Rural health: drivers, disparities, and directions for research

Danielle C. Rhubart, Lori A. Francis and Yiping Li

Chapter 22 in Research Handbook on Health Education, Health Promotion and Diversity, 2025, pp 318-336 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: On average, rural populations are sicker and live shorter lives than their urban counterparts. Research on health education and interventions must account for and be tailored to the unique upstream factors that have resulted in this rural health penalty. In this chapter, we provide readers with an overview of the people who live in rural America, outline some of the most prominent rural-urban health disparities in the US, describe some of the major upstream drivers of these disparities, and close with a discussion of the role of research in increasing health equity for rural populations. Practical recommendations on how to engage with local community stakeholders are embedded in the chapter. Rural populations and places are diverse; thus, efforts to address rural health disparities must be tailored to the specific needs of the community. While much of the literature and focus of this chapter is drawn from the US, many of the common themes discussed will be relevant to rural areas of other countries.

Keywords: Rural health; Rurality; Geographic; Determinants of health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035316427
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