Browsing by Subject "Health disparities and health equity"

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    • Analysis of an Innovative Approach to Target Rural Communities in Public Health Funding 
      Callaghan, Timothy H.; Falia, Gogoal; Greer, Earl; Ramy, Maya; Washburn, David J. (2023-03)
      In 2021, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) carved out $427 million in state funding to focus on combatting COVID-19 in rural communities as part of a multi-billion dollar national initiative to address COVID-19-related ...
    • Cancer Mortality in Rural America 
      Callaghan, Timothy H.; Ferdinand, Alva O.; Towne Jr, Samuel D.; Akinlotan, Marvellous; Primm, Kristin; Bolin, Jane (2018-11)
      For scholars and policymakers alike, understanding the burden of cancer on society is a critical topic for investigation. Cancer consistently ranks as the second leading cause of death in the U.S., and cancers of the ...
    • Diabetes and Forgone Medical Care due to Cost in the U.S. (2011-2015): Individual-level and Placed-based Disparities 
      Towne Jr, Samuel D.; Bolin, Jane; Ferdinand, Alva O.; Nicklett, Emily Joy; Smith, Matthew Lee; Callaghan, Timothy H.; Ory, Marcia G. (2017-08)
      Diabetes, particularly Type 2 diabetes, affects millions of Americans with a particular burden placed on more vulnerable populations. Underlying factors (e.g., residing in low-resource rural areas) may contribute to poor ...
    • Diabetes Mortality in Rural America: 1999-2015 
      Callaghan, Timothy H.; Towne Jr, Samuel D.; Bolin, Jane; Ferdinand, Alva O. (2017-08)
      One of the most important tasks for rural scholars and policymakers is to better understand the causes and consequences of diabetes, as diabetes prevalence is generally higher in rural areas than urban areas. This study ...
    • Diabetes-Related Hospital Mortality in Rural America: A Significant Cause for Concern 
      Ferdinand, Alva O.; Akinlotan, Marvellous; Callaghan, Timothy H.; Towne Jr, Samuel D.; Bolin, Jane (2018-03)
      It has been reported that diabetes prevalence is higher in rural areas than in urban areas. Other studies have shown that rural persons with diabetes have higher morbidity from diabetes-related complications than urban ...
    • Healthy People 2020 Progress for Leading Causes of Death in Rural and Urban America: A Chartbook 
      Callaghan, Timothy H.; Ferdinand, Alva O.; Akinlotan, Marvellous; Primm, Kristin; Lee, Ju Sung; Macareno, Blanca; Bolin, Jane (2020-03)
      Rural Americans have historically faced significant challenges in accessing healthcare and preventive healthcare services, including ambulatory care, dental care, emergency services, and pharmaceutical services. Rural ...
    • Post-Acute Skilled Nursing Care Availability in Rural United States 
      McMaughan, Darcy; Anikpo, Ifedioranma O.; Horel, Scott; Ozmetin, Jennifer (2020-07)
      This study explores factors related to post-acute skilled nursing care utilization in rural areas of the U.S. The analyses uses county-level Area Health Resource Files, National Center for Health Statistics Urban-Rural ...
    • Prevalence and Mortality of Heart Disease and Related Conditions: Disparities affecting the South, Rural Areas, and American India, and Alaska Natives 
      Towne Jr, Samuel D.; Callaghan, Timothy H.; Ferdinand, Alva O.; Akinlotan, Marvellous; Primm, Kristin; Bolin, Jane (2019-11)
      Across the U.S., major health inequities persist across several social and structural determinants of health. In this brief, we explored the intersection of these social and structural determinants across major diseases ...
    • Rural Healthy People 2030: Common Challenges, Rural Nuances 
      Kassabian, Morgan; Shrestha, Aakriti; Callaghan, Timothy H.; Helduser, Janet; Horel, Scott; Johnson, Natasha; Kaspar, Savannah; Bolin, Jane; Ferdinand, Alva O. (2023-05)
      This study reports the findings of Rural Healthy People 2030, a companion piece to the Healthy People 2030 initiative with a focus on health priorities of rural populations. Data was collected from a survey given to rural ...
    • Rural Versus Urban Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence-Related Emergency Department Visits, 2009-2014 
      Perez-Patron, Maria J.; Downing, Nancy R.; Montalvo-Liendo, Nora; Taylor, Brandie D. (2020-08)
      This retrospective study examines the prevalence of IPV-related emergency department (ED) visits by rural and urban status and U.S. census regions using discharge data from the National Emergency Department Sample. Key ...
    • Trends in Singleton Preterm Birth by Rural Status in the U.S., 2012-2018 
      Perez-Patron, Maria J.; Page, Robin L.; Olowolaju, Samson; Taylor, Brandie D. (2021-04)
      This study examines singleton preterm birth rates from 2012-2018 by rurality and census region using birth certificate data from the National Center for Health Statistics. The data showed preterm singleton birth rates were ...