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Rural Health Disparities: Contemporary Solutions for Persistent Rural Public Health Challenges

Updated June 19, 2025

Rural Health Disparities: Contemporary Solutions for Persistent Rural Public Health Challenges

GUEST EDITORIAL

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Rural Health Disparities: Contemporary Solutions for Persistent Rural Public Health Challenges

Matthews KA, Spears KS, Anderson-Lewis C. Rural Health Disparities: Contemporary Solutions for Persistent Rural Public Health Challenges. Prev Chronic Dis 2025;22:250202.

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

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Physical Activity Among Rural Men: Barriers and Preferences

Gallagher J, Bayman EO, Cadmus-Bertram LA, Jenkins NDM, Pearlman A, Whitaker KM, et al. Physical Activity Among Rural Men: Barriers and Preferences. Prev Chronic Dis 2023;20:230046.

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

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Public Transit Supports for Food Access: 2021 National Survey of Community-Based Policy and Environmental Supports for Healthy Eating and Active Living (CBS HEAL)

Smarsh BL, Park YS, Lee SH, Harris DM, Blanck HM. Public Transit Supports for Food Access: 2021 National Survey of Community-Based Policy and Environmental Supports for Healthy Eating and Active Living (CBS HEAL). Prev Chronic Dis 2025;22:240458.

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

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Rural–Urban Differences in Overweight and Obesity, Physical Activity, and Food Security Among Children and Adolescents

Crouch E, Abshire DA, Wirth MD, Hung P, Benavidez GA. Rural-Urban Differences in Overweight and Obesity, Physical Activity, and Food Security Among Children and Adolescents. Prev Chronic Dis 2023;20:230136.

PROGRAM EVALUATION BRIEF

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Recruitment and Retention in the National Diabetes Prevention Program Lifestyle Change Program in Two Federally Qualified Health Centers in Rural Hawaiʻi

Saiki K, Shalaby A, Nett B, Ching L, Domingo JB, Valera JD, et al. Recruitment and Retention in the National Diabetes Prevention Program Lifestyle Change Program in Two Federally Qualified Health Centers in Rural Hawaiʻi. Prev Chronic Dis 2024;21:240156.

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

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Development and Evaluation of the Delivery-Based HEALED Produce Rx Program for Uninsured Patients With Diabetes in Rural Eastern North Carolina

Sastre LR, Stroud B, Smith E, Hendrix K, McBride O. Development and Evaluation of the Delivery-Based HEALED Produce Rx Program for Uninsured Patients With Diabetes in Rural Eastern North Carolina. Prev Chronic Dis 2023;20:220384. DOI:

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

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Rural–Urban Disparities in State-Level Diabetes Prevalence Among US Adults, 2021

Khavjou O, Tayebali Z, Cho P, Myers K, Zhang P. Rural-Urban Disparities in State-Level Diabetes Prevalence Among US Adults, 2021. Prev Chronic Dis 2025;22:240199.

IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATION

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Facilitators of Multisector Collaboration for Delivering Cancer Control Interventions in Rural Communities: A Descriptive Qualitative Study

Allen P, Walsh-Bailey C, Hunleth J, Carothers BJ, Brownson RC. Facilitators of Multisector Collaboration for Delivering Cancer Control Interventions in Rural Communities: A Descriptive Qualitative Study. Prev Chronic Dis 2022;19:210450.

SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

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Interventions to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake in Rural Settings: A Scoping Review

Kava CM, Smith JL, Kobernik EK, Eberth JM, French C, Nash SH, et al. Interventions to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake in Rural Settings: A Scoping Review. Prev Chronic Dis 2025;22:250025.

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

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Spatial Analysis of Breast Cancer Mortality Rates in a Rural State

Schulz M, Spors E, Bates K, Michael S. Spatial Analysis of Breast Cancer Mortality Rates in a Rural State. [Erratum appears in Prev Chronic Dis 2023;20. http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2023/22_0113e.htm.] Prev Chronic Dis 2022;19:220113.


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