In this cross-sectional study of all residential addresses in Maryland, distance from health-promoting resources increased with rurality, with isolated-rural areas farthest, despite a higher representation of populations with greater health care needs. Our findings support examining rurality as a continuum rather than a dichotomy to better characterize health outcomes and SDOH variation and to inform place-specific interventions.
Iyalomhe et al. (Fri,) studied this question.