town/rural mix, or entirely urban location.
Author(s): Kelly Asche
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
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Discusses bed availability and capacity of nursing home facilities in rural Minnesota. Provides data on both open and closed nursing home facilities according to entirely rural, town/rural mix, urban/town/rural mix, or entirely urban location.
Author(s): Kelly Asche
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
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Telemedicine Use Among Adults With and Without Diagnosed Prediabetes or Diabetes, National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2021 and 2022
Examines telemedicine usage among adults with prediabetes, diabetes, or no diabetes diagnosis. Utilizes 2021-2022 National Health Interview Survey data to examine telemedicine usage and diabetes diagnoses according to sex, age, race/ethnicity, education, family income, health insurance, rural versus urban residence, and U.S. Census region.
Author(s): Ibrahim Zaganjor, Ryan Saelee, Stephen Onufrak, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 21
Date: 11/2024
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Examines telemedicine usage among adults with prediabetes, diabetes, or no diabetes diagnosis. Utilizes 2021-2022 National Health Interview Survey data to examine telemedicine usage and diabetes diagnoses according to sex, age, race/ethnicity, education, family income, health insurance, rural versus urban residence, and U.S. Census region.
Author(s): Ibrahim Zaganjor, Ryan Saelee, Stephen Onufrak, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 21
Date: 11/2024
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Nirsevimab Effectiveness Against Medically Attended Respiratory Syncytial Virus Illness and Hospitalization Among Alaska Native Children — Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region, Alaska, October 2023–June 2024
Reports on effectiveness of nirsevimab in preventing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) associated hospitalization for Alaska Native infants in their first RSV season and against medically attended illness for children in their first and second seasons in Alaska's Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Includes data by community type for the hub town with regional hospital and outlying villages.
Author(s): Brian Lefferts, Sara Bressler, James W. Keck, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(45), 1015-1021
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports on effectiveness of nirsevimab in preventing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) associated hospitalization for Alaska Native infants in their first RSV season and against medically attended illness for children in their first and second seasons in Alaska's Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Includes data by community type for the hub town with regional hospital and outlying villages.
Author(s): Brian Lefferts, Sara Bressler, James W. Keck, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(45), 1015-1021
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Bridging Gaps in Breast Cancer Screening: A Comparative Study of Mexican Women in U.S. Rural and Urban Areas
Examines factors influencing breast cancer screening disparities among 350 Mexican immigrant women aged 40+ in rural and urban communities in Illinois. Compares rural and urban prevalence of barriers and facilitators to screening, including data on geographic and cultural factors.
Author(s): Venera Bekteshi, Mario Schootman
Citation: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 15
Date: 11/2024
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Examines factors influencing breast cancer screening disparities among 350 Mexican immigrant women aged 40+ in rural and urban communities in Illinois. Compares rural and urban prevalence of barriers and facilitators to screening, including data on geographic and cultural factors.
Author(s): Venera Bekteshi, Mario Schootman
Citation: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 15
Date: 11/2024
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Supply and Geographic Distribution of Geriatric Physicians and Geriatric Nurse Practitioners
Results of a study to explore trends in the supply of geriatric physicians (GMDs) and geriatric nurse practitioners (GNPs) from 2010 to 2020, and disparities between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties. Features county-level maps showing geographic trends in older adults, GMDs, and GNPs among U.S. counties in 2010 and 2020, and statistics with breakdowns by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties.
Author(s): Ying Xue, Lusine Poghosyan, Qinyun Lin
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 7(11), e2444659
Date: 11/2024
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Results of a study to explore trends in the supply of geriatric physicians (GMDs) and geriatric nurse practitioners (GNPs) from 2010 to 2020, and disparities between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties. Features county-level maps showing geographic trends in older adults, GMDs, and GNPs among U.S. counties in 2010 and 2020, and statistics with breakdowns by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties.
Author(s): Ying Xue, Lusine Poghosyan, Qinyun Lin
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 7(11), e2444659
Date: 11/2024
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