Diverse definitions of rurality among government agencies make it difficult to understand rural health. Standardizing definitions and collecting data on disparities within and between rural communities are important for researchers to better inform policy and practice.
The goal of this study is to improve the understanding of pre-hospital delays for cancer diagnoses in rural, impoverished settings with racially diverse, un-, and under-insured individuals.
The goal of this project is to determine if and how coverage uncertainty among insured populations accounts for delays in diagnosing cancer and explain a portion of ethnic/racial disparities in late-stage cancer diagnoses.
The goal of this study is to improve Emergency Medical Services (EMS) care and patient outcomes through programs informed by factors associated with failure to recognize stroke in the pre-hospital setting.
The goal of the study is to estimate the extent to which racial disparities exist in pediatric severe sepsis/septic shock outcomes and to understand how appraisal and help-seeking behaviors may differ by race.
Individuals with disabilities face many health disparities, as do rural residents. The recent NIH designation of people with disabilities as a population with health disparities presents a needed opportunity for robust research at the intersection of disability, rurality, and health.
In honor of November as National Homeless Youth Awareness month, this blog explores youth homelessness and mental health, funding to address youth homelessness and next steps to further address this issue.