Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
Short Report: Disparities in Hours of Applied Behavior Analysis Services for Medicaid-Enrolled Autistic Youth
Examines how hours of applied behavioral analysis (ABA) vary among autistic youth by rurality and other demographic factors, using 2017-2018 Michigan Medicaid Autism Benefit claims data of 1,028 patients below the age of 21.
Author(s): Diondra Straiton-Webster, Brooke Ingersoll
Citation: Autism, 30(4), 1108-1114
Date: 11/2025
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Examines how hours of applied behavioral analysis (ABA) vary among autistic youth by rurality and other demographic factors, using 2017-2018 Michigan Medicaid Autism Benefit claims data of 1,028 patients below the age of 21.
Author(s): Diondra Straiton-Webster, Brooke Ingersoll
Citation: Autism, 30(4), 1108-1114
Date: 11/2025
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Preliminary Birth Report Kansas, 2024
Provides 2024 county-level data on live births/maternal age in Kansas, with further breakdowns by frontier, rural, densely-settled rural, semi-urban, and urban location.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Provides 2024 county-level data on live births/maternal age in Kansas, with further breakdowns by frontier, rural, densely-settled rural, semi-urban, and urban location.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Arizona Child Fatality Review Program: Thirty-Second Annual Report
Reports on child mortality in Arizona in 2024. Discusses demographics, causes of death, and recommendations for prevention. Includes rural and urban comparisons of mortality rates and risk factors.
Author(s): Kiran Lalani, Morgan Anderson, Susan Newberry, et al.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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Reports on child mortality in Arizona in 2024. Discusses demographics, causes of death, and recommendations for prevention. Includes rural and urban comparisons of mortality rates and risk factors.
Author(s): Kiran Lalani, Morgan Anderson, Susan Newberry, et al.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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Harvesting Risk: An Ecologic Study of Agricultural Practices and Patterns and Melanoma Incidence in Pennsylvania
Examines associations between melanoma incidence, agricultural land use, and herbicide-treated acreage in a 15-county cluster in southern Pennsylvania including both metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties, utilizing 2017-2021 PA Cancer Registry data. Discusses how environmental, occupational, and behavioral challenges related to agriculture and cancer incidence are shared among urban and rural communities.
Author(s): Benjamin J. Marks, Jiangang Liao, Charlene Lam, Camille Moeckel, Eugene J. Lengerich
Citation: JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics, 9, e2500160
Date: 11/2025
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Examines associations between melanoma incidence, agricultural land use, and herbicide-treated acreage in a 15-county cluster in southern Pennsylvania including both metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties, utilizing 2017-2021 PA Cancer Registry data. Discusses how environmental, occupational, and behavioral challenges related to agriculture and cancer incidence are shared among urban and rural communities.
Author(s): Benjamin J. Marks, Jiangang Liao, Charlene Lam, Camille Moeckel, Eugene J. Lengerich
Citation: JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics, 9, e2500160
Date: 11/2025
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Oklahoma Maternal Health Morbidity and Mortality Annual Report 2025
Reports on maternal morbidity and mortality outcomes in Oklahoma, including an overview of Oklahoma women's health, and offers recommendations on reducing maternal morbidity and mortality statewide. Provides data breakdowns and trends by demographic group, including rurality. Appendix discusses challenges in assessing mortality in American Indian and Alaska Native tribal populations.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Oklahoma Maternal Health Task Force, Oklahoma State Department of Health
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Reports on maternal morbidity and mortality outcomes in Oklahoma, including an overview of Oklahoma women's health, and offers recommendations on reducing maternal morbidity and mortality statewide. Provides data breakdowns and trends by demographic group, including rurality. Appendix discusses challenges in assessing mortality in American Indian and Alaska Native tribal populations.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Oklahoma Maternal Health Task Force, Oklahoma State Department of Health
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Obstetric Emergency Preparedness in Arkansas Emergency Departments: Results From a Cross-Sectional Survey
Presents results of a survey of obstetric emergency preparedness and previous-year obstetric emergency response among hospital emergency departments in Arkansas. Discusses rural service availability, including rural-urban data comparisons.
