Guidelines aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 resulted in major changes in people’s lives. A cross-sectional online survey, completed by 1,405 adults in Canada and the United States in June 2020, found respondents from rural areas/small towns reported better coping and adjustment (i.e., less use of substances for support), less personal impact, less life disruption, and fewer challenges with transportation and health care, than urban and suburban respondents. Those in rural areas were less likely to use the newspaper, but more likely to use social media, for information. Finally, rural respondents reported higher levels of support for their national leadership’s response to the pandemic. The needs and strengths of rural areas, as well as approaches to serve rural areas are discussed.

旨在减缓COVID-19传播的准则导致人们生活的重大变化。一项在线横断面调查于2020年6月在加拿大和美国完成了1,405名成年人的调查，发现来自农村地区/小镇的受访者报告说，他们的应对和适应能力更好（即，减少了物质支持的使用），个人影响较小，与城市和郊区受访者相比，生活受到干扰，交通和医疗保健方面的挑战更少。农村地区的人不太可能使用报纸，但更可能使用社交媒体来获取信息。最后，农村受访者表示，他们的国家领导层对大流行病的反应得到了更高程度的支持。讨论了农村地区的需求和优势，以及为农村地区服务的方法。