Rural Health Disparities

This report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) illustrates the impact of living in an urban environment on child development. On average, urban children have better access to education, clean drinking water, and better outcomes compared to their rural peers—a product of the “urban advantage,” wherein households have better incomes and access to infrastructure. However, as the analysis in this report illuminates, urban children do not uniformly experience this advantage. Environmental health hazards, growing…

This guide from the Rural Health Information Hub summarizes the obstacles and challenges rural residents face in relation to their social determinants of health—the circumstances in which they are born, grow up, work, and age that are shaped by social, economic, and political forces. The guide is organized as a list of 18 frequently asked questions that address the impact of rural differences related to specific social determinants of health, including housing, employment, poverty, food…

This interactive data portal is hosted by the Urban Institute and provides stats, graphs, and maps on economic and social policy. The Urban Institute is a research organization dedicated to developing evidence-based insights that improve people’s lives and strengthen communities in the United States, and provide analyses of social and economic policy. They collaborate with lawmakers, community leaders, corporations, and grassroots change-makers to diagnose problems, unearth solutions, and design road maps for change.