Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences
Key Findings and Recommendations from the Coos Youth Study: Research from the First Half of the Study
Presents results from a study of youth in rural northern New Hampshire and addresses regional job opportunities, substance use and mental health, youth retention and out-migration, and community attachment.
Author(s): Michael S. Staunton, Eleanor M. Jaffee
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Presents results from a study of youth in rural northern New Hampshire and addresses regional job opportunities, substance use and mental health, youth retention and out-migration, and community attachment.
Author(s): Michael S. Staunton, Eleanor M. Jaffee
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Public Insurance Drove Overall Coverage Growth Among Children in 2012: Rates of Coverage Vary Across the Country
Examines the rates of health insurance coverage among children under 18 in the U.S. by region and by rural, suburban, and central city residence between 2008 and 2012.
Author(s): Michael J. Staley
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Examines the rates of health insurance coverage among children under 18 in the U.S. by region and by rural, suburban, and central city residence between 2008 and 2012.
Author(s): Michael J. Staley
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Proposed EITC Expansion Would Increase Eligibility and Dollars for Rural and Urban "Childless" Workers
Reports on proposed changes to the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the eligibility impact for rural versus urban childless workers.
Author(s): Jessica A. Carson, Marybeth J. Mattingly
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Reports on proposed changes to the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the eligibility impact for rural versus urban childless workers.
Author(s): Jessica A. Carson, Marybeth J. Mattingly
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Trends in Hospital Network Participation and System Affiliation, 2007-2012
Reports trends in hospital network participation and system affiliation among metropolitan and non-metropolitan hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Compares CAHs with non-CAH small, rural hospitals.
Author(s): Xi Zhu, Fred Ullrich, Keith J. Mueller, A. Clinton MacKinney, Thomas Vaughn
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Reports trends in hospital network participation and system affiliation among metropolitan and non-metropolitan hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Compares CAHs with non-CAH small, rural hospitals.
Author(s): Xi Zhu, Fred Ullrich, Keith J. Mueller, A. Clinton MacKinney, Thomas Vaughn
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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State Medicaid Profiles 2010
Provides national and state-level data comparing Medicaid enrollment and expenditures in rural and urban counties.
Date: 2014
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Provides national and state-level data comparing Medicaid enrollment and expenditures in rural and urban counties.
Date: 2014
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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The Increasing Diversity of America's Youth: Children Lead the Way to a New Era
Examines the diversity of children in the U.S. and changes over time. Addresses population and diversity trends for nonmetropolitan areas.
Author(s): Kenneth M. Johnson, Andrew Schaefer, Daniel T. Lichter, Luke T. Rogers
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Examines the diversity of children in the U.S. and changes over time. Addresses population and diversity trends for nonmetropolitan areas.
Author(s): Kenneth M. Johnson, Andrew Schaefer, Daniel T. Lichter, Luke T. Rogers
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Extent of Telehealth Use in Rural and Urban Hospitals
Discusses the use of telehealth in rural and urban hospitals, and provides statistics on hospital characteristics and common departments and programs with telehealth services. Describes opportunities for telehealth to support healthcare in rural communities.
Author(s): Marcia M. Ward, Fred Ullrich, Keith Mueller
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Discusses the use of telehealth in rural and urban hospitals, and provides statistics on hospital characteristics and common departments and programs with telehealth services. Describes opportunities for telehealth to support healthcare in rural communities.
Author(s): Marcia M. Ward, Fred Ullrich, Keith Mueller
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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The Long-Term Unemployed in the Wake of the Great Recession: Percent of Unemployed Americans Seeking Work for Longer Than Six Months More Than Doubled Between 2007 and 2013
Describes the demographic and economic characteristics of the urban and rural long-term unemployed and compares them with their short-term unemployed counterparts.
Author(s): Andrew Schaefer
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Describes the demographic and economic characteristics of the urban and rural long-term unemployed and compares them with their short-term unemployed counterparts.
Author(s): Andrew Schaefer
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Trends and Geographic Patterns in Drug-Poisoning Death Rates in the U.S., 1999–2009
Utilizes small-area estimation techniques to approximate county-level age-adjusted death rates (AADR) associated with drug poisoning in the U.S. to explore geographic and temporal variations. Includes AADR data by annual change, rural versus urban location, and region of the U.S.
Author(s): Lauren M. Rossen, Diba Khan, Margaret Warner
Citation: American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 45(6), e19-e25
Date: 12/2013
Type: Document
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Utilizes small-area estimation techniques to approximate county-level age-adjusted death rates (AADR) associated with drug poisoning in the U.S. to explore geographic and temporal variations. Includes AADR data by annual change, rural versus urban location, and region of the U.S.
Author(s): Lauren M. Rossen, Diba Khan, Margaret Warner
Citation: American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 45(6), e19-e25
Date: 12/2013
Type: Document
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Impact of Rural Residence and Health System Structure on Quality of Liver Care
A study of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) patients with Hepatitis C (HCV) to ascertain the extent that rural residency can impact access to HCV specialists and quality of liver care.
Author(s): Catherine Rongey, Hui Shen, Nathan Hamilton, et al.
Citation: PLoS One, 8(12)
Date: 12/2013
Type: Document
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A study of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) patients with Hepatitis C (HCV) to ascertain the extent that rural residency can impact access to HCV specialists and quality of liver care.
Author(s): Catherine Rongey, Hui Shen, Nathan Hamilton, et al.
Citation: PLoS One, 8(12)
Date: 12/2013
Type: Document
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