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Resources by Topic: Mortality

Implementation of a Women's Reproductive Behavioral Health Telemedicine Program: A Qualitative Study of Barriers and Facilitators In Obstetric and Pediatric Clinics
Results of a study exploring a South Carolina telemedicine program for the treatment of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders and Perinatal Substance Use Disorders in obstetric and pediatric providers in the outpatient community practice setting. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban or rural location.
Author(s): Katherine R. Sterba, Emily E. Johnson, Edie Douglas, et al.
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 23, 167
Date: 03/2023
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Gun Violence in Arizona: Data to Inform Prevention Policies
Provides information on firearm violence in Arizona, including mass and school shootings, suicides, homicides, injuries, police shootings, and more, with data broken down by demographics, county, and rural versus urban location. Discusses gun safety policies and prevention strategies.
Author(s): Julia Jackman, Allan N. Williams
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Public Health Association
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Outcomes of Farm Compared to Nonfarm Pediatric Injuries: A Propensity-Matched Analysis
Compares the outcomes of pediatric injuries received in farm and non-farm locations. Looks at a number of factors, including length of hospital stay, admission to intensive care unit, and mortality. Breaks down data by sex, race, and pediatric trauma-level designation, among other measures.
Author(s): Michael C. Larkins, Ashish Khanchandani, Dmitry Tumin, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 39(2), 383-391
Date: 03/2023
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COVID-19 Cases and Deaths, Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties Over Time (Update)
Presents charts to compare COVID-19 incidence and mortality rates in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas over time, from April 1, 2020 - March 9, 2023.
Author(s): Fred Ullrich, Keith Mueller
Date: 03/2023
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Urban–Rural Disparities in Deaths of Despair: A County-Level Analysis 2004–2016 in the U.S.
Presents a study exploring the rural-urban differences in drug, alcohol, and suicide mortality rates across the country from 2004 to 2016. Breaks down data by demographic factors, such as sex, employment, and health insurance, among other measures.
Author(s): Jong Hyung Lee, David C. Wheeler, Emily B. Zimmerman, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 64(2), 149-156
Date: 02/2023
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A Review of Occupational Safety and Health Research for American Indians and Alaska Natives
Presents a literature review of occupational health and safety research discussing American Indian and Alaska Native workers. Breaks down data by National Occupation Research Agenda sector and details studies by type, objective, and findings.
Author(s): Kaitlin Wingate, Elizabeth Dalsey, Deborah Poling Scott
Citation: Journal of Safety Research, 84, 204-211
Date: 02/2023
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Listening To Rural Missouri: A Needs Assessment
Provides an overview of healthcare access and equity, behavioral health, mortality rates, and social determinants of health (SDOH) in rural Missouri. Includes data as well as qualitative feedback from listening sessions across 9 regions focused on rural Missouri's most pressing needs. Discusses issues such as the rural healthcare workforce, transportation systems, expansion and collaboration of healthcare services, and more.
Author(s): Derek S. Landes, Aiden P. Bondurant
Date: 02/2023
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Rural Health Association
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The Association between Grandparents as Caregivers and Overdose Mortality in Appalachia and Non-Appalachia Counties
Evaluates associations between drug overdose mortality and grandparents as primary caregivers of children in Appalachian and non-Appalachian counties using national datasets from the period 2015-2019. Covers factors associated with grandparents as primary caregivers, including demographics, uninsured population, and rurality. Discusses the impact of high rates of kinship care and opioid use disorder in rural and Appalachian areas.
Author(s): Kate E. Beatty, Stephanie M. Mathis, Abby R. McCurry, et al.
Citation: Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1035564
Date: 02/2023
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Geography, Rurality, and Community Distress: Deaths Due to Suicide, Alcohol-Use, and Drug-Use among Colorado Veterans
Explores the connection between distressed communities and mortality disparities in the Colorado veteran population. Utilizes 2009-2020 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER) to examine suicide, alcohol, and drug related mortalities, with demographic data broken down by sex, age, race/ethnicity, marital status, distressed community index (DCI), and frontier, rural, or urban location. Includes county-level maps showing DCI and rurality.
Author(s): Talia L. Spark, Colleen E. Reid, Rachel Sayko Adams, et al.
Citation: Injury Epidemiology, 10, 8
Date: 02/2023
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The Economic and Societal Impact of Motor Vehicle Crashes, 2019
Examines costs resulting from motor vehicle crashes, including economic impact and premature death or lost quality-of-life for those who survive crashes with debilitating injuries. Features statistics on traffic fatalities from 1998-2019, portions of fatalities and injuries occurring in rural areas by injury severity for select states, and economic cost summary with breakdowns by urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Lawrence Blincoe, Ted R. Miller, Jing-Shiarn Wang, et al.
Date: 02/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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