Tag Archives: Rural

New CDC Report shows deaths from cancer higher in rural America – Press Release February 23rd, 2024Leon Hardin

New CDC Report shows deaths from cancer higher in rural America – Press Release

February 23, 2024News & UpdatesAmerica, Cancer, deaths, from, Higher, Press, Release, Report, Rural, ShowsLeon Hardin

Despite decreases in cancer death rates nationwide, a new report shows slower reduction in cancer death rates in rural America (a decrease of 1.0 percent per year) compared with urban America (a decrease of 1.6 percent per year),

Rural Americans less likely to wear seat belts, more likely to die in crashes – Press Release January 1st, 2024Linda Thomas

Rural Americans less likely to wear seat belts, more likely to die in crashes – Press Release

January 1, 2024News & UpdatesAmericans, belts, crashes, Less, Likely, More, Press, Release, Rural, Seat, wearLinda Thomas

Adult motor vehicle drivers and passengers in America’s most rural counties had motor-vehicle death rates 3 to 10 times higher than those in the most urban counties

Americans in rural areas more likely to die by suicide – Press Release December 11th, 2023Kevin Post

Americans in rural areas more likely to die by suicide – Press Release

December 11, 2023News & UpdatesAmericans, areas, Likely, More, Press, Release, Rural, SuicideKevin Post

Suicide rates for rural counties consistently higher than urban counties from 2001-2015

CDC Reports Rising Rates of Drug Overdose Deaths in Rural Areas – Press Release December 7th, 2023Jessica Lemon

CDC Reports Rising Rates of Drug Overdose Deaths in Rural Areas – Press Release

December 7, 2023News & Updatesareas, deaths, Drug, Overdose, Press, Rates, Release, Reports, rising, RuralJessica Lemon

Drug overdose death rates now higher in rural areas than in urban areas

CDC: More obesity in U.S. rural counties than in urban counties May 4th, 2023Joshua Ramsey

CDC: More obesity in U.S. rural counties than in urban counties

May 4, 2023News & UpdatesCounties, More, Obesity, Rural, Than, U.S., urbanJoshua Ramsey

Adults living in non-metropolitan (rural) counties are still more likely to be obese than adults in metro (urban) counties, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report in today’s MMWR.

CDC Initiative Creates New Water Fluoridation Technology to Support Rural Health Needs July 13th, 2021Helen Hopkins

CDC Initiative Creates New Water Fluoridation Technology to Support Rural Health Needs

July 13, 2021News & UpdatesCreates, Fluoridation, Health, Initiative, needs, Rural, Support, Technology, WaterHelen Hopkins

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded research initiative offers access to optimally fluoridated water for up to 19 million people in the U.S. for the first time.

Rural Americans are dying more frequently from preventable causes than their urban counterparts November 13th, 2019Cheryl Weston

Rural Americans are dying more frequently from preventable causes than their urban counterparts

November 13, 2019News & UpdatesAmericans, Causes, counterparts, Dying, Frequently, from, More, Preventable, Rural, Than, Their, urbanCheryl Weston

Potentially preventable deaths from the five leading causes of death occurred more often among people in the most rural counties than in the most urban counties during 2010-2017, according to a new study released today in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

A Rural Community Overcomes Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening July 26th, 2019Laura Miller

A Rural Community Overcomes Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening

July 26, 2019News & UpdatesBarriers, Cancer, Colorectal, Community, Overcomes, Rural, ScreeningLaura Miller

“As a personal champion for screening colonoscopies, I used my own story, along with stories of people under the age of 50 in our community who had gone through colonoscopies, in order to encourage our patients to get screened,” write Dr. Van S. Breeding in this blog post.