Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Environmental health
Perceptions of Environmental and Occupational Health Hazards Among Agricultural Workers in Washington State
Details a study on the perceived risk of health hazards by agricultural workers in Washington State's Yakima Valley. Bases conclusions on interviews with 389 agricultural workers.
Author(s): Jonathan N. Hofmann, Jennifer Crowe, Julie Postma, et al.
Citation: American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, 57(9), 359-371
Date: 09/2009
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Details a study on the perceived risk of health hazards by agricultural workers in Washington State's Yakima Valley. Bases conclusions on interviews with 389 agricultural workers.
Author(s): Jonathan N. Hofmann, Jennifer Crowe, Julie Postma, et al.
Citation: American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, 57(9), 359-371
Date: 09/2009
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Climate Change and Rural Communities in the U.S.
Describes the effects of climate change on rural populations and economies. Discusses climate change legislation and policies under consideration in the U.S.
Author(s): Jennifer Keller Jensen
Date: 08/2009
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
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Describes the effects of climate change on rural populations and economies. Discusses climate change legislation and policies under consideration in the U.S.
Author(s): Jennifer Keller Jensen
Date: 08/2009
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute
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Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the Environment in Rural America: Workshop Summary
Covers rural environmental health, including the social, the natural, and the built environment. Report on a regional workshop at the University of Iowa on November 29-30, 2004 addressing rural environmental health issues.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 2006
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Covers rural environmental health, including the social, the natural, and the built environment. Report on a regional workshop at the University of Iowa on November 29-30, 2004 addressing rural environmental health issues.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 2006
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Michigan Environmental Public Health Tracking
Provides public health data in Michigan on topics such as environment, health, and population. Allows users to run queries by specific indicators in each topic area. Select data available by county.
Sponsoring organization: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
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Provides public health data in Michigan on topics such as environment, health, and population. Allows users to run queries by specific indicators in each topic area. Select data available by county.
Sponsoring organization: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
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Pediatric Considerations in Disasters for Resource-Constrained and Rural Settings
A collection of 10 modules on topics affecting children in disasters, focusing on rural and other resource-constrained settings. Includes videos, case-based learning, exercises, and e-books.
Sponsoring organization: Pediatric Pandemic Network
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A collection of 10 modules on topics affecting children in disasters, focusing on rural and other resource-constrained settings. Includes videos, case-based learning, exercises, and e-books.
Sponsoring organization: Pediatric Pandemic Network
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Arizona Department of Health Services GIS Portal
Data portal providing access to the Arizona Department of Health Services' geographic information system (GIS) public health data. Includes community-level data on wellness, testing, and disease prevention programs, healthcare facilities, demographics, environmental health, State Loan Repayment Program sites, and more in Arizona.
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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Data portal providing access to the Arizona Department of Health Services' geographic information system (GIS) public health data. Includes community-level data on wellness, testing, and disease prevention programs, healthcare facilities, demographics, environmental health, State Loan Repayment Program sites, and more in Arizona.
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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Avera Farm and Rural Stress Hotline
Hotline connects farmers, ranchers, and rural residents experiencing anxiety, depression, or other behavioral health concerns to a mental health profession that can provide support and resources. Hotline is free, confidential, and available 24/7.
Sponsoring organization: Avera Health
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Hotline connects farmers, ranchers, and rural residents experiencing anxiety, depression, or other behavioral health concerns to a mental health profession that can provide support and resources. Hotline is free, confidential, and available 24/7.
Sponsoring organization: Avera Health
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Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety Educational Materials
Collection of outreach and employer training materials covering common agricultural health and safety topics. Topics include heat illness, personal protective equipment, diabetes, infectious diseases, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety
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Collection of outreach and employer training materials covering common agricultural health and safety topics. Topics include heat illness, personal protective equipment, diabetes, infectious diseases, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety
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Indiana Public Health Data Navigator Dashboards
Provides public health data dashboards for Indiana that offer county-level information on county population health, local health departments, chronic disease prevention, maternal and child health, trauma and injury prevention, infectious disease prevention and control, lead case management, tobacco prevention, immunization data, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Department of Health
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Provides public health data dashboards for Indiana that offer county-level information on county population health, local health departments, chronic disease prevention, maternal and child health, trauma and injury prevention, infectious disease prevention and control, lead case management, tobacco prevention, immunization data, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Department of Health
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Louisiana State Health Assessment
Dashboard providing data on the health of people in Louisiana. Examines demographics, community-level factors influencing health, health behaviors and exposures, and medical conditions. Includes parish-level data breakdowns, with additional comparisons of rural, partially rural, and urban parishes for select indicators.
Sponsoring organization: Louisiana Department of Health
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Dashboard providing data on the health of people in Louisiana. Examines demographics, community-level factors influencing health, health behaviors and exposures, and medical conditions. Includes parish-level data breakdowns, with additional comparisons of rural, partially rural, and urban parishes for select indicators.
Sponsoring organization: Louisiana Department of Health
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