What is Rural? resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2008 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/ruraldef/ Economic Research Service tells why a growing number of places are not easily characterized as entirely rural or urban. http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/Population/Rural.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:28:18 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/Population/Rural.htm Provides an overview of various definitions of rural and how they align withprogrammatic definitions used by government agencies and other funding sources. -- Housing Assistance Council http://www.ruralhome.org/manager/uploads/RuralDefinition.pdf Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:55:49 CST http://www.ruralhome.org/manager/uploads/RuralDefinition.pdf Discusses how population redistribution makes defining Rural America increasingly difficult. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/Population/Rural.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:31:34 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/Population/Rural.htm Reports on a comprehensive survey of nearly 8,000 Americans from 19 rural counties, that identifies four distinct rural Americas. Presents a complex picture of the economics, demographics, politics, and values of people in rural America today. -- Carsey Institute http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0014B9b0p84VrxKKj0POjWrLsge2spLkJmrxC_9GXXFmQV7XklaSkvkizkX-ZFduz0XRJXtKaJiJsuBtqo0Gu59UF9Myhdmvb2b2wMT1l3tfe57xkk-EXqj0D3ys7zB9-i57DyCJkuQYWk_RwGPckblZiZcdTW6n9ixYAqtmJvqheQ= Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:58:28 CST http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0014B9b0p84VrxKKj0POjWrLsge2spLkJmrxC_9GXXFmQV7XklaSkvkizkX-ZFduz0XRJXtKaJiJsuBtqo0Gu59UF9Myhdmvb2b2wMT1l3tfe57xkk-EXqj0D3ys7zB9-i57DyCJkuQYWk_RwGPckblZiZcdTW6n9ixYAqtmJvqheQ= USA Today article discusses why vacations are a boost to your health and not a "frill." http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/painter/2008-07-13-your-health_N.htm?csp=34 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:24:04 CST http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/painter/2008-07-13-your-health_N.htm?csp=34 A Web search page that determines if a community is rural according to the Office of Rural Health Policys (ORHP) definition. -- Office of Rural Health Policy http://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov/RuralAdvisor/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:32:32 CST http://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov/RuralAdvisor/ Provides selected socioeconomic indicators (such as population, education, poverty, etc.) for each definition of rural, by State and the U.S., in one Excel file allowing the user to compare a particular indicator across the different definitions of rural. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://ers.usda.gov/Data/RuralDefinitions/indicators.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:43:33 CST http://ers.usda.gov/Data/RuralDefinitions/indicators.htm Discusses the use of different definitions of rural by Federal agencies reflecting the multidimensional qualities of rural America. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/June08/Features/RuralAmerica.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:40:48 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/June08/Features/RuralAmerica.htm Summarizes key demographic and economic indicators in the United States, with an emphasis on nonmetropolitan areas in each state. -- Rural Policy Research Institute http://www.rupri.org/Forms/RUPRI_NGA.pdf Wed, 21 May 2008 13:42:35 CST http://www.rupri.org/Forms/RUPRI_NGA.pdf Printable map that shows the location of frontier counties nationwide. Data source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/maps/#frontier Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:03:21 CST http://www.raconline.org/maps/#frontier Publishes academic and community-based research, commentary, and policy articles focused on the Great Plains. http://www.ojrrp.org/ Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:33:01 CST http://www.ojrrp.org/ Overview of social and economic conditions in rural areas, including statistics on employment, poverty, population, and more. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB31/EIB31.pdf Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:43:31 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB31/EIB31.pdf Provides tables, maps and methods to help the user identify and define rural. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/ruraldefinitions/ Tue, 04 Sep 2007 10:49:20 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/ruraldefinitions/ Provides summaries of current and completed rural health research projects and related publications addressing the topic of defining rural, produced by the Office of Rural Health Policy's funded rural health research centers. -- Rural Health Research Gateway http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000030/ Wed, 02 May 2007 13:17:19 CST http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000030/ Definitions used by federal programs to delineate rural places eligible of program benefits. -- Rural Policy Research Institute http://www.raconline.org/pdf/CommonRuralDefinitionAppendix.pdf Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:13:49 CST http://www.raconline.org/pdf/CommonRuralDefinitionAppendix.pdf Provides statistics and comparisons of the national distribution of Americans with disabilities using three different rural definitions. -- Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities http://rtc.ruralinstitute.umt.edu/RuDis/Comparison.htm Mon, 02 Apr 2007 11:36:35 CST http://rtc.ruralinstitute.umt.edu/RuDis/Comparison.htm Provides an overview of rural definitions and their policy implications. Discusses the factors that should be considered in selecting among rural definitions. -- Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Rural Health Panel http://www.rupri.org/Forms/RuralDefinitionsBrief.pdf Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:15:06 CST http://www.rupri.org/Forms/RuralDefinitionsBrief.pdf Printable map that shows the designated type of MUAs and MUPs nationwide. Data source: Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions, July 2008. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/maps/#map_mua_designated Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.raconline.org/maps/#map_mua_designated Helps determine whether a specific location is considered rural based on various definitions of rural, including definitions that are used as eligibility criteria for federal programs. Definitions covered include Rural Urban Commuting Areas (RUCAs), Core Based Statistical Areas, Rural Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and Urban Influence Codes (UICs). -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/funding/rural.php Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/rural.php State and regional maps that use Rural Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) data to show levels of rurality. -- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center http://depts.washington.edu/uwruca/maps.html Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:00:00 CST http://depts.washington.edu/uwruca/maps.html Discusses how Rural Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) codes, travel times and distances can be used together to create needed definitions of remote and isolated areas. -- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center http://depts.washington.edu/uwruca/travel_dist.html Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:00:00 CST http://depts.washington.edu/uwruca/travel_dist.html Describes the Rural-Urban Commuting Area Codes (RUCAs), a method of defining rural areas. Includes an overview of RUCAs and downloadable RUCA data, as well as information on the history of this definition. -- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center http://depts.washington.edu/uwruca/ Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:00:00 CST http://depts.washington.edu/uwruca/ Summarizes the most important immigration and integration developments affecting residents of cities and towns in the agricultural areas of California and rural areas throughout the United States. It is published quarterly, in mid-October, January, April, and July. http://migration.ucdavis.edu/rmn/ Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:00:00 CST http://migration.ucdavis.edu/rmn/ Provides a visual picture of the geographic distribution of rural populations and the health care providers that serve them. Authored by Randy K. Randolph, Katherine Gaul, and Rebecca T. Slifkin. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center) http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/mapbook2003/ Fri, 26 May 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/mapbook2003/ Overview of the rural Hispanic population, with information on population growth and geographic dispersion, demographic characteristics, and social and economic indicators. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB8/EIB8.pdf Fri, 26 May 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB8/EIB8.pdf This report focuses on the growth of the Latino population in six Southern states - Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina,South Carolina and Tennessee. These states registered fast rates of Hispanic population growth between the censuses of 1990 and 2000 and continue to outpace the national average in the most recent census estimates. -- Pew Hispanic Center http://pewhispanic.org/files/reports/50.1.pdf Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:00:00 CST http://pewhispanic.org/files/reports/50.1.pdf A zip-code based list of rural-urban commuting area (RUCA) codes, based on 2004 ZIP codes and 2000 Census commuting data. -- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center http://depts.washington.edu/uwruca/download.html Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:00:00 CST http://depts.washington.edu/uwruca/download.html Identifies counties with fewer than seven people persquare mile. -- North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center) http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/maps/front04.pdf Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 CST http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/research_programs/rural_program/maps/front04.pdf