Rural Areas Medical Problems

Rural Health - Centers for Disease Control …

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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 …

Rural Health Concerns: MedlinePlus

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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

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About Rural Health | CSELS | OPHSS | CDC

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Rural Americans face numerous health disparities compared with their urban counterparts. More than 46 million Americans, or 15 percent of the U.S. population, live in rural areas external icon as defined by …

Rural health care: Big challenges require big solutions

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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 …

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The poll looked closely at two especially vulnerable groups: rural households that include someone living with a chronic illness, and rural households that include someone at high risk for a...

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

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

Rural Health Disparities Overview - Rural …

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According to a 2014 Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured issue brief, The Affordable Care Act and Insurance Coverage in Rural Areas, rural populations have higher rates of …

Healthcare Access in Rural Communities

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Rural Health Research Centers are funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy to produce policy-relevant research and analysis on healthcare and issues impacting …

14.4 Problems of Rural Life – Social …

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Describe two problems of rural life in the United States. Rural areas can be beautiful and relaxing, but they also must confront important challenges. These problems include a lack of public transportation, …