Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Population health
Mapping Medicare Disparities
Provides access to county-level data and comparisons on chronic disease prevalence, Medicare spending, hospital and emergency department utilization, preventive services, and preventable hospitalizations, readmissions, and mortality rates for Medicare beneficiaries. Also offers 2018 Medicare Advantage encounter data. Includes hospital-level quality of care and cost of care data and comparisons as well as social determinants of health data for both the Medicare and non-Medicare population down to the census tract level.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Provides access to county-level data and comparisons on chronic disease prevalence, Medicare spending, hospital and emergency department utilization, preventive services, and preventable hospitalizations, readmissions, and mortality rates for Medicare beneficiaries. Also offers 2018 Medicare Advantage encounter data. Includes hospital-level quality of care and cost of care data and comparisons as well as social determinants of health data for both the Medicare and non-Medicare population down to the census tract level.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Exploring Rural and Urban Mortality Differences
Offers a variety of data tables and online tools that display indicators of mortality rates by age, rurality, region, and sex to help researchers examine the impact of rurality on mortality.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Reform Policy Research Center
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Offers a variety of data tables and online tools that display indicators of mortality rates by age, rurality, region, and sex to help researchers examine the impact of rurality on mortality.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Reform Policy Research Center
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Medicaid and American Indians and Alaska Natives
Provides an overview of the relationship between Medicaid coverage and American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. Analyzes the impacts of Medicaid expansion and insurance coverage for AI/AN populations. Appendix shows state-specific changes in health insurance coverage for AI/AN populations between 2013 and 2015.
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Provides an overview of the relationship between Medicaid coverage and American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. Analyzes the impacts of Medicaid expansion and insurance coverage for AI/AN populations. Appendix shows state-specific changes in health insurance coverage for AI/AN populations between 2013 and 2015.
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant State Information: Puerto Rico
Presents maternal and child health contacts, priorities, performance measures, and outcomes measures for Puerto Rico.
Sponsoring organization: Maternal and Child Health Bureau
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Presents maternal and child health contacts, priorities, performance measures, and outcomes measures for Puerto Rico.
Sponsoring organization: Maternal and Child Health Bureau
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Population Health Toolkit
Provides tools and resources to help Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Flex Coordinators, and rural health networks use a systems-based approach to move towards population health. Includes a readiness assessment tool to identify strengths and needs, and a data tool for accessing public health and hospital data by county and state.
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Provides tools and resources to help Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Flex Coordinators, and rural health networks use a systems-based approach to move towards population health. Includes a readiness assessment tool to identify strengths and needs, and a data tool for accessing public health and hospital data by county and state.
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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NACo County Explorer
Provides national maps showing county-level data on a wide range of indicators. Includes data related to health status, healthcare services, demographics, and the social determinants of health.
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Counties
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Provides national maps showing county-level data on a wide range of indicators. Includes data related to health status, healthcare services, demographics, and the social determinants of health.
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Counties
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Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Agricultural Operations
Provides a variety of information and statistics regarding the hazards of working in agriculture, and includes federal and state standards related to agricultural operations.
Sponsoring organization: Occupational Safety & Health Administration
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Provides a variety of information and statistics regarding the hazards of working in agriculture, and includes federal and state standards related to agricultural operations.
Sponsoring organization: Occupational Safety & Health Administration
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Social Determinants of Health for Rural People Topic Guide
Information, resources, and frequently asked questions regarding a variety of social and environmental factors impacting the health experiences of rural residents.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Information, resources, and frequently asked questions regarding a variety of social and environmental factors impacting the health experiences of rural residents.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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EPA's Study of Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas and Its Potential Impact on Drinking Water Resources
Provides access to information on an EPA study examining the relationship between hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and drinking water. Includes access to findings from the study addressing how rural communities' drinking water may be impacted.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Provides access to information on an EPA study examining the relationship between hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and drinking water. Includes access to findings from the study addressing how rural communities' drinking water may be impacted.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Rural Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Toolkit
Resources and best practices to help rural areas develop health promotion and disease prevention programs in community, clinic, and workplace settings. Identifies program models and examples, and discusses implementation, evaluation, sustainability, and dissemination of program results.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Resources and best practices to help rural areas develop health promotion and disease prevention programs in community, clinic, and workplace settings. Identifies program models and examples, and discusses implementation, evaluation, sustainability, and dissemination of program results.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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