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ReviewAnnual review of public health2022

Reimagining Rural: Shifting Paradigms About Health and Well-Being in the Rural United States.

R A Afifi, E A Parker, G Dino, D M Hall, B Ulin

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Review in Annual review of public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
37citing papers in PubMed
8.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. "Sitting on the Porch Just Hearing the Crickets": Rural Living and Mental Well-Being Among Veterans in the U.S. South.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2026
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  8. "Getting in and doing it personally": Engagement strategies for rural school asthma programs.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2025
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  10. County-level vulnerability is associated with mental health and substance use treatment among rural suicide decedents: A national multi-year cross-sectional study.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

R A AfifiDepartment of Community and Behavioral Health, and Prevention Research Center for Rural Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States; email: rima-afifi@uiowa.edu, edith-parker@uiowa.edu.
E A ParkerDepartment of Community and Behavioral Health, and Prevention Research Center for Rural Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States; email: rima-afifi@uiowa.edu, edith-parker@uiowa.edu.
G DinoDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and West Virginia Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States; email: gdino@hsc.wvu.edu.
D M HallOffice of the Associate Director for Policy and Strategy, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States; email: fqx7@cdc.com.
B UlinDivision of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States; email: bcf8@cdc.gov.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · USUniversity of Iowa · USWest Virginia University · US

Funding

University of Iowa Prevention Research Center for Rural HealthU48DP006389 · DP · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI AFIFI, RIMA · 2018 to 2023
$7.4M
West Virginia Prevention Research CenterU48DP006391 · DP · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI DINO, GERI A, MANN, MICHAEL J · 2018 to 2023
$4.2M
Intramural CDC HHS CC999999NCCDPHP CDC HHS U48 DP006389NCCDPHP CDC HHS U48 DP006391
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rural health disparities have attracted increased national attention, compelling an expanded focus on rural health research. In this article, we deconstruct the definitions and narratives of "rural" communities and suggest that a paradigm shift is needed that centers the complexity and strength of rural places. We discuss the relevance of health equity frameworks, implementation science, and community-engaged approaches to promote rural well-being. Focusing on rural in its own right will lead to intervention innovations and reinvention with implications beyond rural areas. We conclude with suggestions for research and practice to inspire renewed interest in partnering with rural communities to promote health equity.

Indexed as

Health EquityRural PopulationHealth PromotionHumansImplementation ScienceRural HealthUnited Stateshealth equityparticipationruralstrength-based

Identifiers

PMID34910581
PMCPMC11295601
OpenAlexW4200313895

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Registered trials

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