Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences
Graduate Medical Education That Meets the Nation's Health Needs
Reviews the system supporting graduate medical education (GME) and discusses how it supports or creates barriers to the development of the physician workforce the nation needs. A section on geographic maldistribution on pages 43-44 discusses the rural physician workforce. The report also discusses GME issues related to rural health facilities, including Table 3-8 (p. 83), with data on rural hospital GME.
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Author(s): Committee on the Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education
Date: 07/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Reviews the system supporting graduate medical education (GME) and discusses how it supports or creates barriers to the development of the physician workforce the nation needs. A section on geographic maldistribution on pages 43-44 discusses the rural physician workforce. The report also discusses GME issues related to rural health facilities, including Table 3-8 (p. 83), with data on rural hospital GME.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Committee on the Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education
Date: 07/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Colorectal Cancer Outcome Inequalities: Association Between Population Density, Race, and Socioeconomic Status
Studies the influence of population density and race/ethnicity on colorectal cancer outcomes. Examines the differences in advanced colorectal cancer rates and survival rates for patients in rural and large metropolitan counties.
Author(s): Timothy Fitzgerald, Suzanne Lea, Jason Brinkley, Emmanuel E. Zervos
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 14(3), 2668
Date: 07/2014
Type: Document
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Studies the influence of population density and race/ethnicity on colorectal cancer outcomes. Examines the differences in advanced colorectal cancer rates and survival rates for patients in rural and large metropolitan counties.
Author(s): Timothy Fitzgerald, Suzanne Lea, Jason Brinkley, Emmanuel E. Zervos
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 14(3), 2668
Date: 07/2014
Type: Document
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Persistent Poverty Dynamics: Understanding Poverty Trends Over 50 Years
Reports on high-poverty counties, with a poverty rate of 20% or more, based on data from the 2007-2011 American Community Survey, compared to 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census data. Includes comparison of rural (micropolitan and noncore) counties and metropolitan counties. Identifies counties with persistent and intermittent high poverty, as well as newly high poverty counties.
Author(s): Kathleen Miller, Bruce Weber
Date: 07/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
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Reports on high-poverty counties, with a poverty rate of 20% or more, based on data from the 2007-2011 American Community Survey, compared to 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census data. Includes comparison of rural (micropolitan and noncore) counties and metropolitan counties. Identifies counties with persistent and intermittent high poverty, as well as newly high poverty counties.
Author(s): Kathleen Miller, Bruce Weber
Date: 07/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
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Comparisons of Cancer Incidence and Mortality for Rural vs. Urban Pennsylvania Counties, Rural Appalachian Counties, and Rural U.S. Counties
Examines differences in cancer incidence in men and women in rural U.S. counties, rural Appalachian counties, and rural/urban Pennsylvania counties. Identifies cancers on which to focus prevention and screening efforts. Includes county specific incidence and mortality by cancer type for men and women in rural Pennsylvania.
Author(s): Steven Godin, Samuel Lesko, Eugene Lengerich, et al.
Date: 07/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Examines differences in cancer incidence in men and women in rural U.S. counties, rural Appalachian counties, and rural/urban Pennsylvania counties. Identifies cancers on which to focus prevention and screening efforts. Includes county specific incidence and mortality by cancer type for men and women in rural Pennsylvania.
Author(s): Steven Godin, Samuel Lesko, Eugene Lengerich, et al.
Date: 07/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Rural Residents Who Are Hospitalized in Rural and Urban Hospitals: United States, 2010
Reports on hospitalized rural residents, with a comparison of those treated at rural versus urban hospitals. Includes data on patients' age, payment source (Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance), number of procedures, and discharge status. Based on data from the 2010 National Hospital Discharge Survey.
Author(s): Margaret Jean Hall, Maria F. Owings
Date: 07/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Reports on hospitalized rural residents, with a comparison of those treated at rural versus urban hospitals. Includes data on patients' age, payment source (Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance), number of procedures, and discharge status. Based on data from the 2010 National Hospital Discharge Survey.
Author(s): Margaret Jean Hall, Maria F. Owings
Date: 07/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Trends in Teen Birth Rates: Wyoming
Reports on teen birth rates in Wyoming. Includes data breakdowns by race/ethnicity and population density that includes rural and frontier information. Covers county-level data on teen birth rates.
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wyoming Department of Health
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Reports on teen birth rates in Wyoming. Includes data breakdowns by race/ethnicity and population density that includes rural and frontier information. Covers county-level data on teen birth rates.
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wyoming Department of Health
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65+ in the United States: 2010
Reports on a series of topics concerning the U.S. population aged 65 and older including their health and longevity, growth of the population, economic characteristics, geographic distribution, and sociodemographic characteristics.
Author(s): Loraine A. West, Samantha Cole, Daniel Goodkind, Wan He
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Reports on a series of topics concerning the U.S. population aged 65 and older including their health and longevity, growth of the population, economic characteristics, geographic distribution, and sociodemographic characteristics.
Author(s): Loraine A. West, Samantha Cole, Daniel Goodkind, Wan He
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Barriers to Substance Abuse Treatment in Rural and Urban Communities: A Counselor Perspective
Compares rural and urban substance abuse counselors' perceptions of barriers to providing substance abuse treatment by analyzing data collected from 28 counselors in Kentucky.
Author(s): Erin Pullen, Carrie Oser
Citation: Substance Use & Misuse, 49(7), 891-901
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
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Compares rural and urban substance abuse counselors' perceptions of barriers to providing substance abuse treatment by analyzing data collected from 28 counselors in Kentucky.
Author(s): Erin Pullen, Carrie Oser
Citation: Substance Use & Misuse, 49(7), 891-901
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
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A Comparison of Mental Health, Substance Use, and Sexual Risk Behaviors Between Rural and Non-Rural Transgender Persons
Evaluates the mental health, substance use, and sexual risk behaviors of transgender persons in both rural and non-rural areas to determine the need for mental and physical health services.
Author(s): Keith J. Horvath, Alex Iantaffi, Rebecca Swinburne-Romine, Walter Bockting
Citation: Journal of Homosexuality, 61(8), 1117-1130
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
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Evaluates the mental health, substance use, and sexual risk behaviors of transgender persons in both rural and non-rural areas to determine the need for mental and physical health services.
Author(s): Keith J. Horvath, Alex Iantaffi, Rebecca Swinburne-Romine, Walter Bockting
Citation: Journal of Homosexuality, 61(8), 1117-1130
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
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Overview of Emergency Department Visits in the United States, 2011
Provides data on emergency department (ED) visits, including information on ED visits in rural areas.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Lauren M. Wier, Carol Stocks, Janice Blanchard
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides data on emergency department (ED) visits, including information on ED visits in rural areas.
Author(s): Audrey J. Weiss, Lauren M. Wier, Carol Stocks, Janice Blanchard
Date: 06/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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