Social vulnerability and premature cardiovascular mortality among US counties, 2014 to 2018

SU Khan, Z Javed, AN Lone, SS Dani, Z Amin… - Circulation, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Substantial differences exist between United States counties with regards to
premature (< 65 years of age) cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. Whether underlying …

Rural-urban disparities in outcomes of myocardial infarction, heart failure, and stroke in the United States

EC Loccoh, KE Joynt Maddox, Y Wang, DS Kazi… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - jacc.org
Background US policy efforts have focused on reducing rural-urban health inequities.
However, it is unclear whether gaps in care and outcomes remain among older adults with …

Health disparities among rural individuals with mental health conditions: A systematic literature review.

AM Edwards, R Hung, JB Levin, L Forthun… - Journal of Rural …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
There is growing concern about the availability of health care services for rural patients. This
systematic literature review evaluates original research on health disparities among rural …

Self-reported treatment need and barriers to care for adults with opioid use disorder: the US national survey on drug use and health, 2015 to 2019

J Saini, B Johnson, DM Qato - American journal of …, 2022 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. To explore barriers to care and characteristics associated with respondent-
reported perceived need for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment and National Survey on …

Urban–rural disparity of social vulnerability to natural hazards in Australia

S Wang, M Zhang, X Huang, T Hu, QC Sun… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Assessing vulnerability to natural hazards is at the heart of hazard risk reduction. However,
many countries such as Australia lack measuring systems to quantity vulnerability for hazard …

Factors associated with geographic disparities in gastrointestinal cancer mortality in the United States

C Ma, SE Congly, DE Chyou, K Ross-Driscoll… - Gastroenterology, 2022 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Significant geographic variability in gastrointestinal (GI) cancer-related
death has been reported in the United States. We aimed to evaluate both modifiable and …

Higher hospitalization and mortality rates among SARS‐CoV‐2‐infected persons in rural America

AJ Anzalone, R Horswell, BM Hendricks… - The Journal of Rural …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Using Geographic Information Systems in health disparities research: Access to care considerations

TT Stansberry, L Tran, C Myers - Research in Nursing & Health, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In health disparities research, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provide nurse
researchers with powerful tools to incorporate spatial factors, such as access to care and …

Using wastewater to overcome health disparities among rural residents

RH Holm, G Pocock, MA Severson, VC Huber, T Smith… - Geoforum, 2023 - Elsevier
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic highlighted the need for novel tools to promote health equity.
There has been a historical legacy around the location and allocation of public facilities …

Now is the time to fix the evidence generation system

RM Califf - Clinical Trials, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite enormous advances in biomedical science, corresponding improvements in health
outcomes lag significantly. This is particularly true in the United States, where life …