Rural Health Research Gateway

This recently updated toolkit provides models, resources, and best practices to support the development and implementation of rural transportation programs to support health access. https://ow.ly/nibi50Ugewy Rural Health Information Hub #ruralhealth #transportation

??Rural Health Research Recap?? "Rural-Urban Differences in Housing Crowdedness, Cost Burden, Stability, and Quality" Gateway has developed Rural Health Research Recaps to identify the key findings from the Rural Health Research Centers on specific rural health topics. The following Recap examines housing as a social driver of health. Highlights: ? From 2015 to 2019, higher proportions of urban residents reported housing cost burden (28.0%) or severe housing cost burden (12.6%) than their rural counterparts (21.0% and 9.2% respectively). ? A separate analysis found that from 2017 to 2021, proportions of households reporting housing cost burden increased to 32.7% for urban adults and 25.0% for rural adults. Importantly, this more recent analysis partially overlaps with the economic volatility of the COVID-19 pandemic. ? In 2021, rural residents were more likely to own their homes than urban residents (76.4% vs 68.6%). Rural residents were also more likely than urban residents to have lived in their homes for more than 20 years (26.9% vs 19.9%). ? In 2019, rural housing units had higher rates of heating problems, utility interruptions, missing roofing or external building materials, and broken windows, while urban housing units had higher rates of flush toilet breakdowns, electric wiring problems, and indoor water leakage. Read: https://ow.ly/Umoj50UbezG #ruralhealth

This issue guide describes the risks rural healthcare facilities face related to cyberattacks and identifies cybersecurity tools and resources available to help prepare and respond. https://ow.ly/EP5s50U9ieG Rural Health Information Hub #ruralhealth #cybersecurity

Rural residents were significantly more likely than their urban counterparts to have experienced problems paying medical bills (12.2% vs 10.0%) and inability to pay medical bills (8.3% vs 6.0%). https://ow.ly/va3750U86pt University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center #ruralhealth

From the 2036 physician supply predictions: 6% shortage in urban, but 56% in rural. This historical review leads up to new federal funding and policies that could change this geographic maldistribution of physicians. https://ow.ly/cNkI50U9hcF Rural Health Information Hub #ruralhealth

Among reproductive age women enrolled in Medicaid/CHIP with pregnancy-related service use in 20 states in 2018, 1 in 25 had a pregnancy-related visit to an RHC. For those living in rural areas, this was approximately 1 in 11. https://ow.ly/wNEo50U867F #ruralhealth

??Rural Health Research Alert?? "Triad Program Perspectives on Preventing and Addressing Elder Abuse in Rural Communities" Elder abuse is a widespread issue and rural communities face unique risks to preventing, identifying, and addressing it. This brief shares results from key informant interviews with representatives of rural Triads (multi-sectoral community-based partnerships that address elder abuse) to illuminate rural-specific dimensions of this issue. Key Findings: ? Challenges to preventing and addressing elder abuse included themes related to education and awareness, outreach and engagement, limited resources and services, reporting issues, isolation, stigma, and systemic barriers. ? Criteria for successful interventions from rural Triads include the integration of elder abuse programming, community collaboration, older adult engagement, and elder abuse infrastructure. View and subscribe: https://ow.ly/kRXp50U9eV8 University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center #ruralhealth

This topic guide shares funding opportunities, and provides resources and information on healthcare access in rural America, including details on barriers to care, facility closures, and strategies to improve access to care. https://ow.ly/7vzt50U6kOr Rural Health Information Hub #ruralhealth

According to new research from the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center, rural residents are not significantly more likely to be worried about their medical bills than their urban counterparts, but they are more likely to have trouble paying them. https://ow.ly/L0Zb50U85Jm The Daily Yonder #ruralhealth

The RUPRI Health Panel, consisting of six of the foremost rural health experts from across the country, is celebrating 30 years of nonpartisan policy analysis. https://ow.ly/Fi2K50U6jRU RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis Rural Health Information Hub #ruralhealth