RT Book, Section A1 Wibberly, Katharine Hsu A1 Rheuban, Karen Schulder A2 Rheuban, Karen Schulder A2 Krupinski, Elizabeth A. SR Print(0) ID 1153059929 T1 Rural Health T2 Understanding Telehealth YR 1 FD 1 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259837401 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1153059929 RD 2024/11/07 AB Rural Americans experience significant health disparities, including higher incidence of disease and disability, increased mortality rates, and lower life expectancies as compared to the general population. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women.1 However, when comparing rural–urban disparities in heart disease, Knudson, Meit, and Popat found:For adults 20 years and older, patterns of ischemic heart disease (IHD) death rates for men and women were highest in the nation's most rural counties.For both men and women, residents of the most rural counties had the highest age-adjusted prevalence of obesity.Nationwide, physical inactivity during leisure time was most common for men and women in rural counties when compared to urban counties.2