Research Alert: May 25, 2017

Rural Health Snapshot (2017)

Disparities in health status and access to healthcare exist between people living in rural areas and those in urban areas. The Rural Health Snapshot (2017) displays selected indicators of access to healthcare, health behavior/risk factors, and mortality rates, comparing rural to urban residents.

Additional Resources of Interest:

• Rural Health Snapshot 2010
• More information about the Rapid Response to Requests for Rural Data Analysis
• More information from the Rural Health Information Hub's topic guides: Rural Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health