Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Mortality
Geographic Disparities in COVID-19 Testing and Outcomes in Florida
Identifies geographic disparities in COVID-19 testing, incidence, hospitalizations, and mortality in Florida from March to July 2020. Provides county-level maps of COVID-19 patterns and discusses how spatial analysis can inform preventative public health interventions.
Author(s): Md Marufuzzaman Khan, Agricola Odoi, Evah W. Odoi
Citation: BMC Public Health, 23, 79
Date: 01/2023
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Identifies geographic disparities in COVID-19 testing, incidence, hospitalizations, and mortality in Florida from March to July 2020. Provides county-level maps of COVID-19 patterns and discusses how spatial analysis can inform preventative public health interventions.
Author(s): Md Marufuzzaman Khan, Agricola Odoi, Evah W. Odoi
Citation: BMC Public Health, 23, 79
Date: 01/2023
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Indiana Maternal Mortality Review Committee: 2023 Annual Report
Provides an overview of maternal mortality and its causes in Indiana. Includes county-level maps related to birthing care within a 30-minute drive and inpatient obstetric services, as well as mortality data on metro, micro, or rural residence at time of pregnancy-related death.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Department of Health
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Provides an overview of maternal mortality and its causes in Indiana. Includes county-level maps related to birthing care within a 30-minute drive and inpatient obstetric services, as well as mortality data on metro, micro, or rural residence at time of pregnancy-related death.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Department of Health
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Arkansas Facts and Figures Overview
Offers data for cancer in Arkansas including incidence, mortality, various demographics, rural and urban designation, and more. Includes county-level data and further analysis of breast, prostate, lung and bronchus, and colon and rectum cancer data.
Author(s): Daniela Ramirez Aguilar
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organizations: Arkansas Central Cancer Registry, Arkansas Department of Health
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Offers data for cancer in Arkansas including incidence, mortality, various demographics, rural and urban designation, and more. Includes county-level data and further analysis of breast, prostate, lung and bronchus, and colon and rectum cancer data.
Author(s): Daniela Ramirez Aguilar
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organizations: Arkansas Central Cancer Registry, Arkansas Department of Health
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Natural Population Change, Pennsylvania
Provides statistics for birth and death rates in Pennsylvania from 2010-2020, with breakdowns by rural and urban areas.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Provides statistics for birth and death rates in Pennsylvania from 2010-2020, with breakdowns by rural and urban areas.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Performance Functions
Offers data for use in developing pedestrian and bicycle safety performance functions (SPFs) for transportation practitioners at all levels to better inform planning, design, and operations decisions. Includes statistics for a wide range of site types including roadway segments and intersections in rural, urban, and suburban areas.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organizations: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board
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Offers data for use in developing pedestrian and bicycle safety performance functions (SPFs) for transportation practitioners at all levels to better inform planning, design, and operations decisions. Includes statistics for a wide range of site types including roadway segments and intersections in rural, urban, and suburban areas.
Additional links: Read Online
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organizations: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Transportation Research Board
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Arkansas 2023 Young Adult State of Wellbeing Report
Report on young adults between 18 and 29 in Arkansas covering general demographics, substance use, employment, education, mortality, crime, and more. Highlights rural areas in Arkansas and includes county level reports.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup
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Report on young adults between 18 and 29 in Arkansas covering general demographics, substance use, employment, education, mortality, crime, and more. Highlights rural areas in Arkansas and includes county level reports.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup
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Highway Safety Behavioral Strategies for Rural and Tribal Areas: A Guide
Discusses the public health concern surrounding roadway fatalities and injuries in rural and tribal areas. Provides guidance on behavioral strategies to improve road safety as well as how to adapt, implement, and evaluate strategies. Includes examples of successful roadway safety countermeasures in rural contexts.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Transportation Research Board
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Discusses the public health concern surrounding roadway fatalities and injuries in rural and tribal areas. Provides guidance on behavioral strategies to improve road safety as well as how to adapt, implement, and evaluate strategies. Includes examples of successful roadway safety countermeasures in rural contexts.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Transportation Research Board
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Highway Safety Behavioral Strategies for Rural Areas
Provides an overview of the risk factors of rural roads, such as rough terrain, wildlife, and lack of services over long distances. Includes examples of how to define rural roads, a related literature review of behavioral strategies in rural environments; safety toolkits and training; statistics on crashes, fatalities, and injuries; examples of counties that have reduced crashes; and more.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Transportation Research Board
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Provides an overview of the risk factors of rural roads, such as rough terrain, wildlife, and lack of services over long distances. Includes examples of how to define rural roads, a related literature review of behavioral strategies in rural environments; safety toolkits and training; statistics on crashes, fatalities, and injuries; examples of counties that have reduced crashes; and more.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Transportation Research Board
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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America's Health Rankings Senior Report 2023
Provides a national and state-by-state overview of population health for older adults across 52 measures using data from 22 unique data sources. Covers social and economic factors, physical environment, clinical care, behaviors, and health outcomes. Highlights health differences, including rural-urban differences, across five categories of health. Includes state-by-state summaries and county-level maps for risk of social isolation by state.
Additional links: County-Level Maps for Risk of Social Isolation
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: United Health Foundation
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Provides a national and state-by-state overview of population health for older adults across 52 measures using data from 22 unique data sources. Covers social and economic factors, physical environment, clinical care, behaviors, and health outcomes. Highlights health differences, including rural-urban differences, across five categories of health. Includes state-by-state summaries and county-level maps for risk of social isolation by state.
Additional links: County-Level Maps for Risk of Social Isolation
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: United Health Foundation
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South Dakota Health Status Profiles by County
Provides 2021 demographic data and 2017-2021 health status data including natality and mortality for the state of South Dakota and its counties.
Date: 12/2022
Sponsoring organization: South Dakota Department of Health
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Provides 2021 demographic data and 2017-2021 health status data including natality and mortality for the state of South Dakota and its counties.
Date: 12/2022
Sponsoring organization: South Dakota Department of Health
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