Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
Staying Strong on the Job: Physical and Psychosocial Benefits of Exercise for Agricultural Workers
Evaluates the impact of an exercise program among 25 agricultural workers. The program aimed to improve strength to reduce workplace injuries. Discusses both measured and perceived changes in functional capacity.
Author(s): Nicholas Spokely, Diego Diaz-Vega, Lindsey Phillips Abernathy, et al.
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 31(1)
Date: 11/2025
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Evaluates the impact of an exercise program among 25 agricultural workers. The program aimed to improve strength to reduce workplace injuries. Discusses both measured and perceived changes in functional capacity.
Author(s): Nicholas Spokely, Diego Diaz-Vega, Lindsey Phillips Abernathy, et al.
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 31(1)
Date: 11/2025
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Chronic Pain Prevalence and Trends in Urban, Suburban, and Rural Areas among American Adults Aged 55+, 1998–2022
Compares the prevalence of chronic pain and associated trends in rural, suburban, and urban areas among adults aged 55 and older, utilizing 1998-2022 Health and Retirement Study data.
Author(s): Yulin Yang, Feinuo Sun, Zachary Zimmer, et al.
Citation: Social Science & Medicine, 385, 118625
Date: 11/2025
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Compares the prevalence of chronic pain and associated trends in rural, suburban, and urban areas among adults aged 55 and older, utilizing 1998-2022 Health and Retirement Study data.
Author(s): Yulin Yang, Feinuo Sun, Zachary Zimmer, et al.
Citation: Social Science & Medicine, 385, 118625
Date: 11/2025
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Missed Opportunities for Tobacco Dependence Treatment among U.S. Veterans Referred for Lung Cancer Screening: An Observational Cohort Study
Analyzes rates at which tobacco dependence treatment (TDT) is provided to veterans who use tobacco and were referred for lung cancer screening (LCS) at Veterans Affairs Medical Centers and associated clinics in the upper Midwest between September 2022 and September 2023. Breaks down clinical and demographic factors associated with TDT use, including rurality.
Author(s): Anne C. Melzer, Adam Kaplan, Megan Campbell, et al.
Citation: Preventive Medicine Reports, 59, 103263
Date: 11/2025
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Analyzes rates at which tobacco dependence treatment (TDT) is provided to veterans who use tobacco and were referred for lung cancer screening (LCS) at Veterans Affairs Medical Centers and associated clinics in the upper Midwest between September 2022 and September 2023. Breaks down clinical and demographic factors associated with TDT use, including rurality.
Author(s): Anne C. Melzer, Adam Kaplan, Megan Campbell, et al.
Citation: Preventive Medicine Reports, 59, 103263
Date: 11/2025
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Association of Injury-Related Mortality with Unique Domains of Social Determinants of Health Across the Urban-Rural Continuum
Examines whether social determinants of health associated with injury-related mortality vary by geography, utilizing 2000-2017 Pennsylvania Trauma Study Outcomes data. Compares rural and urban populations, with further data breakdowns by race, place of birth, income, and other demographic factors.
Author(s): Tamara Byrd, Nicholas Kass, Liling Lu, et al.
Citation: Surgery, 187, 109607
Date: 11/2025
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Examines whether social determinants of health associated with injury-related mortality vary by geography, utilizing 2000-2017 Pennsylvania Trauma Study Outcomes data. Compares rural and urban populations, with further data breakdowns by race, place of birth, income, and other demographic factors.
Author(s): Tamara Byrd, Nicholas Kass, Liling Lu, et al.
Citation: Surgery, 187, 109607
Date: 11/2025
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Unpacking the Primary Care Clinician Index: Understanding How Changes in Population and Workforce Supply Affect Access to Primary Care in North Carolina
Analyzes the primary care clinician supply between 2017 and 2024 to identify how it has changed with regard to physician, population, and geographic characteristics including rurality. Discusses how the studied characteristics indicate access to care. Discusses the role of the nurse practitioner workforce in increasing access to care.
Author(s): Evan Galloway, Brianna Lombardi, Erin Fraher
Citation: North Carolina Medical Journal, 86(3)
Date: 10/2025
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Analyzes the primary care clinician supply between 2017 and 2024 to identify how it has changed with regard to physician, population, and geographic characteristics including rurality. Discusses how the studied characteristics indicate access to care. Discusses the role of the nurse practitioner workforce in increasing access to care.
Author(s): Evan Galloway, Brianna Lombardi, Erin Fraher
Citation: North Carolina Medical Journal, 86(3)
Date: 10/2025
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South Carolina Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs)
County-level map showing Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas in South Carolina.
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Department of Public Health
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County-level map showing Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas in South Carolina.
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Department of Public Health
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South Carolina Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs)
County-level map showing Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas in South Carolina.
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Department of Public Health
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County-level map showing Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas in South Carolina.
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Department of Public Health
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South Carolina Mental Health Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs)
County-level map showing Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas in South Carolina.
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Department of Public Health
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County-level map showing Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas in South Carolina.
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Department of Public Health
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An Assessment of Nurse Practitioner Low-Value Care Use in Primary Care
Analyzes how patient demographics and geography are associated with the prevalence of nurse practitioner-delivered low-value lumbar X-ray, aURI antibiotic, and ECG services, utilizing 2021 Merative MarketScan Commercial and Medicare database data for Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico. Includes metro versus nonmetro comparison data.
Author(s): Sara B. Nugent, Roberta P. Lavin, Jongwon Lee, Brady P. Horn, Barbara I. Holmes Damron
Citation: The American Journal of Managed Care, 31(1), 553-557
Date: 10/2025
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Analyzes how patient demographics and geography are associated with the prevalence of nurse practitioner-delivered low-value lumbar X-ray, aURI antibiotic, and ECG services, utilizing 2021 Merative MarketScan Commercial and Medicare database data for Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico. Includes metro versus nonmetro comparison data.
Author(s): Sara B. Nugent, Roberta P. Lavin, Jongwon Lee, Brady P. Horn, Barbara I. Holmes Damron
Citation: The American Journal of Managed Care, 31(1), 553-557
Date: 10/2025
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Rural Health Transformation Program: Rural Facility and Population Score Estimates by State
Spreadsheet indicating estimated rural facility and population scores for each state according to the methodology in Appendix 4 of the Rural Health Transformation Program Notice of Funding Opportunity.
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
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Spreadsheet indicating estimated rural facility and population scores for each state according to the methodology in Appendix 4 of the Rural Health Transformation Program Notice of Funding Opportunity.
Date: 10/2025
Sponsoring organization: The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
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