Place matters; it contextualizes health. When examining the influence of community,
neighborhood, and social space, researchers from multiple disciplines 1-10 found that …

Objectives Rural disparities in age-adjusted mortality are growing in the United States. While
socioeconomic variables have been found to explain significant variation in life expectancy …

All-cause mortality rates in rural areas have exceeded those in urban areas of the US since
the 1980s, and the gap continues to widen. Yet no definitive causes of this difference are …

Estimates of the total US population living in non-metropolitan (rural) counties vary from 46.2
million to 59 million people. This represents 14% to 19% of the US population. A recent …

Objectives To review research published before and after the passage of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) examining barriers in seeking or accessing health …

Objectives Trends over time in the United States show success in rebalancing long-term
services and supports (LTSS) toward increased home-and community-based services …

Despite well-documented health disparities by rurality and race/ethnicity, research
investigating racial/ethnic health differences among US rural residents is limited. We used …

Rural minorities experience disparities in health and health care delivery. Previous studies
have illustrated many of the health disparities experienced by rural residents, such as poorer …

Purpose In an era of the COVID‐19 pandemic, improving health outcomes for diverse rural
communities requires collective and sustained actions across transdisciplinary researchers …

Cardiometabolic diseases, including diabetes and heart disease, account for> 12 million
years of life lost annually among Black adults in the United States. Health disparities are …