Books
Achieving Rural Health Equity and Well-Being by
Rural counties make up about 80 percent of the land area of the United States, but they contain less than 20 percent of the U.S. population. The relative sparseness of the population in rural areas is one of many factors that influence the health and well-being of rural Americans. Rural areas have histories, economies, and cultures that differ from those of cities and from one rural area to another. Understanding these differences is critical to taking steps to improve health and well-being in rural areas and to reduce health disparities among rural populations. To explore the impacts of economic, demographic, and social issues in rural communities and to learn about asset-based approaches to addressing the associated challenges, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop on June 13, 2017. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.
Call Number: EbookISBN: 9780309469050Publication Date: 2018
Rural Health Disparities: Public Health, Policy, and Planning Approaches by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9783030114671Publication Date: 2019
Helpful Ebook Chapters
- Rural America: Public Health Challenges and OpportunitiesFrom Boulton ML, Wallace RB (eds.). Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health & Preventive Medicine (16th ed.). 2022; McGraw-Hill Education. Chapter 33.
Web Resources
- The Health and Well-Being of Children in Rural Areas: A Portrait of the Nation 2011-2012Data from the United States Department of Health and Human Services on the health of children living in rural areas.
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation County Health RankingsCounty-level data about health factors and health outcomes.
- Rural-Urban Differences Among Older AdultsAugust 2020 chartbook from the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center with information on socioeconomic and health differences between older adults living in urban and rural areas.
Journals
- Journal of Rural HealthISSN: 1748-0361 / 0890-765X
- Journal of Rural Mental HealthISSN: 1935-942X
- Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health CareISSN: 1539-3399
Multimedia Resources
Highlighted Articles
- Challenges of Rural Cancer Care in the United StatesCharlton M, Schlichting J, Chioreso C, Ward M, Vikas P. Challenges of rural cancer care in the United States. Oncology (Williston Park). 2015 Sep; 29(9):633-640.
- Disparities in Rural Tobacco Use, Smoke-Free Policies, and Tobacco TaxesBuettner-Schmidt K, Miller DR, Maack B. Disparities in rural tobacco use, smoke-free policies, and tobacco taxes. West J Nurs Res. 2019 Aug; 41(8):1184-1202. DOI: 10.1177/0193945919828061.
- Exposing Some Important Barriers to Health Care Access in the Rural USADouthit N, Kiv S, Dwolatzky T, Biswas S. Exposing some important barriers to health care access in the rural USA. Public Health 2015 Jun; 129(6):611-620. DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2015.04.001.
- Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities Among Rural Adults - United States, 2012-2015James CV, Moonesinghe R, Wilson-Frederick SM, Hall JE, Penman-Aguilar A, Bouye K. Racial/ethnic health disparities among rural adults – United States, 2012-2015. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2017 Nob; 66(23):109. DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.ss6623a1.
- Rural Counties With Majority Black or Indigenous Populations Suffer the Highest Rates of Premature Death in the USHenning-Smith CE, Hernandez AM, Hardeman RR, Ramirez MR, Kozhimannil KB. Rural countries with majority Black or Indigenous populations suffer the highest rates of premature death in the US. Health Aff (Millwood). 2019 Dec; 38(12):2019-2026. DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00847.
Spotlight on Appalachia - Books
An Analysis of Oral Health Disparities and Access to Services in the Appalachian Region by Call Number: EbookPublication Date: 2011- Health Disparities in Appalachia: The First Report in a Series Exploring Health Issues in Appalachia by Call Number: EbookPublication Date: 2017
Spotlight on Appalachia - Highlighted Articles
- Cancer Disparities in Rural Appalachia: Incidence, Early Detection, and SurvivorshipYao N, Alcalá HE, Anderson R, Balkrishnan R. Cancer disparities in rural Appalachia: Incidence, early detection, and survivorship. J Rural Health. 2017 Sep; 33(4):375-381. DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12213.
- Disparities in the Use of Diabetes Screening in AppalachiaLobo JM, Anderson R, Stukenborg GJ, McCall A, Kang H, Camacho F, Sohn M-W. Disparities in the use of diabetes screening in Appalachia. J Rural Health. 2018;34:173-181.
- Environmental Health Disparities in the Central Appalachian Region of the United StatesKrometis L, Gohlke J, Kolivras K, Satterwhite E, Marmagas SW, Marr LC. Environmental health disparities in the central Appalachian region of the United States. Rev Environ Health. 2017 Sep; 32(3):253-266. DOI: 10.1515/reveh-2017-0012.
- Place, Power, and Premature Mortality: A Rapid Scoping Review on the Health of Women in AppalachiaThompson JR, Risser LR, Dunfee MN, Schoenberg NE, Burke JG. Place, power, and premature mortality: A rapid scoping review on the health of women in Appalachia. 2021;35(7):1015-1027.
- A Social-Ecological Review of Cancer Disparities in KentuckyRodriguez S, Vanderford NL, Huang B, Vanderpool R. A social-ecological review of cancer disparities in Kentucky. South Med J. 2018;111(4):213-219.
- Social Determinants of Health and the Effects on Quality of Life and Well-being in 2 Rural Appalachia Communities: The Community Members' Perspective and Implications for Health DisparitiesHege A, Ball L, Christiana RW, Wallace C, Hubbard C, Truesdale D, Hege J, Fleming H. Social determinants of health and the effects on quality of life and well-being in 2 rural Appalachia communities: The community members' perspective and implications for health disparities. Fam Community Health. 2018;41(4):244-254.