Vulnerable Rural Counties: The Changing Rural Landscape, 2000–2010.

摘要

In 2002, the SCRHRC released “Minorities in Rural America,” one of the first analyses to illustrate the distribution of rural vulnerable populations and the challenges they face. Since that time, the composition of rural America has continued to change. Simultaneously, there has been increasing recognition that health outcome metrics are strongly affected by family, community and societal factors in addition to health services. Understanding the demography of rural America is vital to understanding what programs, interventions and policy initiatives are needed to improve health care access, delivery and outcomes.