Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health conditions
Rate of New Cancers in American Indian and Alaska Native, Non-Hispanic
Provides comparative data of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) cancer rates with White cancer rates. Data can be broken down by sex, Indian Health Service (IHS) region, and type of cancer.
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Cancer Institute, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Provides comparative data of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) cancer rates with White cancer rates. Data can be broken down by sex, Indian Health Service (IHS) region, and type of cancer.
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Cancer Institute, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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State Public Health Legislation Database
Identifies state legislation addressing infectious disease prevention and treatment, public health information and reporting, public health workforce, and vaccines. Updated every two weeks, with information on legislation starting in 2021. Searchable by year, state, topic or keyword.
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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Identifies state legislation addressing infectious disease prevention and treatment, public health information and reporting, public health workforce, and vaccines. Updated every two weeks, with information on legislation starting in 2021. Searchable by year, state, topic or keyword.
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Analytics: Data & Reports
Provides data and reports on a variety of population health measures in Nevada. County level data, including a group of counties defined as rural, are available for topic areas including behavioral health, substance use, maternal and child health, health conditions, mortality, Medicaid enrollment and services, and other topics in population health and state services. Includes the DHHS Factbook, which reports on the activities of DHHS.
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Provides data and reports on a variety of population health measures in Nevada. County level data, including a group of counties defined as rural, are available for topic areas including behavioral health, substance use, maternal and child health, health conditions, mortality, Medicaid enrollment and services, and other topics in population health and state services. Includes the DHHS Factbook, which reports on the activities of DHHS.
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Telehealth for FQHCs/RHCs: Video Resource Library
Offers videos on topics relevant to telehealth implementation for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). Topics address telehealth readiness, marketing, selecting service providers, process improvement, and documenting workflows. Also, covers telehealth in primary care and dentistry, school-based telehealth, and diabetes prevention, screening and education services. Transcripts are available in the video descriptions.
Sponsoring organization: National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
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Offers videos on topics relevant to telehealth implementation for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). Topics address telehealth readiness, marketing, selecting service providers, process improvement, and documenting workflows. Also, covers telehealth in primary care and dentistry, school-based telehealth, and diabetes prevention, screening and education services. Transcripts are available in the video descriptions.
Sponsoring organization: National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
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AgriStress Helpline: Crisis Support for Agricultural Communities
Helpline connects farmers and agricultural workers to trained professionals offering mental health support and resources in their area. Provides crisis support tailored for the agricultural community with an understanding of the values, stressors, and lived experiences of the agricultural community. Helpline is open 24/7 and is currently available in CT, MO, PA, TX, VA, and WY.
Sponsoring organization: AgriSafe Network
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Helpline connects farmers and agricultural workers to trained professionals offering mental health support and resources in their area. Provides crisis support tailored for the agricultural community with an understanding of the values, stressors, and lived experiences of the agricultural community. Helpline is open 24/7 and is currently available in CT, MO, PA, TX, VA, and WY.
Sponsoring organization: AgriSafe Network
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State Firearm Mortality Explorer
Provides data on firearm mortality by state. Includes a map allowing users to select variables such as firearm deaths, homicides, and suicides along with state-level population characteristics compared to national, including urban and nonurban location.
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Provides data on firearm mortality by state. Includes a map allowing users to select variables such as firearm deaths, homicides, and suicides along with state-level population characteristics compared to national, including urban and nonurban location.
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Community Connector: Visualize Social Determinants of Health Scores
Open-sourced tool presents community demographics, social needs, and health outcomes by county in Colorado. Allows users to compare similar counties and select several measures of social determinants of health and health outcomes.
Sponsoring organization: Mathematica
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Open-sourced tool presents community demographics, social needs, and health outcomes by county in Colorado. Allows users to compare similar counties and select several measures of social determinants of health and health outcomes.
Sponsoring organization: Mathematica
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Missouri Health Matters: Empowering You with Health Data
A dashboard that provides county-level data on health disparities in Missouri, including social determinants of health (SDOH), maternal and child health, risk behaviors, health outcomes, physical health and disease status, behavioral health, and frailty/disabilities. User can select for race/ethnicity and one or more counties for data.
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Hospital Association
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A dashboard that provides county-level data on health disparities in Missouri, including social determinants of health (SDOH), maternal and child health, risk behaviors, health outcomes, physical health and disease status, behavioral health, and frailty/disabilities. User can select for race/ethnicity and one or more counties for data.
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Hospital Association
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SparkMap's Community Assessment Tool
Allows user to select data indicators such as demographics, economics, housing, education, health behaviors and indicators, healthcare workforce, and more by state and county to create a community assessment report. Utilizes data from multiple geographical levels and housed with the US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Transportation, and Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Sponsoring organization: Center for Applied Research and Engagement Systems
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Allows user to select data indicators such as demographics, economics, housing, education, health behaviors and indicators, healthcare workforce, and more by state and county to create a community assessment report. Utilizes data from multiple geographical levels and housed with the US Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Transportation, and Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Sponsoring organization: Center for Applied Research and Engagement Systems
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Rural Health Mapping Tool
An interactive mapping system to help inform rural communities' strategies around COVID-19. Includes county-level data on COVID-19 vaccination rates, as well as healthcare access, health status, and sociodemographic information.
Sponsoring organization: NORC at the University of Chicago
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An interactive mapping system to help inform rural communities' strategies around COVID-19. Includes county-level data on COVID-19 vaccination rates, as well as healthcare access, health status, and sociodemographic information.
Sponsoring organization: NORC at the University of Chicago
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