Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
Uninsurance, Underinsurance, and Health Care Utilization in Mexico by US Border Residents
Examines the relationship between health insurance coverage plans provided in the U.S. and the use of healthcare services accessed in Mexico by residents (immigrants and native-born) who live in the U.S. along the Mexican border.
Author(s): Dejun Su, William Pratt, Jim P. Stimpson, Rebeca Wong, Jose A. Pagán
Citation: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 16(4), 607–612
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
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Examines the relationship between health insurance coverage plans provided in the U.S. and the use of healthcare services accessed in Mexico by residents (immigrants and native-born) who live in the U.S. along the Mexican border.
Author(s): Dejun Su, William Pratt, Jim P. Stimpson, Rebeca Wong, Jose A. Pagán
Citation: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 16(4), 607–612
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
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The Geography of Disability in America: On Rural-Urban Differences in Impairment Rates
Shows how adult disability rates vary between rural and urban areas in the U.S. Includes statistics on six types of impairment with breakdowns by age group and three levels of county population density.
Author(s): Christiane von Reichert, Lillie Greiman, Andrew Myers,
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Montana: Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities
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Shows how adult disability rates vary between rural and urban areas in the U.S. Includes statistics on six types of impairment with breakdowns by age group and three levels of county population density.
Author(s): Christiane von Reichert, Lillie Greiman, Andrew Myers,
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Montana: Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities
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Rural-Urban Differences in Objective and Subjective Measures of Physical Activity: Findings From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2006
Study focused on a nationally representative sample of micropolitan rural, nonmicropolitan rural, and urban adults aged 20-75 years. Compared amounts of time residents in each category spent in physical activities related to leisure, household activities, and transportation, with breakdowns by race/ethnicity, educational attainment, marital status, sex, and country of origin.
Author(s): Jessie X. Fan, Ming Wen, Lori Kowaleski-Jones
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 11
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
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Study focused on a nationally representative sample of micropolitan rural, nonmicropolitan rural, and urban adults aged 20-75 years. Compared amounts of time residents in each category spent in physical activities related to leisure, household activities, and transportation, with breakdowns by race/ethnicity, educational attainment, marital status, sex, and country of origin.
Author(s): Jessie X. Fan, Ming Wen, Lori Kowaleski-Jones
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 11
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
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Perceived Reactions of Elementary School Students to Changes in School Lunches after Implementation of the United States Department of Agriculture's New Meals Standards: Minimal Backlash, but Rural and Socioeconomic Disparities Exist
Examines the perceptions from school staff regarding student reaction to changes in the school lunch menus, implemented in 2012 according to revised standards required by the USDA's National School Lunch Program. Includes rural versus urban location and socioeconomic data of students.
Author(s): Lindsey Turner, Frank J. Chaloupka
Citation: Childhood Obesity, 10(4), 349-356
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
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Examines the perceptions from school staff regarding student reaction to changes in the school lunch menus, implemented in 2012 according to revised standards required by the USDA's National School Lunch Program. Includes rural versus urban location and socioeconomic data of students.
Author(s): Lindsey Turner, Frank J. Chaloupka
Citation: Childhood Obesity, 10(4), 349-356
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
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Occupational Risks and Pregnancy and Infant Health Outcomes in Florida Farmworkers
Presents the results of a community-based participatory research study of female farmworkers in Central Florida on workplace conditions and behaviors, and maternal, pregnancy, and infant health outcomes.
Author(s): Jennifer Runkle, Joan Flocks, Jeannie Economos, J. Antonio Tovar-Aguilar, Linda McCauley
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11(8), 7820–7840
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
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Presents the results of a community-based participatory research study of female farmworkers in Central Florida on workplace conditions and behaviors, and maternal, pregnancy, and infant health outcomes.
Author(s): Jennifer Runkle, Joan Flocks, Jeannie Economos, J. Antonio Tovar-Aguilar, Linda McCauley
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11(8), 7820–7840
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
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Random Assignment of Schools to Groups in the Drug Resistance Strategies Rural Project: Some New Methodological Twists
Discusses the random assignment procedures used in a school-based intervention study. The study assigned schools to three different groups. Two used different versions of a substance abuse intervention and the third served as a control group. Describes the assignment process used to achieve pretest equivalence among the groups, one factor of which was school rurality.
Author(s): John W. Graham, Jonathan Pettigrew, Michelle Miller-Day, et al.
Citation: Prevention Science, 15(4), 516-525
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
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Discusses the random assignment procedures used in a school-based intervention study. The study assigned schools to three different groups. Two used different versions of a substance abuse intervention and the third served as a control group. Describes the assignment process used to achieve pretest equivalence among the groups, one factor of which was school rurality.
Author(s): John W. Graham, Jonathan Pettigrew, Michelle Miller-Day, et al.
Citation: Prevention Science, 15(4), 516-525
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
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Models to Estimate the Economic Impact of a Rural Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Discusses the advantages of using nurse practitioners and physician assistants for the provision of primary care services to meet the workforce challenges in rural settings and how they contribute economically to the community.
Additional links: Summary
Author(s): Fred C. Eilrich, Gerald A. Doeksen, Cheryl F. St. Clair
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Rural Health Works
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Discusses the advantages of using nurse practitioners and physician assistants for the provision of primary care services to meet the workforce challenges in rural settings and how they contribute economically to the community.
Additional links: Summary
Author(s): Fred C. Eilrich, Gerald A. Doeksen, Cheryl F. St. Clair
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Rural Health Works
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Geographic Variation in Premiums in Health Insurance Marketplaces
Analyzes the 2014 premiums of the health insurance plans provided through the exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act. Results found the insurance ratings for areas with smaller populations had higher premiums.
Author(s): Abigail R. Barker, Timothy D. McBride, Leah M. Kemper, Keith Mueller
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Analyzes the 2014 premiums of the health insurance plans provided through the exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act. Results found the insurance ratings for areas with smaller populations had higher premiums.
Author(s): Abigail R. Barker, Timothy D. McBride, Leah M. Kemper, Keith Mueller
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Dynamics of Race: Joining, Leaving, and Staying in the American Indian/Alaska Native Race Category between 2000 and 2010
Examines survey response changes for racial reporting among American Indian and Alaska Natives, based on data from the 2000 and 2010 censuses and the 2006-2010 American Community Survey. Looks at characteristics of those who consistently identified as AI/AN, those who joined that category, and those who left it.
Author(s): Carolyn A. Liebler, Renuka Bhaskar, Sonya Rastogi
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Examines survey response changes for racial reporting among American Indian and Alaska Natives, based on data from the 2000 and 2010 censuses and the 2006-2010 American Community Survey. Looks at characteristics of those who consistently identified as AI/AN, those who joined that category, and those who left it.
Author(s): Carolyn A. Liebler, Renuka Bhaskar, Sonya Rastogi
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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North Carolina Rural Health Action Plan: A Report of the NCIOM Task Force on Rural Health
Contains the North Carolina rural health action plan to improve rural health outcomes and identifies six key strategies at the state and local levels to address rural health disparities. See also: 2018 Update on Priority Strategies.
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Institute of Medicine
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Contains the North Carolina rural health action plan to improve rural health outcomes and identifies six key strategies at the state and local levels to address rural health disparities. See also: 2018 Update on Priority Strategies.
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Institute of Medicine
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