Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
Potential Research Priorities to Inform U.S. Readiness and Response to Avian Influenza A (H5N1): Proceedings of a Workshop - In Brief
Summarizes themes from a workshop discussing preparedness for H5N1 in the U.S. Includes topics such as response priorities and goals, understanding transmission, surveillance measures, reducing risks to animal and human health including farmworkers, gathering and sharing information, and potential research questions.
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Author(s): Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Summarizes themes from a workshop discussing preparedness for H5N1 in the U.S. Includes topics such as response priorities and goals, understanding transmission, surveillance measures, reducing risks to animal and human health including farmworkers, gathering and sharing information, and potential research questions.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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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
Type: Document
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
Type: Document
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
Type: Document
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
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
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USDA Rural Development Rural Health: What We Do
Presents an overview of USDA Rural Development funding for rural health in fiscal year 2024. Covers telehealth and broadband, rural facilities, economic development, housing, infrastructure, mental health and substance use, and emergency medical services.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Rural Development
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Presents an overview of USDA Rural Development funding for rural health in fiscal year 2024. Covers telehealth and broadband, rural facilities, economic development, housing, infrastructure, mental health and substance use, and emergency medical services.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Rural 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
Type: Document
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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
Type: Document
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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
Type: Document
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
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Future Directions for Rural Population Research: Findings from RPRN's Listening Sessions
Summarizes 5 listening sessions with rural development practitioners aiming to identify areas of research need by rural population researchers. Discusses trends in agriculture and food systems, community and economic development, the environment and natural resources, and health, healthcare, and disability services. Offers recommendations related to information sharing, community involvement in research, data gathering, and best practices and evaluation.
Author(s): Kristina Brant, Paige, Kelly, Danielle Rhubart, et al.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Population Research Network
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Summarizes 5 listening sessions with rural development practitioners aiming to identify areas of research need by rural population researchers. Discusses trends in agriculture and food systems, community and economic development, the environment and natural resources, and health, healthcare, and disability services. Offers recommendations related to information sharing, community involvement in research, data gathering, and best practices and evaluation.
Author(s): Kristina Brant, Paige, Kelly, Danielle Rhubart, et al.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Population Research Network
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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
Type: Document
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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
Type: Document
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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
Type: Document
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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
Type: Document
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Poverty Rates Highest for Rural Children under 5 Years Old in 2023
Bar chart comparing rural and urban 2023 rates of poverty for age groups ranging from under 5 to 75 or older. Notes potential reasons for disparate rates of poverty for rural and urban children under 5.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Bar chart comparing rural and urban 2023 rates of poverty for age groups ranging from under 5 to 75 or older. Notes potential reasons for disparate rates of poverty for rural and urban children under 5.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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