Rural health disparities resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/disparities/ Iowa Dependent article tells of a new white paper released by The Iowa Policy Project that focuses on the disparities at play when rural residents seek health care insurance. http://iowaindependent.com/22073/study-rural-health-care-costs-rising-at-an-unsustainable-trajectory Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:29:24 CST http://iowaindependent.com/22073/study-rural-health-care-costs-rising-at-an-unsustainable-trajectory Washington DC December 15, 2009 -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/OpenDoorForums/Downloads/Rural121509.pdf Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:08:51 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/OpenDoorForums/Downloads/Rural121509.pdf Reports that the Unites States is spending vastly more on health care in some rural areas than in others without any indication that the increased spending results in better health. http://www.dailyyonder.com/print/2405 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:41:51 CST http://www.dailyyonder.com/print/2405 Reports that rural residents were more likely than urban residents to have a usual source of health care, particularly among the uninsured. Despite this, rural adults were somewhat less likely to receive certain preventive care services compared to urban adults. -- Maine Rural Health Research Center http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/pb/Rural-Urban-Health-Care-Access.pdf Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:05:39 CST http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/Publications/rural/pb/Rural-Urban-Health-Care-Access.pdf Includes a national overview of disparities in health care, including quality of care and access to health care. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr08/nhdr08.pdf Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:13:36 CST http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhdr08/nhdr08.pdf Study examines variation in the practice patterns of individual general surgeons and how they differ between rural and urban areas of North Carolina. -- American College of Surgeons Health Policy Research Institute http://acshpri.org/documents/Kingetal..pdf Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:01:20 CST http://acshpri.org/documents/Kingetal..pdf A fact sheet discussing the expansion of the pediatric surgical workforce with an increase in the number of subspecialists whereas growth in the general pediatric workforce has remained flat. Urban and rural data are compared. -- American College of Surgeons Health Policy Research Institute http://acshpri.org/documents/ACSHPRI_FS3.pdf Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:08:06 CST http://acshpri.org/documents/ACSHPRI_FS3.pdf A fact sheet describing the current uneven distribution of surgeons across the United States, with more surgeons located in urban centers and fewer in rural communities. -- American College of Surgeons Health Policy Research Institute http://acshpri.org/documents/ACSHPRI_FS2.pdf Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:47:29 CST http://acshpri.org/documents/ACSHPRI_FS2.pdf Details health insurance coverage in rural America. Includes how rural citizens get insurance coverage and how it differs from urban America, reviews research that explores obstacles in attaining health insurance, addresses the problem of underinsurance, and explores the impact of inadequate financing for health care and its effects on the community. Concludes that health care reform must address the employer-sponsored health insurance system. -- Center for Rural Affairs http://files.cfra.org/pdf/Causes-and-Consequences-of-Rural-Uninsured.pdf Tue, 05 May 2009 11:41:22 CST http://files.cfra.org/pdf/Causes-and-Consequences-of-Rural-Uninsured.pdf Discusses the current state of health care in rural areas and the need for health care reform. Covers the use and cost of insurance and health care for farm and ranch operators, poverty and unemployment rates, health disparities, and the state of health care provider workforce in rural America. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://healthreform.gov/reports/hardtimes/ruralreport.pdf Mon, 04 May 2009 10:38:38 CST http://healthreform.gov/reports/hardtimes/ruralreport.pdf Examines the differences in health care access, use, and expenses between urban and rural areas. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/data/meps/chbook13up.htm Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:34:19 CST http://www.ahrq.gov/data/meps/chbook13up.htm Presents data on health disparities experience by people living in rural America. Some disparities are poorer health status, higher prevalence of obesity, lesser options for activity, and higher mortality rates. -- South Carolina Rural Health Research Center http://rhr.sph.sc.edu/report/(7-3)%20Health%20Disparities%20A%20Rural%20Urban%20Chartbook%20-%20Distribution%20Copy.pdf Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:23:56 CST http://rhr.sph.sc.edu/report/(7-3)%20Health%20Disparities%20A%20Rural%20Urban%20Chartbook%20-%20Distribution%20Copy.pdf Summarizes challenges facing the new presidential administration in relation to unemployment rates, financial stability, and rural America. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/winter09.php#corbett Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:36:02 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/winter09.php#corbett Examines potential disparities among rural populations in health, health behaviors, preventive services and diabetes care. -- South Carolina Rural Health Research Center http://rhr.sph.sc.edu/report/SCRHRC_RuralUrbanChartbook_Exec_Sum.pdf Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:36:16 CST http://rhr.sph.sc.edu/report/SCRHRC_RuralUrbanChartbook_Exec_Sum.pdf A workbook for community-based organizations seeking to affect the social determinants of health through community-based participatory approaches and nontraditional partnerships. Includes references to rural. