Rural Health : Social Determinants

Rural Health

This page contains content focused on rural health, including organizations, books, articles and reports.

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Social Determinants of Health (SDoH)
Overview of SDoH on Healthy People 2030 site
In rural America, too few roads lead to college success
from Lumina Foundation: an independent, private foundation...committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all... Our goal is to prepare people for informed citizenship and for success in a global economy.
6 charts that illustrate the divide between rural and urban America
PBS NewsHour, March 17, 2017
poverty, lack of new jobs, disabilies, entrepreneurial
All Data Is Health Data When Looking at Social Determinants of Health
From PolicyMap Blog, Bernie Langer Nov. 12, 2021

Rural Healthcare

About Rural Healthcare
National Rural Health Association
Rural Health in America: How Shifting Populations Leave People Behind [infographic]
The National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation, October 2019

Substance Use Disorders

Elderly Rural Health

One possible search strategy:

(("Aged"[Mesh] OR seniors[text word] OR elderly[text word]) AND "Rural Population"[Mesh]) OR "Rural Health"[text word] AND "United States"[Mesh]

Article example:

Emergency Care

NPR Special: Life and Health in Rural America
Report: The Life in Rural America – Part I [pdf]
survey was conducted June 6 – August 4, 2018, among a nationally representative, probability based telephone (cell and landline) sample of 1,300 adults ages 18 or older living in the rural United States. The purpose of this survey was to understand the current views and experiences of rural Americans on economic and health issues
Report: The Life in Rural America—Part II [pdf]
survey covers rural Americans’ personal experiences with health, social, civic, and economic issues in their local communities. It was conducted January 31 – March 2, 2019, among a nationally representative, probability-based telephone (cell and landline) sample of 1,405 adults ages 18 or older living in the rural United States.
Report: The Impact of Coronavirus on Households in Rural America [pdf]

Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Health and Medicine Division; Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences; Board on Health Sciences Policy; Committee on the Health and Medical Dimensions of Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780309671002
Publication Date: 2020
Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of community-dwelling Americans aged 65 and older are considered to be socially isolated, and a significant proportion of adults in the United States report feeling lonely.

Foundations of Rural Public Health by Minelli, Mark J.
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9781284182460
Publication Date: 2022
"Rural health public health issues span a wide variety of topics, including consumer and family health, environmental and occupational health, mental health, substance abuse, disease prevention and control, rural healthcare delivery systems, and health disparities.