For rural advocacy purposes, it is helpful to have information focused specifically on rural minority issues including detailed descriptions of the context in which these populations live. Summary data on rural minority residents can serve as a source for generating hypotheses, be referenced while preparing grant applications, and used when considering the potential impact of policy change on vulnerable populations.

This project compiled information from the U.S. Census, the Area Health Resource File, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation County Rankings data set into a comprehensive summary of key social determinants of health among rural populations: demographic characteristics, economic characteristics, health facility availability, and selected health outcomes. Information presented for major race/ethnicity groups: non-Hispanic African American, Hispanic, non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native, non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander, and non-Hispanic white populations.

Publications

• Social Determinants of Health Among Rural American Indian and Alaska Native Populations
  Policy Brief
  Rural and Minority Health Research Center
  Date: 07/2019
  This policy brief is the third in a series of four policy briefs prepared by the Rural and Minority Health Research Center on the topic of social determinants of health. In this brief, we document current disparities within the rural American Indian and Alaska Native population.
• Social Determinants of Health Among Rural Asian and Pacific Islander Populations
  Policy Brief
  Rural and Minority Health Research Center
  Date: 07/2019
  This policy brief is the fourth in a series of four policy briefs prepared by the Rural and Minority Health Research Center on the topic of social determinants of health. In this brief, we document current disparities within the rural Asian and Pacific Islander population.
• Social Determinants of Health Among the Rural African American Population
  Policy Brief
  Rural and Minority Health Research Center
  Date: 07/2019
  This policy brief is the first in a series of four policy briefs prepared by the Rural and Minority Health Research Center on the topic of social determinants of health. It compares the distribution of social determinants among African American and White rural residents using information from the 2016 U.S. Census.
• Social Determinants of Health Among the Rural Hispanic Population
  Policy Brief
  Rural and Minority Health Research Center
  Date: 07/2019
  This policy brief is the second in a series of four policy briefs prepared by the Rural and Minority Health Research Center on the topic of social determinants of health. In this brief, we document current disparities within the rural Hispanic population. Gaps are larger for those who were born in the U.S. compared to those born outside the U.S.