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Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health

Population Health Research Brief Series

Why Coronavirus Could Hit Rural Areas Harder

Shannon M. Monnat

March 2020

As rates of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and death continue to rise, it is important to consider how rural areas may be differentially affected. Rural economies may also be affected in different ways than their urban counterparts, which has implications for long-term rural population health outcomes.

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