Author(s): Jennifer A Callaghan-Koru, Tanvangi Tiwari, Lauren Peña, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 7(1), 100274
Date: 11/2025
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Presents results of a survey of obstetric emergency preparedness and previous-year obstetric emergency response among hospital emergency departments in Arkansas. Discusses rural service availability, including rural-urban data comparisons.
Author(s): Jennifer A Callaghan-Koru, Tanvangi Tiwari, Lauren Peña, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 7(1), 100274
Date: 11/2025
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A Mixed Methods Study of Perceptions of a Rideshare Intervention to Address Transportation Vulnerability among People Living with HIV in South Carolina
Examines perceptions of using rideshare services to access HIV care among 160 people living with HIV in South Carolina, which . Provides discussion and interview excerpts on topics including safety, privacy, convenience, cost, rurality, and more.
Author(s): Diamonde C. McCollum, Sarah J. Miller, Cheuk Chi Tam, et al.
Citation: Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, 24
Date: 11/2025
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Examines perceptions of using rideshare services to access HIV care among 160 people living with HIV in South Carolina, which . Provides discussion and interview excerpts on topics including safety, privacy, convenience, cost, rurality, and more.
Author(s): Diamonde C. McCollum, Sarah J. Miller, Cheuk Chi Tam, et al.
Citation: Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, 24
Date: 11/2025
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Differences in GLP-1 RA Medication Adherence Across Place-Based Variables in Patients with Diabetes Living in Wisconsin
Analyzes adherence to GLP-1 RA medications for diabetes treatment among Wisconsin adults by geographic and demographic group, utilizing 2020-2022 Wisconsin Health Information Organization data. Compares adherence by rural or urban status, among other factors.
Author(s): Kara L. Gavin, Rabia Amjad, Vaia Makris, Joan M. Neuner
Citation: Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy, 31(12), 1311-1319
Date: 11/2025
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Analyzes adherence to GLP-1 RA medications for diabetes treatment among Wisconsin adults by geographic and demographic group, utilizing 2020-2022 Wisconsin Health Information Organization data. Compares adherence by rural or urban status, among other factors.
Author(s): Kara L. Gavin, Rabia Amjad, Vaia Makris, Joan M. Neuner
Citation: Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy, 31(12), 1311-1319
Date: 11/2025
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Tennessee Birth Defects Data Report 2018-2022
Provides information on the prevalence of 47 major birth defects for children born in Tennessee in the years 2018-2022. Features a state map showing rates of birth defects in 7 rural regions.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Provides information on the prevalence of 47 major birth defects for children born in Tennessee in the years 2018-2022. Features a state map showing rates of birth defects in 7 rural regions.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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A Novel Approach to Incorporate Frontier Areas Into Urban–Rural Geographic Classifications: Integrated Metropolitan-to-Frontier Area Codes
Explores an effort to develop a rural-urban classification that captures the remoteness of frontier areas. Details the tract-level Integrated Metropolitan-to-Frontier Area Codes (tlMFAC), a combination of the USDA's Frontier and Remote Area (FAR) definition and the Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) Codes. Discusses the conceptual framework for tlMFAC and the census tract-level results of applying the definition nationally.
Author(s): Brody J. Gibson, Elizabeth Dobis, John Cromartie, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(4), e70102
Date: 11/2025
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Explores an effort to develop a rural-urban classification that captures the remoteness of frontier areas. Details the tract-level Integrated Metropolitan-to-Frontier Area Codes (tlMFAC), a combination of the USDA's Frontier and Remote Area (FAR) definition and the Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) Codes. Discusses the conceptual framework for tlMFAC and the census tract-level results of applying the definition nationally.
Author(s): Brody J. Gibson, Elizabeth Dobis, John Cromartie, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(4), e70102
Date: 11/2025
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