E2: Rural, Migrant, and Urban
Communities
Rural Americans are at greater risk of death from 5 leading causes than urban Americans
- heart disease
- cancer
- unintentional injury
- chronic lower respiratory disease
- stroke
rural
communities with fewer than 10,000 residents and a county with a population density of <1,000 persons
per square mile
- distance from a large city
- major occupations
- number of students in the local schools
frontier areas used the designate sparsely populated rural places that are isolated from population
centers and services
- frontier and remote areas
- 6 or less persons per square mile
- 60 miles from a hospital with at least 75 beds
The four levels of FAR Codes
, 1. rural or urban areas up to 50,000 who with more than 45-60 min from hospitals, airports, etc.
2. rural or urban areas up to 25,000 people that are 45 min from an urban area
3. rural or urban areas up to 10,000 people that are 30 min from an urban area
4. rural area has fewer people that are further from an urban area
nursing opportunities in rural areas
- limited resources for healthcare
- increased agriculture-related injuries and illnesses
- higher percentage of persons older than 65 years of age
- adults describe their health status as fair or poor
- less college educated members
- job training is usually informal
- less racial diversity
major health problems in rural communities
- CVD: leading cause of death in the US, geography may play a role--STROKE BELT; less high tech health
care equipment available
- Diabetes: rural populations are disproportionately affected by diabetes and CVD; prevalence is
generally greater in rural areas; mortality
- COPD: prevalence. of COPD in rural counties is twice that of urban areas with high concentrations
occuring in Appalachia and the southern geographic regions
agriculture and health problems in migrant communities
Communities
Rural Americans are at greater risk of death from 5 leading causes than urban Americans
- heart disease
- cancer
- unintentional injury
- chronic lower respiratory disease
- stroke
rural
communities with fewer than 10,000 residents and a county with a population density of <1,000 persons
per square mile
- distance from a large city
- major occupations
- number of students in the local schools
frontier areas used the designate sparsely populated rural places that are isolated from population
centers and services
- frontier and remote areas
- 6 or less persons per square mile
- 60 miles from a hospital with at least 75 beds
The four levels of FAR Codes
, 1. rural or urban areas up to 50,000 who with more than 45-60 min from hospitals, airports, etc.
2. rural or urban areas up to 25,000 people that are 45 min from an urban area
3. rural or urban areas up to 10,000 people that are 30 min from an urban area
4. rural area has fewer people that are further from an urban area
nursing opportunities in rural areas
- limited resources for healthcare
- increased agriculture-related injuries and illnesses
- higher percentage of persons older than 65 years of age
- adults describe their health status as fair or poor
- less college educated members
- job training is usually informal
- less racial diversity
major health problems in rural communities
- CVD: leading cause of death in the US, geography may play a role--STROKE BELT; less high tech health
care equipment available
- Diabetes: rural populations are disproportionately affected by diabetes and CVD; prevalence is
generally greater in rural areas; mortality
- COPD: prevalence. of COPD in rural counties is twice that of urban areas with high concentrations
occuring in Appalachia and the southern geographic regions
agriculture and health problems in migrant communities
