Diabetes

Completed Projects

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Cardiovascular & Cancer Rates for the Rural Delta Region
This interactive tool can be used to compare county-level rates and incidence of cancer and cardiovascular related health measures for people residing in the lower Mississippi River Delta Region. Users may filter by various health measures and download images and data.
Research center: North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Topics: Cancer, Chronic diseases and conditions, Diabetes, Obesity

Consequences of Rural Uninsurance
This study will assess whether uninsured rural residents have different levels of access to care than their urban counterparts, and the factors associated with any differences (including sub-analyses for individuals with identified chronic conditions). In doing so, it will provide policymakers with critical information for improving rural health systems.
Research center: Maine Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Diabetes, Uninsured and underinsured

Diabetes and Obesity: Is there a Rural-Urban Difference in the Burden?
Persons with diabetes are more likely to be obese, increasing the economic burden of diabetes related care. Purpose of this study is to examine if being overweight and obese places additional economic burden and if there is a rural-urban difference in this regard. It will help understand the health and economic consequences of diabetes and obesity epidemic on people's health.
Research center: FORHP-funded Individual Grantees
Topics: Chronic diseases and conditions, Diabetes, Obesity

U.S. Hospitalizations for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions: A Rural/Urban Comparison
This project will assess trends, patterns, and predictors of hospitalizations for three ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) (i.e., uncontrolled diabetes, bacterial pneumonia, and pediatric asthma) among rural and urban residents in the United States. The study will involve the examination of 2003 HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample data.
Research center: FORHP-funded Individual Grantees
Topics: Chronic diseases and conditions, Diabetes, Rural statistics and demographics

Pharmaceutical Data Validity in Estimating Rural Population Health
This project will allow for the quantification of variation in morbidity (via prescription use) across rural areas; identify locations that might be at risk for stunted economic development due to high levels of chronic illness in the working population; and potentially lead to the development of a valid and reliable measure of county-level rates of chronic illness using prescription data as a proxy.
Research center: FORHP-funded Individual Grantees
Topics: Cancer, Chronic diseases and conditions, Diabetes, Pharmacy and prescription drugs, Public health, Rural statistics and demographics

Rural Quality Improvement Focus on Diabetes
This project focused specifically on diabetes care management and quality improvement programming in rural areas as a way to understand the adaptability and policy implications of using chronic care coordination and other models in a rural environment.
Research center: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Topics: Care management, Chronic diseases and conditions, Diabetes, Quality

Chronic Illness and the Rural Informal Safety Net: The Case of Diabetes
Research center: Maine Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Chronic diseases and conditions, Diabetes, Uninsured and underinsured