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This page contains content focused on rural health, including organizations, books, articles and reports. There are example articles and reports along with possible search terms to use for finding additional publications.
[Note: this page is continually added to and modified]
Social Determinants of Health-Rural Areas
Social Determinants include...
- Access to food
- Access to healthcare
- Income
- Geographic location (neighborhood characteristics)
- Transportation
(provide a brief overview)
- Social Determinants of Health (SDoH)Overview of SDoH on Healthy People 2030 site
- In rural America, too few roads lead to college successfrom 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 AmericaPBS NewsHour, March 17, 2017
poverty, lack of new jobs, disabilies, entrepreneurial - All Data Is Health Data When Looking at Social Determinants of HealthFrom PolicyMap Blog, Bernie Langer Nov. 12, 2021
Below are a few topics with example search strategies for PubMed. NOTE: date limits are not added but you may want to add them.
Rural Healthcare
- About Rural HealthcareNational 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
Possible search strategies for PubMed:
("Substance-Related Disorders"[Mesh]) AND "Rural Health"[Mesh]
((("Substance-Related Disorders"[Mesh] OR "Opioid Addiction"[tiab] "drug abuse"[tiab] OR overdose[tiab]) AND ("Rural Population"[Mesh]) OR "Rural Health"[tiab]) AND "United States"[Mesh])
- Opioid Use Disorder and Treatment: Rural-Urban ComparisonsPublication: Rural Health Recap
February 2022 - Drug Overdose in Rural Americaon CDC Rural Health Site
Elderly Rural Health
One possible search strategy in PubMed:
((("Aged"[Mesh] OR seniors[tiab] OR elderly[tiab]) AND ("Rural Population"[Mesh]) OR "Rural Health"[tiab]) AND "United States"[Mesh])
Article examples:
- Rurality, Death, and Healthcare Utilization in Heart Failure in the CommunityFree at PubMed Central
Emergency Care
One possible PubMed search strategy:
("Emergency Medical Services"[MeSH Terms] OR "ambulance"[Title/Abstract] OR "emergency care"[Title/Abstract]) AND ("Rural Population"[MeSH Terms] OR "Rural Health"[Title/Abstract]) AND "United States"[MeSH Terms]
NPR Highlights-Life 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.
Social Isolation
Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780309671002Publication Date: 2020Social 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.
