Rural Area Medical Problems

Rural Health - Centers for Disease Control and …

https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/factsheets/rural-health.htm

These rural health disparities have many causes: Health Behaviors: Rural residents often have limited access to healthy foods and fewer opportunities to be physically active compared to their urban counterparts, which can lead to conditions such as obesity and high blood pressure. Rural residents also have higher rates of smoking, which increases the risk of many chronic diseases.

Rural Health Concerns: MedlinePlus

https://medlineplus.gov/ruralhealthconcerns.html

Higher rates of certain substance use, such as cigarette smoking and opioid and methamphetamine misuse. Higher rates of chronic health problems such as high blood pressure and …

Health Disparities Affect Millions in Rural U.S. Communities

https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/health-disparities-affect-millions-rural-us-communities

Rural health care: Big challenges require big solutions

https://www.aha.org/news/insights-and-analysis/2020-01-28-rural-health-care-big-challenges-require-big-solutions

Given the troubling trend of rural hospital closures and concerns about access to health care services, most of the activity around rural health care is focused on …

Getting Health Care Was Already Tough …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/10/07/920587019/getting-health-care-was-already-tough-in-rural-areas-the-pandemic-has-made-it-wo

The poll looked closely at two especially vulnerable groups: rural households that include someone living with a chronic …

Rural Health Disparities Overview - Rural …

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/topics/rural-health-disparities

Rural risk factors for health disparities include geographic isolation, lower socioeconomic status, higher rates of health risk behaviors, limited access to healthcare specialists and …

Rural Health | FDA - U.S. Food and Drug Administration

https://www.fda.gov/consumers/minority-health-and-health-equity-resources/rural-health

Chronic lower respiratory disease Rural residents also are more likely to have multiple health conditions compared to people living in other areas. Heart disease, …

The Top 5 Challenges in Rural …

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Telemedicine Telehealth Rural Health Top 5 Challenges in Rural Health. Country backroads. Limited cell service. A population that is spread across great distances and often doesn’t have …

Common Healthcare Problems Rural …

https://www.jeffhurtblog.com/healthcare-issues-in-rural-communities/

That’s because only a quarter of hospitals and healthcare professionals screen patients for social determinants of health in rural communities in the U.S. Health relies on social …

14.4 Problems of Rural Life – Social …

https://open.lib.umn.edu/socialproblems/chapter/14-4-problems-of-rural-life/

List three positive aspects of rural life in the United States. Describe two problems of rural life in the United States. Rural areas can be beautiful and relaxing, but they also must confront important …