Research Alert: November 15, 2018

Rural Communities: Age, Income, and Health Status

Rural Communities: Age, Income, and Health Status

While studies discuss the implications of income or age on health-seeking behavior, health status, access, or utilization of care, it is imperative to recognize what this means for older and lower-income rural communities. This Rural Health Research Gateway Recap identifies rural disparities in age, health status, and income. Gateway Recaps provide a one page summary of work conducted by the Rural Health Research Centers on a shared topic. See below for a list of policy briefs cited in this Recap.

Additional Resources of Interest:

• Chartbook: Trends in Rural Children's Oral Health and Access to Care
• Diabetes and Forgone Medical Care Due to Cost in the U.S. (2011-2015): Individual-level and Place-Based Disparities
• Diabetes Mortality in Rural America: 1999-2015
• Insuring Rural America: Health Insurance Challenges and Opportunities
• Medicaid Income Eligibility Transitions Among Rural Adults
• Regional Differences in Rural and Urban Mortality Trends
• Residential Settings and Healthcare Use of the Rural "Oldest-Old" Medicare Population
• Rural Health Snapshot (2017)
• More information from the Rural Health Information Hub's topic guides: Chronic Disease, Finding Statistics and Data, Rural Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health