Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Populations

Medi-Cal Enrollment and Renewal Statistics
Provides county and zip-code level data on enrollees in California's Medicaid program, including dashboards, fact sheets, and quarterly reports. See Enrollment by Topic header for spreadsheets of enrollment data by county and demographic group.
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Health Care Services
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WIN Pacesetter Story: Thunder Valley CDC
Highlights Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation (TVCDC), an organization working to improve health, culture, and the environment on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Discusses activities underway to address housing needs.
Sponsoring organization: Community Commons
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Gold King Mine Spill
Reports on the Gold King Mine Spill and its impact on waterways and people in the Four Corners region. Includes a quarterly newsletter focusing on the effects for the Navajo Nation and the Diné people.
Sponsoring organization: University of Arizona Superfund Research Program
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Arizona Cancer Incidence and Mortality Reports
Provides reports and factsheets detailing cancer incidence in Arizona, including demographic and county-level data by type of cancer and year.
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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Community Health Aide Program Expansion
Details the Indian Health Service's (IHS) Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) expansion. Discusses the dental, behavioral, and community health integration program's expansion to rural tribal communities in the lower 48 states.
Sponsoring organization: Indian Health Service
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Opioid Stewardship in the Indian Health Service
Discusses the use of prescription opioids and outlines proper pain management for Indian Health Services (IHS) patients and providers. Features resources and videos for providers and tribal communities in the areas of crisis data and response, medication assisted treatment (MAT) and Tele-MAT, a Naloxone training toolkit, prevention, maternal/child health, and pain management.
Sponsoring organization: Indian Health Service
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Cancer-Rates.info
Contains cancer incidence and mortality data for a number of states, with the option to view data by county, cancer type, gender, race and ethnicity, and in most cases, rural/urban geography.
Sponsoring organization: University of Kentucky
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Nourishing Native Foods & Health
Features several guides, assessments, and other resources on tribal food sovereignty. Explores the planning, development, and assessment of local food sources in tribal communities. Requires creation of a free login to download reports.
Sponsoring organization: First Nations Development Institute
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Strengthening Tribal & Community Institutions
Highlights several reports on grant seeking and philanthropy for tribal organizations. Features funding guidance and resources to support tribal institutions. Requires creation of a free login to download reports.
Sponsoring organization: First Nations Development Institute
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Pain Management
Details the Indian Health Service guidelines on pain management. Features information on chronic pain, patient assessment, opioids, and other factors pertaining to the treatment of pain.
Sponsoring organization: Indian Health Service
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