Rural Health
Resources by Topic: County-by-county data
Data Watch: Arkansas Roadway Fatalities, 2016-2022
Infographic offering data on traffic fatalities in Arkansas. Includes county-level data on fatalities, noting rural and urban differences.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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Infographic offering data on traffic fatalities in Arkansas. Includes county-level data on fatalities, noting rural and urban differences.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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Oregon Areas of Unmet Health Care Need Report, 2024
Covers nine variables that describe areas of unmet healthcare need in Oregon and measure access to primary care, mental, and oral healthcare services. Areas of unmet need are scored based on variables within the following categories: availability of providers, ability to afford care, and utilization. Includes statistics and county-level information by service areas.
Additional links: Map
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Office of Rural Health
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Covers nine variables that describe areas of unmet healthcare need in Oregon and measure access to primary care, mental, and oral healthcare services. Areas of unmet need are scored based on variables within the following categories: availability of providers, ability to afford care, and utilization. Includes statistics and county-level information by service areas.
Additional links: Map
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Office of Rural Health
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Food Deserts in Nebraska: A Revised Methodology and Analysis
Analyzes the geography of healthy food access in Nebraska. Identifies census tracts designated as food deserts, discusses factors influencing rural food desert prevalence, and examines trends using county-level sociodemographic data and studies of grocery store and farmer's market locations.
Author(s): Gregory J. McKee, Shawn C. Kaskie
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Affairs
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Analyzes the geography of healthy food access in Nebraska. Identifies census tracts designated as food deserts, discusses factors influencing rural food desert prevalence, and examines trends using county-level sociodemographic data and studies of grocery store and farmer's market locations.
Author(s): Gregory J. McKee, Shawn C. Kaskie
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Affairs
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Nowhere to Go: Maternity Care Deserts Across the U.S. 2024
Explores maternal healthcare access and provides county-level U.S. maps that show maternity care deserts, hospitals that offer obstetric (OB) care, distribution of OB providers, travel time to maternity care, chronic conditions of birthing people, social drivers of health, and more. Includes rural versus urban characteristics of the maternal health workforce as well as access and policy discussions specific to rural areas.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: March of Dimes
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Explores maternal healthcare access and provides county-level U.S. maps that show maternity care deserts, hospitals that offer obstetric (OB) care, distribution of OB providers, travel time to maternity care, chronic conditions of birthing people, social drivers of health, and more. Includes rural versus urban characteristics of the maternal health workforce as well as access and policy discussions specific to rural areas.
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: March of Dimes
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Co-Morbid Substance Use and Mental Health Issues in New Mexico, 2024
Reports on comorbid substance use, poor mental health, and mental health emergencies in New Mexico. Provides regional and county-level data on youth and adult substance use and mental distress, self-injury, depression, suicidal behavior or thoughts, and other mental health conditions.
Author(s): Dylan Pell, Annaliese Mayette, Dan Green
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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Reports on comorbid substance use, poor mental health, and mental health emergencies in New Mexico. Provides regional and county-level data on youth and adult substance use and mental distress, self-injury, depression, suicidal behavior or thoughts, and other mental health conditions.
Author(s): Dylan Pell, Annaliese Mayette, Dan Green
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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State of Nursing in Kansas: Volume I
Provides an overview of nursing in Kansas, focusing on registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and nursing workforce data and educational tracks. Includes demographic data on nurse workforce as well as county-level data on RN, LPN, and advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) licenses; license to population ratio; live births and maternity care workforce; median nurse wages; and more.
Author(s): Amy Garcia, Barbara MacArthur, Shin Hye Park, Alexander Alsup
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Nursing Workforce Center
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Provides an overview of nursing in Kansas, focusing on registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and nursing workforce data and educational tracks. Includes demographic data on nurse workforce as well as county-level data on RN, LPN, and advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) licenses; license to population ratio; live births and maternity care workforce; median nurse wages; and more.
Author(s): Amy Garcia, Barbara MacArthur, Shin Hye Park, Alexander Alsup
Date: 09/2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Nursing Workforce Center
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The Idaho Nursing Workforce: 2024 Report on Current Supply, Education and Employment Demand Projections
Report details the supply, employment, educational output, and distribution of nurses in Idaho. Breaks down data by educational program, licensing type, demographic data, and county-level distribution, among other measures of nurses across the state.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Idaho Center for Nursing
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Report details the supply, employment, educational output, and distribution of nurses in Idaho. Breaks down data by educational program, licensing type, demographic data, and county-level distribution, among other measures of nurses across the state.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Idaho Center for Nursing
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MN Rational Service Areas: Mental Health Geographic and Low Income HPSA Designations
Provides a Minnesota state map and county list of low-income and geographic mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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Provides a Minnesota state map and county list of low-income and geographic mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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MN Health Professional Shortage Areas: Primary Care Geographic & Low Income Designations
Provides a Minnesota state map and county list of low-income and geographic primary care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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Provides a Minnesota state map and county list of low-income and geographic primary care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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MN Health Professional Shortage Areas: Dental Geographic & Low Income Designations
Provides a Minnesota state map and county list of low-income and geographic dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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Provides a Minnesota state map and county list of low-income and geographic dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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