Appalachian Diseases of Despair: Final Report
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Description
Analyzes the impact of diseases of despair on mortality within Appalachia, focusing on mortality from alcohol, prescription drug, and illegal drug overdose; suicide; and alcoholic liver disease/cirrhosis of the liver. Includes data through 2023, with demographics and breakdowns by subregion, county economic status, and levels of rurality.
Date
07/2025
Organizations
Appalachian Regional Commission, East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health Research, NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Tagged as
Appalachia
· Behavioral health
· Health disparities
· Mortality
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data
· Alabama
· Georgia
· Kentucky
· Maryland
· Mississippi
· New York
· North Carolina
· Ohio
· Pennsylvania
· South Carolina
· Tennessee
· Virginia
· West Virginia
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Organizations (3)
- Appalachian Regional Commission, view details
- East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health Research, view details
- NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis, view details