Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Injuries

Minnesota Hospital-Treated Suicidal and Self-Harm Injury
Presents 2016-2020 suicidal injury and ideation rates in Minnesota according to age, county, sex, mechanism, and survival.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health
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Tribal Injury Prevention Resource Center
Presents information, resources, training, and technical assistance pertaining to tribal injury prevention.
Type: Website
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HCUP Summary Trend Tables
Provides a series of data files on monthly hospital utilization data derived from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) State Inpatient Databases (SID) and HCUP State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD) beginning in January 2017. Includes state-by-state data on hospitalizations due to COVID-19, influenza, and other respiratory conditions; normal newborns and deliveries; non-elective stays admitted through emergency departments; and elective inpatient stays. Contains information on urban-rural locations of the hospital and patient residence.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Preventing Chronic Diseases and Promoting Health in Rural Communities
Lists causes for rural health disparities and describes ways in which the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion works to improve health in these areas.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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National Health Interview Survey: Tables of Summary Health Statistics
Summarizes data from a national survey on topics that include health status, health insurance coverage, injury, healthcare access and utilization, various health conditions, and limitations in activities. Some data is compared by place of residence for large metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), small MSAs, and areas not in an MSA.
Additional links: National Health Interview Survey Early Release Program
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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NIOSH Agricultural Safety and Health Centers
The Centers for Agricultural Disease and Injury Research, Education, and Prevention conduct research, education, and prevention projects to address agricultural health and safety problems, and are distributed throughout the nation to be responsive to the agricultural health and safety issues unique to the different regions.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Iowa Health Fact Book
Presents state-wide data regarding health outcomes, social determinants of health, and health behaviors throughout Iowa. Discusses rural demographics, adult and youth injury mortalities in rural counties, healthcare facilities including rural health clinics, and distribution of physicians.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
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Workplace Safety & Health Topics: Agricultural Safety
Presents research, statistics, and data regarding agricultural safety in the United States.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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WISQARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System)
Interactive database system that provides fatal and nonfatal injury, violent death, and cost of injury data from a variety of sources. Offers fatal injury data available by metropolitan/nonmetropolitan status in the Fatal Injury Reports section. Fatal Injury Mapping section provides access to county-level data.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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