Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
U.S. Child Care Deserts Mapping Tool
Interactive map featuring data on child care availability and locations for child care deserts or areas in which the demand for child care is much greater than the availability of child care. Includes layered maps showing poverty rates, educational attainment, median family incomes and home values, and percent of Black and Hispanic/Latinx residents.
Date: 06/2020
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organizations: Center for American Progress, University of Minnesota
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Interactive map featuring data on child care availability and locations for child care deserts or areas in which the demand for child care is much greater than the availability of child care. Includes layered maps showing poverty rates, educational attainment, median family incomes and home values, and percent of Black and Hispanic/Latinx residents.
Date: 06/2020
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organizations: Center for American Progress, University of Minnesota
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CMS Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced Model: Year 1 Evaluation Annual Report
A formative evaluation of the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI Advanced) Model, which tests whether linking payments for a clinical episode of care can reduce Medicare expenditures while maintaining or improving quality of care. Covers the period from October 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019. Describes participants in the model, clinical episodes included, and the reach of the model. Includes information on rural hospital participation in the model.
Additional links: Appendices, Findings at a Glance
Author(s): The Lewin Group, Abt Associates, GDIT, Telligen
Date: 06/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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A formative evaluation of the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI Advanced) Model, which tests whether linking payments for a clinical episode of care can reduce Medicare expenditures while maintaining or improving quality of care. Covers the period from October 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019. Describes participants in the model, clinical episodes included, and the reach of the model. Includes information on rural hospital participation in the model.
Additional links: Appendices, Findings at a Glance
Author(s): The Lewin Group, Abt Associates, GDIT, Telligen
Date: 06/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Progress Toward Rubella Elimination — Western Pacific Region, 2000–2019
Reports on rubella vaccination coverage levels and rubella supplementary immunization activities by country and area in the Pacific. Includes data for American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Micronesia, Palau, and the Marshall Islands.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 69(24), 744-750
Date: 06/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports on rubella vaccination coverage levels and rubella supplementary immunization activities by country and area in the Pacific. Includes data for American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Micronesia, Palau, and the Marshall Islands.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 69(24), 744-750
Date: 06/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Urban-Rural Inequities in Acute Stroke Care and In-Hospital Mortality
Examines rural/urban differences and trends in treatment patterns and outcomes for individuals hospitalized for stroke, including mortality rates, length of hospital stay, and discharge rates. Provides data and statistics on patient characteristics, such as age, race/ethnicity, comorbidities, use of thrombolytics and endovascular therapy, and more.
Author(s): Gmerice Hammond, Alina Luke, Lauren Elson, Amytis Towfighi, Karen Joynt Maddox
Citation: Stroke, 51, 2131–2138
Date: 06/2020
Type: Document
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Examines rural/urban differences and trends in treatment patterns and outcomes for individuals hospitalized for stroke, including mortality rates, length of hospital stay, and discharge rates. Provides data and statistics on patient characteristics, such as age, race/ethnicity, comorbidities, use of thrombolytics and endovascular therapy, and more.
Author(s): Gmerice Hammond, Alina Luke, Lauren Elson, Amytis Towfighi, Karen Joynt Maddox
Citation: Stroke, 51, 2131–2138
Date: 06/2020
Type: Document
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Heat-Related Deaths — United States, 2004–2018
Examines heat-related deaths in the U.S. Includes data by age group, sex, race/ethnicity and by level of urbanization for metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncore areas. Also includes data on selected underlying causes of death for which heat-related conditions were a contributing factor.
Author(s): Ambarish Vaidyanathan, Josephine Malilay, Paul Schramm, Shubhayu Saha
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 69(24), 729-734
Date: 06/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Examines heat-related deaths in the U.S. Includes data by age group, sex, race/ethnicity and by level of urbanization for metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncore areas. Also includes data on selected underlying causes of death for which heat-related conditions were a contributing factor.
Author(s): Ambarish Vaidyanathan, Josephine Malilay, Paul Schramm, Shubhayu Saha
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 69(24), 729-734
Date: 06/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Effect of Telehealth Extended Care for Maintenance of Weight Loss in Rural US Communities: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Evaluates the effectiveness of obesity management programs conducted from 2013-2018 by telephone or email for participants in 14 rural Florida counties. Includes demographics and statistics on weight loss with breakdowns by method of remote counseling.
Author(s): Michael G. Perri, Meena N. Shankar, Michael J. Daniels, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 3(6)
Date: 06/2020
Type: Document
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Evaluates the effectiveness of obesity management programs conducted from 2013-2018 by telephone or email for participants in 14 rural Florida counties. Includes demographics and statistics on weight loss with breakdowns by method of remote counseling.
Author(s): Michael G. Perri, Meena N. Shankar, Michael J. Daniels, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 3(6)
Date: 06/2020
Type: Document
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Characteristics and Costs of Potentially Preventable Inpatient Stays, 2017
Presents national estimates of potentially preventable inpatient stays among children and adults in 36 states and the costs associated with those stays. Includes data on potentially preventable hospitalization rates by the urban-rural status of patients' residences.
Additional links: Data Visualization
Date: 06/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Presents national estimates of potentially preventable inpatient stays among children and adults in 36 states and the costs associated with those stays. Includes data on potentially preventable hospitalization rates by the urban-rural status of patients' residences.
Additional links: Data Visualization
Date: 06/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Compacts of Free Association: Populations in U.S. Areas Have Grown, with Varying Reported Effects
Describes estimated migration of citizens from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau, and reported costs related to this migration in Hawaii, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Also explores effects of this migration on governments, workforces, and societies in these and other areas of the United States, including costs of providing healthcare and extending access to the Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 06/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Describes estimated migration of citizens from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau, and reported costs related to this migration in Hawaii, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Also explores effects of this migration on governments, workforces, and societies in these and other areas of the United States, including costs of providing healthcare and extending access to the Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 06/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Major Depression, Treatment Receipt, and Treatment Sources among Non-Metropolitan and Metropolitan Adults
Results of a study to estimate and compare prevalence of depression, receipt of treatment, and sources of treatment for depression, including use of prescription drugs. Features statistics with breakdowns by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan residence.
Author(s): Tyrone F. Borders
Date: 06/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
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Results of a study to estimate and compare prevalence of depression, receipt of treatment, and sources of treatment for depression, including use of prescription drugs. Features statistics with breakdowns by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan residence.
Author(s): Tyrone F. Borders
Date: 06/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
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All Counties with Extreme Poverty in 2018 Were Rural (Nonmetro) Counties
Map showing high and extreme poverty counties by nonmetro and metro county designation.
Date: 06/2020
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Map showing high and extreme poverty counties by nonmetro and metro county designation.
Date: 06/2020
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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