Understanding and addressing the unique health needs of people residing in rural America
is critical to the American Heart Association's pursuit of a world with longer, healthier lives …

Health-related disparities remain a persistent, serious problem across the nation's more than
60 million rural residents. Rural Populations and Health provides an overview of the critical …

Rural health disparities have attracted increased national attention, compelling an
expanded focus on rural health research. In this article, we deconstruct the definitions and …

Public health in the rural United States is a complex and underfunded enterprise. While
urban–rural disparities have been a focus for researchers and policymakers alike for …

Rural populations disproportionately suffer from adverse health outcomes, including poorer
health and higher age-adjusted mortality. We argue that these disparities are due in part to …

The US public health community has demonstrated increasing awareness of rural health
disparities in the past several years. Although current interest is high, the topic is not new …

In this commentary, I place the maturing field of rural health research and policy in the
context of the rural health disparities documented in Health United States, 2001, Urban and …

The unique health and aging challenges of rural populations often go unnoticed. In fact, the
rural United States is home to disproportionate shares of older and sicker people, there are …

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

Background American Indians and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations experience significant
health disparities compared to non-Hispanic white populations. Cardiovascular disease and …