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dach/chaps/pdf/SDOHworkbook.pdf Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:07:28 CST http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dach/chaps/pdf/SDOHworkbook.pdf The major focus of the Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention (RCAP) is the promotion of HIV/STD prevention in rural America, with the goal of reducing HIV/STD incidence. http://www.indiana.edu/~aids/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:35:21 CST http://www.indiana.edu/~aids/ Provides a comparison of the data and statistics regarding the health and well-being of children associated with low levels of household income in both metro and non-metro area. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/November08/Findings/ChildHealth.htm Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:59:44 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/November08/Findings/ChildHealth.htm Examines the importance of disparities in differences in life expectancy within the United States, the reasons for those differences, and the implications of this information for programs and policy makers. -- Institute of Medicine http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12154 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:28:30 CST http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12154 Lists and describes some of the unique factors which Rural Americans face that create disparities in health care not found in urban areas. -- National Rural Health Association http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/go/left/about-rural-health/what-s-different-about-rural-health-care Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:51:13 CST http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/go/left/about-rural-health/what-s-different-about-rural-health-care Features the Farmers Health Cooperative of Wisconsin and Franklin Community Health Networks Contract for Care, who are attempting to meet the special needs of farmers and other self-employed rural people. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/winter08.php#innovative Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:14:48 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/winter08.php#innovative Highlights three rural providers in New Mexico, Texas and Maine who are working to decrease health care disparities through innovative programs that offer medical and preventative care to their local populations. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/winter08.php#disparities Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:11:44 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/winter08.php#disparities Provides key facts on preventive health services provided to rural Hispanics. -- South Carolina Rural Health Research Center http://www.nlatinoaddiction.org/Documents/Preventive%20Services%20Among%20Hispanic.pdf Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:34:22 CST http://www.nlatinoaddiction.org/Documents/Preventive%20Services%20Among%20Hispanic.pdf Issue paper providing an overview of racial and ethnic health disparities in the United States and in rural areas of the U.S. Discusses strategies that can be used to address health disparities and includes policy recommendations. -- National Rural Health Association http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/index.cfm?objectid=3F9D5236-1185-6B66-88455A9A7142BB0B Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:30:19 CST http://www.ruralhealthweb.org/index.cfm?objectid=3F9D5236-1185-6B66-88455A9A7142BB0B A loan repayment program for health professionals who commit to do research related to health disparities. -- National Institutes of Health http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=42 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:18:57 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=42 Aims to accelerate CDCs health impact in the U.S population and to eliminate health disparities for vulnerable populations as defined by race/ethnicity, socio-economic status, geography, gender, age, disability status, risk status related to sex and gender, and among other populations identified to be at-risk for health disparities. http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/default.htm Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:24:18 CST http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/default.htm Discusses the complicated relationship between education and health that cannot be fully explained by income, the labor market, and family background. -- National Poverty Center http://www.npc.umich.edu/publications/policy_briefs/brief9/policy_brief9.pdf Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:32:24 CST http://www.npc.umich.edu/publications/policy_briefs/brief9/policy_brief9.pdf Provides summaries of current and completed rural health research projects and related publications addressing the topic of health disparities, produced by the Office of Rural Health Policy's funded rural health research centers. -- Rural Health Research Gateway http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000064/ Wed, 02 May 2007 13:18:24 CST http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000064/ Shows variation across states and racial and ethnic groups for key health and health care indicators. Data update looks at disparities in infant mortality, diabetes-related mortality and AIDS cases among African Americans and Hispanics in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and the percentages of each group that is uninsured, enrolled in Medicaid and living in poverty. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/upload/7633.pdf Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:50:47 CST http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/upload/7633.pdf Directory of the State Offices of Rural Health with contact information for key SORH staff. Maintained by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH). -- National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health http://www.nosorh.org/regions/directory.php Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:04:24 CST http://www.nosorh.org/regions/directory.php A nonprofit, transdisciplinary organization of clinicians, advocates, and health care organizations working to improve the health of America's underserved populations and to enhance the development and support of the medical and dental clinicians serving these populations. http://www.clinicians.org/ Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:18:39 CST http://www.clinicians.org/