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Resources by Topic: Mortality

Health, United States, 2001: With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook
Includes a chartbook that highlights rural-urban differences and presents information on population characteristics, health-related behaviors, health status, and health care access and use for five levels of urbanization and four regions of the United States.
Date: 2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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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
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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National Center for Health Statistics Data Query System
Provides data from a variety of federal sources on more than 120 public health topics including various health conditions, mortality, healthcare access and use, nutrition, mental health, oral health, pregnancy, vaccination, and more. Can filter most data by urbanicity in addition to demographic characteristics or socioeconomic status.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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National Faith in Action on Maternal Health
Provides an overview of maternal health challenges and data in the United States, including mortality rates, mental health, substance use, intimate partner violence, needed services, and more. Provides strategies for community and faith leaders to improve maternal health, as well as a section specific to rural maternal health needs.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: HHS Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships (The Partnership Center)
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Nevada State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS)
Interactive dashboard offering data on unintentional drug overdoses in Nevada. Includes current data, trends over time, and demographic data. Includes filters for rural areas of the state.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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South Carolina By the Numbers: The SC Hospital Association Data Portal
Interactive report providing hospital quality of care metrics and county-by-county data on population health, health behaviors, and demographics in South Carolina. Provides statistics on health status, population and demographics, health workforce supply, broadband access, mental health, poverty, food environment, smoking, and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Hospital Association
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North Carolina Health Data Query System
Database providing customized health data reports on births, birth defects, mortality, population estimates, and pregnancy in North Carolina. Data may be sorted by county, year, and demographic characteristics.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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South Carolina County Health Profiles
Dashboard providing interactive county health data. Covers births, prenatal care, infant mortality, chronic disease, health behaviors, demographics, healthcare access, and more. Allows county-by-county comparisons.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
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Mississippi Statistically Automated Health Resource System (MSTAHRS)
Database providing vital records data for the state of Mississippi. Covers births, pregnancy, deaths, early elective delivery, infant deaths, population, marriage, and divorce. Data can be queried by year, age group, race, ethnicity, place of residence, and more.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: Mississippi State Department of Health
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Alabama Public Health Statistical Query System
Database of information on births and deaths in Alabama, using Alabama Center for Health Statistics data beginning in the year 1990. Natality and mortality data can be queried by county, race, sex, age group, and more.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Department of Public Health
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