Report
COVID-19 Mortality Rates Across Noncore, Micropolitan, and Metropolitan Counties by Community Characteristics, December 2020-January 2021
Rural Policy Brief, 2023-1, RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
01/2023
Abstract
This policy brief examines differences in COVID-19 mortality rates across rural-urban designations and stratifications by geography, county-level sociodemographic factors, and county-level health care factors. Between December 2020 and January 2021, COVID-19 deaths were at their peak, hospital capacity was stretched, and COVID-19 vaccines were not widely available, making this a critical time period to examine. These findings may provide insights to ensure that the health care and social support system can manage the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for future health emergencies.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- COVID-19 Mortality Rates Across Noncore, Micropolitan, and Metropolitan Counties by Community Characteristics, December 2020-January 2021
- Creators
- Whitney E ZahndKhyathi GadagFred UllrichKeith J Mueller
- Resource Type
- Report
- Publisher
- RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis; Iowa City, Iowa, USA
- Series
- Rural Policy Brief; 2023-1
- Number of pages
- 10 pages
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2023
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy; RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984388757602771
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