In the United States, African Americans (AAs) have been disproportionately affected by
COVID-19 mortality. However, AAs are more likely to be hesitant in receiving COVID-19 …

Purpose Rural communities are among the most underserved and resource‐scarce
populations in the United States. However, there are limited data on COVID‐19 outcomes in …

Purpose Risk mitigation behaviors are important for older adults, who experience increased
mortality risk from COVID‐19. We examined these reported behaviors among rural and …

Background Most studies on health disparities during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19) pandemic focused on reported cases and deaths, which are influenced by testing …

This study compares pandemic experiences of Missouri's 115 counties based on rurality and
sociodemographic characteristics during the 1918–20 influenza and 2020–21 COVID-19 …

Background To mitigate disease spread, restrictions implemented in the United States
surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic created an environment that led to delays in cancer …

Background Oklahoma's cumulative COVID-19 incidence is higher in rural than urban
counties and higher than the overall US incidence. Furthermore, fewer Oklahomans have …

Objective: To understand the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on rural communities in
Tennessee, investigate differences in rural-urban mortality rates after controlling for …

This collection of articles in Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) brings together scientists
and practitioners from the breadth of public health and the social sciences to demonstrate …

In the United States, African Americans (AAs) have been disproportionately affected by
COVID-19 mortality. However, AAs are more likely to be hesitant in receiving COVID-19 …