2025
Where Do Organ Donors Come From in the United States? An Analysis of Urban and Rural Donation
Shadid A, Chen C, Godfrey E, Xu A, Goss J, Rana A. Where Do Organ Donors Come From in the United States? An Analysis of Urban and Rural Donation. Clinical Transplantation 2025, 39: e70231. PMID: 40638396, PMCID: PMC12244443, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.70231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRural-Urban Commuting AreaAnalysis of urbanizationMetropolitan coreZip codesRural-urbanResidential zip codeCDC WONDER databaseHealth Research CenterCommuting areaRuralDeceased donor allograftsUnited StatesWONDER databaseRural zonesMortality dataDonor supplyDonor organ supplyDonor allograftsPressor supportUrban zonesOrgan transplantationCriteria donorsMechanism of deathTransplant accessDonor poolTobacco retailer density and rurality across four US states: California, Connecticut, North Carolina, and Ohio
Webb E, Craigmile P, Morean M, Kong G, Lee J, Martin R, Barrington‐Trimis J, Qiang R, Spinola V, Roberts M. Tobacco retailer density and rurality across four US states: California, Connecticut, North Carolina, and Ohio. The Journal Of Rural Health 2025, 41: e70073. PMID: 40817627, PMCID: PMC12357071, DOI: 10.1111/jrh.70073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco retailer densityRural disparitiesCensus tractsRetailer densityTobacco useSubstantial burdenTobacco retail environmentCensus tract povertyRural census tractsAssociated with ruralitySmall townsNorth CarolinaCensus tract levelMetropolitan census tractsUS statesUS DepartmentCommuting areaTract levelEthnic compositionRural areasDisparitiesRuralTobaccoMicropolitanCensusTRENDS IN SURVIVAL OUTCOMES AMONG IN-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARRESTS BETWEEN RURAL AND URBAN HOSPITALS IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 2012-2023
Kayani J, Bhatt D, Desai N. TRENDS IN SURVIVAL OUTCOMES AMONG IN-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARRESTS BETWEEN RURAL AND URBAN HOSPITALS IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 2012-2023. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2025, 85: 2564. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(25)03048-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnited StatesRuralMetrics of Urbanicity and Rurality in US-Based Epidemiologic Studies of Ambient Temperature and Health: A Scoping Review
Johnson N, Del Favero-Campbell A, Nori-Sarma A, Amezcua-Smith A, Lewis B, Chen C, Lin C, Foo D, Byun G, Choi H, Kim H, Berman J, Son J, Warren J, Chen K, Burrows K, Fong K, Goldsmith L, Meadows M, Smith M, Stewart R, Heo S, Lin S, Ning X, Choi Y, Bell M, Deziel N. Metrics of Urbanicity and Rurality in US-Based Epidemiologic Studies of Ambient Temperature and Health: A Scoping Review. Current Environmental Health Reports 2025, 12: 30. PMID: 40830732, PMCID: PMC12364962, DOI: 10.1007/s40572-025-00494-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrban-rural classificationRural-Urban Commuting Area codesEpidemiological studiesRural-Urban Continuum CodesHealth risk factorsUrban-rural differencesEnvironmental health risk factorBackgroundThe impactUS DepartmentContinuum CodesScoping ReviewUnited StatesArea codeIndependent reviewersUS CensusRural-urbanHealthRural areasRisk factorsUS-basedRuralMethodsUsing PubMedAdaptive capacityData sourcesMetrics of urbanization
2024
Factors Associated With Influenza Vaccination in a National Veteran Cohort
Chen A, Farmer M, Han L, Runels T, Bade B, Crothers K, Bastian L, Bazan I, Bean-Mayberry B, Brandt C, Akgün K. Factors Associated With Influenza Vaccination in a National Veteran Cohort. AJPM Focus 2024, 4: 100290. PMID: 39611140, PMCID: PMC11602634, DOI: 10.1016/j.focus.2024.100290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOdds of vaccinationInfluenza vaccineFemale veteransAmerican Indian/Alaskan Native raceFactors associated with influenza vaccinationReceipt of influenza vaccinationDocumenting influenza vaccinationReduced oddsRetrospective cohort studyElectronic health record dataMale veteransHealth record dataAmbulatory care utilizationInfluenza seasonRuralMale sexWhite male veteransWhite veteransAssociated with raceCohort studyBlack veteransBlack raceEthnic groupsRacial disparitiesInfluenzaDelineating Urbanicity and Rurality: Impact on Environmental Exposure Assessment
Song Y, Deziel N, Bell M. Delineating Urbanicity and Rurality: Impact on Environmental Exposure Assessment. Environmental Science And Technology 2024, 58: 19178-19188. PMID: 39412270, PMCID: PMC11627196, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c06942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnvironmental exposuresEnvironmental exposure assessmentExposure of particulate matterUrban/rural disparitiesDemographic compositionHealth StudyHealth researchPopulation-basedClassification systemExposure assessmentSpatial patternsHealth impactsRural areasHealthRuralParticulate matterLand surface temperatureWest VirginiaUnited StatesSurface temperatureUrbanizationResearch questionsAssessmentDisparitiesExposure
2020
“Everything is a Mess”: How COVID-19 is Impacting Engagement with HIV Testing Services in Rural Southwestern Uganda
Ponticiello M, Mwanga-Amumpaire J, Tushemereirwe P, Nuwagaba G, King R, Sundararajan R. “Everything is a Mess”: How COVID-19 is Impacting Engagement with HIV Testing Services in Rural Southwestern Uganda. AIDS And Behavior 2020, 24: 3006-3009. PMID: 32451939, PMCID: PMC7246959, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-02935-w.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Dissemination of Research Findings to Research Participants Living with HIV in Rural Uganda: Challenges and Rewards
Baylor A, Muzoora C, Bwana M, Kembabazi A, Haberer J, Matthews L, Tsai A, Hunt P, Martin J, Bangsberg D. Dissemination of Research Findings to Research Participants Living with HIV in Rural Uganda: Challenges and Rewards. PLOS Medicine 2013, 10: e1001397. PMID: 23472055, PMCID: PMC3589331, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001397.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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