An Assessment of Area-Level Vulnerability and Resilience Indices by Geography: A Rural-Urban Comparison
Date
07/2025
Journal
The Journal of Rural Health
Description
Area-level vulnerability and resilience indices are widely used to address health needs by informing resource allocation and policy. Researchers found that indices differ from each other and by rurality, contributing to the growing body of evidence to inform the use and improvement of these indices.
Center
ETSU/NORC Rural Health Research Center
Authors
Casey Balio, Olivia Sullivan, E. Grace Petty, Benjamin Pelton, Nathan Dockery, Kate Beatty