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People in rural areas face some different health issues than people who live in towns and cities. Getting health care can be a problem when you live in a remote area. You might not be able to get to a hospital quickly in an emergency. You also might not want to travel long distances to get routine checkups and screenings. Rural areas often have fewer doctors and dentists, and certain specialists might not be available at all.
Because it can be hard to get care, health problems in rural residents may be more serious by the time they are diagnosed. People in rural areas of the United States have higher rates of chronic disease than people in urban areas. They also have higher rates of certain types of cancer, from exposure to chemicals used in farming.
Prevention and Risk Factors
- Rural Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Toolkit (Rural Health Information Hub)
Related Issues
- Agricultural Health and Safety (Rural Health Information Hub)
- Consumer Health: See How Technology Can Improve Your Health Care (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
- Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) (Rural Health Information Hub)
- Oral Health in Rural Communities (Rural Health Information Hub)
- Rural Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Trauma (Rural Health Information Hub)
- Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) (Rural Health Information Hub)
- Rural Health Disparities (Rural Health Information Hub)
- Rural Health Policy (Rural Health Information Hub)
- Rural People with Disabilities (Rural Health Information Hub)
- Substance Abuse in Rural Areas (Rural Health Information Hub)
- Violence and Abuse in Rural America (Rural Health Information Hub)
Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
Find an Expert
- HRSA: Find a Health Center (Health Resources and Services Administration)
Older Adults
- Rural Aging (Rural Health Information Hub)