Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health
Population Health Research Brief Series
Rural Ohio Faces High Health Risk during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Danielle Rhubart, Shannon M. Monnat, Yue Sun
July 2020
Ohio was among the first states to implement interventions to reduce community spread during the early stages of COVID-19. These actions came with strong pushback from leaders in many of the state’s rural counties. Residents of Ohio's most rural counties are at high risk of hospitalization and death due to COVID-19.