Rural Health
Resources by State: State-by-state
Traffic Safety Facts, 2022 Data: State Traffic Data
Contains information on fatal motor vehicle crashes and fatalities, using data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Includes a state-level U.S. map showing percentage change in traffic fatalities from 2021-2022. Features state-by-state statistics on fatalities and fatality rates, percentage change from 1975-2022, population and vehicle miles traveled in 2013 and 2022, registered vehicles and licensed drivers in 2013 and 2022, vehicle type, restraint use, passenger fatalities, alcohol use and survivor status, and speeding-related fatalities by roadway function class, with breakdowns including interstate rural and urban interstate.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Contains information on fatal motor vehicle crashes and fatalities, using data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System. Includes a state-level U.S. map showing percentage change in traffic fatalities from 2021-2022. Features state-by-state statistics on fatalities and fatality rates, percentage change from 1975-2022, population and vehicle miles traveled in 2013 and 2022, registered vehicles and licensed drivers in 2013 and 2022, vehicle type, restraint use, passenger fatalities, alcohol use and survivor status, and speeding-related fatalities by roadway function class, with breakdowns including interstate rural and urban interstate.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Traffic Safety Facts, 2022 Data: Summary of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes
Contains information on fatal and non-fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes. Features statistics on fatality and injury rates per population, licensed drivers, registered vehicles, and vehicle miles traveled, from 2013–2022; and a state-level map showing fatality rates per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, by state, in 2022. Includes a section comparing traffic fatality rates in urban and rural areas.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Contains information on fatal and non-fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes. Features statistics on fatality and injury rates per population, licensed drivers, registered vehicles, and vehicle miles traveled, from 2013–2022; and a state-level map showing fatality rates per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, by state, in 2022. Includes a section comparing traffic fatality rates in urban and rural areas.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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The State of Obesity 2024: Better Policies for a Healthier America
Presents data on adult and childhood obesity rates, with breakdowns by state and select demographic characteristics. Examines current and emerging policies, provides funding opportunities, and outlines recommended policy actions. Includes a special feature about food environments and systems.
Author(s): Molly Warren, Madison West
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Trust for America's Health
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Presents data on adult and childhood obesity rates, with breakdowns by state and select demographic characteristics. Examines current and emerging policies, provides funding opportunities, and outlines recommended policy actions. Includes a special feature about food environments and systems.
Author(s): Molly Warren, Madison West
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Trust for America's Health
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Household Food Security in the United States in 2023
Reports on household food security, food expenditures, and use of federal food and nutrition assistance programs in 2022. Includes food insecurity statistics for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.
Additional links: Statistical Supplement, Summary
Author(s): Matthew P. Rabbitt, Madeline Reed-Jones, Laura J. Hales, Michael P. Burke
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Reports on household food security, food expenditures, and use of federal food and nutrition assistance programs in 2022. Includes food insecurity statistics for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.
Additional links: Statistical Supplement, Summary
Author(s): Matthew P. Rabbitt, Madeline Reed-Jones, Laura J. Hales, Michael P. Burke
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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An Increasing Number of States Filled Conrad 30 Waivers for Recruiting International Medical Graduates
Examines the Conrad 30 visa waiver program between 2001 and 2020 and offers findings related to variations by specialty and geography at the state level. Discusses disparate distribution of Conrad physicians in rural areas.
Author(s): Tarun Ramesh, Sarah E. Brotherton, Gregory D. Wozniak, Hao Yu
Citation: Health Affairs Scholar, 2(9)
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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Examines the Conrad 30 visa waiver program between 2001 and 2020 and offers findings related to variations by specialty and geography at the state level. Discusses disparate distribution of Conrad physicians in rural areas.
Author(s): Tarun Ramesh, Sarah E. Brotherton, Gregory D. Wozniak, Hao Yu
Citation: Health Affairs Scholar, 2(9)
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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National- and State-Level Estimates of WIC Eligibility and Program Reach in 2022: Final Report, Volume 1
Compares eligibility versus participation in Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits in 2022 using Community Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS-ASEC), American Community Survey (ACS), and National Vital Statistics data. Discusses trends over time for infants and pregnant women as well as by breastfeeding status, race and ethnicity, Medicaid participation, and urbanicity. Includes state and regional comparisons.
Additional links: Appendices, Summary
Author(s): Courtenay Kessler, Andrew Bryant, Kate Munkacsy, Kelsey Farson Gray
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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Compares eligibility versus participation in Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits in 2022 using Community Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS-ASEC), American Community Survey (ACS), and National Vital Statistics data. Discusses trends over time for infants and pregnant women as well as by breastfeeding status, race and ethnicity, Medicaid participation, and urbanicity. Includes state and regional comparisons.
Additional links: Appendices, Summary
Author(s): Courtenay Kessler, Andrew Bryant, Kate Munkacsy, Kelsey Farson Gray
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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Traffic Safety Facts, 2022 Data: Older Population
National data on traffic crashes involving drivers age 65 and older. Features statistics from 2013-2022 with breakdowns by sex, age group, blood alcohol concentrations, state, and rural or urban location.
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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National data on traffic crashes involving drivers age 65 and older. Features statistics from 2013-2022 with breakdowns by sex, age group, blood alcohol concentrations, state, and rural or urban location.
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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The Impact of Chronic Underfunding on America's Public Health System: Trends, Risks, and Recommendations, 2024
Provides state-by-state information on public health funding and discusses public health systems at the local, tribal, and territorial levels. Includes information on funding provided to the states by the federal government, as well as state public health budgets. Features information about federal funding for COVID-19 response actions.
Author(s): Matt McKillop, Dara Alpert Lieberman
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Trust for America's Health
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Provides state-by-state information on public health funding and discusses public health systems at the local, tribal, and territorial levels. Includes information on funding provided to the states by the federal government, as well as state public health budgets. Features information about federal funding for COVID-19 response actions.
Author(s): Matt McKillop, Dara Alpert Lieberman
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Trust for America's Health
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The Cross-State Licensure Continuum: Out-of-State Telehealth Provider Policies
Provides an overview of policy alternatives to full in-state licensure for telehealth providers adopted by states. Describes limited licensure exceptions, telehealth license or registration processes, and interstate licensure compacts, as well as limitations to these policies. Includes a chart indicating which, if any, policies and compacts each state has implemented.
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Connected Health Policy: The National Telehealth Policy Resource Center
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Provides an overview of policy alternatives to full in-state licensure for telehealth providers adopted by states. Describes limited licensure exceptions, telehealth license or registration processes, and interstate licensure compacts, as well as limitations to these policies. Includes a chart indicating which, if any, policies and compacts each state has implemented.
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Connected Health Policy: The National Telehealth Policy Resource Center
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Medicare Advantage in 2024: Enrollment Update and Key Trends
Explores trends related to the growth of the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. Provides statistics on MA enrollment, the types of plans in which beneficiaries are enrolled, and geographic variation. Includes interactive maps that display MA penetration rates by state and county.
Author(s): Meredith Freed, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Anthony Damico, Tricia Neuman
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Explores trends related to the growth of the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. Provides statistics on MA enrollment, the types of plans in which beneficiaries are enrolled, and geographic variation. Includes interactive maps that display MA penetration rates by state and county.
Author(s): Meredith Freed, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Anthony Damico, Tricia Neuman
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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