Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Infectious diseases
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Vulnerable Populations in Tribal Communities
Highlights potential problems when identifying and providing public health services for certain groups within the American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) population. Outlines pandemic influenza preparedness resources for those providing services to the AI/AN population.
Author(s): Amy Groom, Cheyenne Jim, Mic LaRoque, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 99(Suppl 2), S271-S278
Date: 10/2009
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Highlights potential problems when identifying and providing public health services for certain groups within the American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) population. Outlines pandemic influenza preparedness resources for those providing services to the AI/AN population.
Author(s): Amy Groom, Cheyenne Jim, Mic LaRoque, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 99(Suppl 2), S271-S278
Date: 10/2009
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Indian Health Service: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Services for American Indians and Alaska Natives
Discusses HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services provided by Indian Health Service (IHS) at IHS facilities and through outside providers. Includes some discussion specific to services in rural areas.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 12/2007
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Discusses HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services provided by Indian Health Service (IHS) at IHS facilities and through outside providers. Includes some discussion specific to services in rural areas.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 12/2007
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Spontaneous Evacuation Following a Dirty Bomb or Pandemic Influenza: Highlights from a National Survey of Urban Residents' Intended Behavior
Reports results of a national survey to assess the evacuation intentions of urban citizens following emergency scenarios. Includes information on how likely it would be for evacuees to go to a rural or urban area. Discusses the potential impact of an urban evacuation on rural areas.
Author(s): Michael Meit, Thomas Briggs, Alene Kennedy, Janet Sutton, Jacob Feldman
Date: 11/2007
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Reports results of a national survey to assess the evacuation intentions of urban citizens following emergency scenarios. Includes information on how likely it would be for evacuees to go to a rural or urban area. Discusses the potential impact of an urban evacuation on rural areas.
Author(s): Michael Meit, Thomas Briggs, Alene Kennedy, Janet Sutton, Jacob Feldman
Date: 11/2007
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Public Health and Information Technology at the United States-Mexico Border: Examples Show Potential
Examines the use of health information technology (HIT) in public health programs at the United States-Mexico border, with an emphasis on frontier and rural health. Includes examples of successful projects addressing tuberculosis, immunizations, and diabetes.
Date: 02/2007
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Examines the use of health information technology (HIT) in public health programs at the United States-Mexico border, with an emphasis on frontier and rural health. Includes examples of successful projects addressing tuberculosis, immunizations, and diabetes.
Date: 02/2007
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Race and Place: Urban-Rural Differences in Health for Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Investigates urban-rural disparities for racial and ethnic minorities in six health areas: infant mortality, cancer screening and management, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, HIV infection, and child and adult immunizations. Provides data for the years 1991-1995.
Author(s): Rebecca T. Slifkin, Laurie J. Goldsmith, Thomas C. Ricketts,
Date: 03/2000
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Investigates urban-rural disparities for racial and ethnic minorities in six health areas: infant mortality, cancer screening and management, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, HIV infection, and child and adult immunizations. Provides data for the years 1991-1995.
Author(s): Rebecca T. Slifkin, Laurie J. Goldsmith, Thomas C. Ricketts,
Date: 03/2000
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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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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North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics (SCHS): Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS): 2023 Survey Results
Provides survey data on health behaviors and health status in North Carolina for the year 2023. Covers access to care, exercise, tobacco use, alcohol consumption, immunization, H.I.V./AIDS, long-term COVID effects, disabilities, chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and arthritis, and more. Data comparing responses from rural, suburban, and urban counties can be accessed via data tables for each question asked.
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Provides survey data on health behaviors and health status in North Carolina for the year 2023. Covers access to care, exercise, tobacco use, alcohol consumption, immunization, H.I.V./AIDS, long-term COVID effects, disabilities, chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and arthritis, and more. Data comparing responses from rural, suburban, and urban counties can be accessed via data tables for each question asked.
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) Public Health Data Portal Dashboards
Gallery of interactive dashboards displaying Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) public health data on topics including cancer, infectious disease, opioid overdose, suicide, emergency medical response, trauma, and more. Dashboards include demographic, year-by-year, and county-by-county data.
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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Gallery of interactive dashboards displaying Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) public health data on topics including cancer, infectious disease, opioid overdose, suicide, emergency medical response, trauma, and more. Dashboards include demographic, year-by-year, and county-by-county data.
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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USDA Rural Development: Rural Emergency Health Care Grants
Story map explaining the investments and reach of the USDA Rural Emergency Health Care Program, which expanded rural vaccination, healthcare services, and food assistance availability in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Provides data on overall investments and economic relief provided, and highlights healthcare facilities that benefited from USDA Rural Development grants and loans.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Rural Development
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Story map explaining the investments and reach of the USDA Rural Emergency Health Care Program, which expanded rural vaccination, healthcare services, and food assistance availability in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Provides data on overall investments and economic relief provided, and highlights healthcare facilities that benefited from USDA Rural Development grants and loans.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Rural Development
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COVID-19 Pandemic Burden of Farmworkers in the United States: A Systematic Review
Literature review of 33 articles published between January 2020 and June 2022 on COVID-19 burden for farmworkers. Themes discussed include social determinants of health, preventive practices, mental health, infection rates, vaccination coverage, and perceptions of vaccination.
Author(s): Abigail Riggenbach, Bethany Boggess, Sarah Prager
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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Literature review of 33 articles published between January 2020 and June 2022 on COVID-19 burden for farmworkers. Themes discussed include social determinants of health, preventive practices, mental health, infection rates, vaccination coverage, and perceptions of vaccination.
Author(s): Abigail Riggenbach, Bethany Boggess, Sarah Prager
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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