Assessment of Factors Contributing to Health Outcomes in the Eight States of the Mississippi Delta Region
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Description
Examines key contributors to health outcomes and disparities between Delta and non-Delta counties, using 38 measures derived from the 2014 County Health Rankings. Features statistics comparing mortality, self-rated health, low birth rate, and various health factors, rurality, and other demographics.
Author(s)
Keith P. Gennuso, Amanda Jovaag, Bridget B. Catlin, Matthew Rodock, Hyojun Park
Citation
Preventing Chronic Disease, 13
Date
03/2016
Tagged as
Delta Region
· Health disparities
· Mortality
· Statistics and data
· Alabama
· Arkansas
· Illinois
· Kentucky
· Louisiana
· Mississippi
· Missouri
· Tennessee