Among epidemiologists, there has been increasing interest in the characteristics of
communities that influence health. In the United States, the rural health disparity has been a …

People living in rural areas have worse health outcomes than their urban counterparts do.
Understanding what factors account for this could inform policy interventions for reducing …

The F-measure, also known as the F1-score, is widely used to assess the performance of
classification algorithms. However, some researchers find it lacking in intuitive interpretation …

An unhealthy diet is a major risk factor for chronic diseases including cardiovascular
disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer,,–. Limited access to healthy food options may …

Background Distance to healthcare services is a known barrier to access. However, the
degree to which distance is a barrier is not well described. Distance may impact different …

Context: The Veterans Health Administration (VA) provides comprehensive health care
services to veterans across the United States. Recently, the VA established an Office of …

Background Diabetes mellitus, which has a wide range of effects on the physical, social and
psychological aspects of the well-being of a person, is a common and challenging chronic …

Literature has shown that people living in rural areas are less likely to have access to the
Internet for demographic and technological reasons; however, less information is available …

BACKGROUND Low levels of physical activity (PA) are associated with poor outcomes in
people with COPD. Interventions to increase PA could improve outcomes. METHODS We …

The imbalance in the allocation in healthcare resources between urban and rural areas has
become a main focus of the recent medical reforms adopted in China. However, systematic …