Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
The Health and Welfare of Rural and Urban Cancer Survivors in Missouri
Comparison of risk behaviors, psychosocial factors, health outcomes, quality of life, and follow-up care for rural and urban cancer survivors and their counterparts without a cancer history. Includes statistical breakdown by type of cancer.
Author(s): Mario Schootman, Sherri Homan, Kathryn E. Weaver, Donna B. Jeffe, Shumei Yun
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 10
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
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Comparison of risk behaviors, psychosocial factors, health outcomes, quality of life, and follow-up care for rural and urban cancer survivors and their counterparts without a cancer history. Includes statistical breakdown by type of cancer.
Author(s): Mario Schootman, Sherri Homan, Kathryn E. Weaver, Donna B. Jeffe, Shumei Yun
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 10
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
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Housing in Central Appalachia
Discusses the social, economic, and housing characteristics of Central Appalachia. Includes information on housing quality.
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Discusses the social, economic, and housing characteristics of Central Appalachia. Includes information on housing quality.
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Critical Access Hospital Year 8 Hospital Compare Participation and Quality Measure Results
Examines the participation and quality measure results in 2011 for the Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare public reporting database for hospital quality measures.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Peiyin Hung, Ira Moscovice
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Examines the participation and quality measure results in 2011 for the Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare public reporting database for hospital quality measures.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Peiyin Hung, Ira Moscovice
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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The Aging of the Rural Primary Care Physician Workforce: Will Some Locations Be More Affected than Others?
Examines the location of older primary care physicians for rural and urban counties, with maps portraying the data. Discusses the potential impact of retiring physicians on rural primary care shortages.
Author(s): Meredith A. Fordyce, Mark P. Doescher, Susan M. Skillman
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Examines the location of older primary care physicians for rural and urban counties, with maps portraying the data. Discusses the potential impact of retiring physicians on rural primary care shortages.
Author(s): Meredith A. Fordyce, Mark P. Doescher, Susan M. Skillman
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Housing in the Lower Mississippi Delta
Defines the lower Mississippi Delta and discusses the economic, housing, and social characteristics of the region. Includes information on housing quality.
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Defines the lower Mississippi Delta and discusses the economic, housing, and social characteristics of the region. Includes information on housing quality.
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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March 2013: Medicare Advantage Update
Policy brief discussing rural Medicare Advantage enrollment data from March 2012-March 2013.
Author(s): Sarah Sayavong, Leah Kemper, Abigail Barker,Timothy McBride
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Policy brief discussing rural Medicare Advantage enrollment data from March 2012-March 2013.
Author(s): Sarah Sayavong, Leah Kemper, Abigail Barker,Timothy McBride
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Housing on Native American Lands
Describes social, economic, and housing characteristics prevalent on Native American lands. Includes information on housing quality.
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Describes social, economic, and housing characteristics prevalent on Native American lands. Includes information on housing quality.
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2012
Presents data on income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States in both rural and urban areas based on information collected in 2013 and earlier, using the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplements (CPS ASEC). Includes metropolitan and outside metropolitan comparisons.
Author(s): Carmen DeNavas-Walt, Bernadette D. Proctor, Jessica C. Smith
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Presents data on income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States in both rural and urban areas based on information collected in 2013 and earlier, using the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplements (CPS ASEC). Includes metropolitan and outside metropolitan comparisons.
Author(s): Carmen DeNavas-Walt, Bernadette D. Proctor, Jessica C. Smith
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Use of Electronic Health Records in Residential Care Communities
Provides baseline findings using data from the 2010 National Survey of Residential Care Facilities (NSRCF). Presents data on the use of electronic health records in residential care centers in the United States. Includes data for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan facilities.
Author(s): Christine Caffrey, Eunice Park-Lee
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Provides baseline findings using data from the 2010 National Survey of Residential Care Facilities (NSRCF). Presents data on the use of electronic health records in residential care centers in the United States. Includes data for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan facilities.
Author(s): Christine Caffrey, Eunice Park-Lee
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Summer in the Country: Changes in Medical Students' Perceptions Following an Innovative Rural Community Experience
A summer program developed by University of Missouri School of Medicine for second-year medical students to work with rural, community-based physician preceptors designed to increase the students interest in rural practice. Discusses the students perceptions of rural practice and lifestyle and reports on the student's choices of specialties and initial practice locations.
Author(s): Kevin Y. Kane, Kathleen Quinn, James J. Stevermer, et al.
Citation: Academic Medicine, 88(8), 1157-1163
Date: 08/2013
Type: Document
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A summer program developed by University of Missouri School of Medicine for second-year medical students to work with rural, community-based physician preceptors designed to increase the students interest in rural practice. Discusses the students perceptions of rural practice and lifestyle and reports on the student's choices of specialties and initial practice locations.
Author(s): Kevin Y. Kane, Kathleen Quinn, James J. Stevermer, et al.
Citation: Academic Medicine, 88(8), 1157-1163
Date: 08/2013
Type: Document
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