Report
A Rural Taxonomy of Population and Health-Resource Characteristics
Rural policy brief, (2015 4), pp.1-6
03/01/2015
PMID: 26364327
Abstract
This policy brief reports the newly developed taxonomy of rural places based on relevant population and health-resource characteristics; and discusses how this classification tool can be utilized by policy makers and rural communities. Key Findings. (1) We classified 10 distinct types of rural places based on characteristics related to both demand (population) and supply (health resources) sides of the health services market. (2) In descending order, the most significant dimensions in our classification were facility resources, provider resources, economic resources, and age distribution. (3) Each type of rural place was distinct from other types of places based on one or two defining dimensions.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A Rural Taxonomy of Population and Health-Resource Characteristics
- Creators
- Xi ZhuKeith J MuellerThomas VaughnFred UllrichRural Policy Research Institute CenterRUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
- Resource Type
- Report
- Publication Details
- Rural policy brief, (2015 4), pp.1-6
- PMID
- 26364327
- NLM abbreviation
- Rural Policy Brief
- eISSN
- 2152-0267
- Grant note
- 1UB7 RH25011-01 / PHS HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/2015
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984221743102771
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