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Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Public health

Fatality Facts: Urban/Rural Comparison
Presents characteristics and differences of fatal motor vehicle crashes between rural and urban areas, with trend data since 1977.
Sponsoring organization: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: Highway Loss Data Institute
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National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) AtlasPlus
Provides access to state and county-level data on HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, tuberculosis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. Also includes data on the social determinants of health and state-level data on the rural population.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Hawai'i Journal of Medicine & Public Health
Online peer-reviewed journal published monthly focusing on multicultural and environmental aspects of health and human services in the Hawaiian Islands and Pacific Rim region.
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NACCHO Workforce Resource Center
Offers information on accreditation, certification, competencies, partner resources, policy statements, and publications relevant to the development of the public health workforce for local health departments.
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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Border Health and Migration
Provides information on health issues in the U.S.-Mexico border region, border and binational programs and activities, and resources to address border health.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Washington State Local Health Departments and Districts
Access websites for each of Washington's local and regional health departments.
Sponsoring organization: Washington State Department of Health
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Wisconsin Partnership Program
Works to build public and community health skills, leadership, and collaboration to improve Wisconsin residents' health. Provides resources for continuing education and training targeted toward healthcare practitioners and providers, healthcare systems, community leaders, and public health agencies.
Sponsoring organization: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
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The Community Guide
Shares effective methods for improving population health and addressing public health issues using an informed, evidence-based approach from the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF).
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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PubMed Search: Public Health and Rural Health Services
Searches PubMed's collection of journal article citations on rural public health topics published in the U.S.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. National Library of Medicine
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WISQARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System)
Interactive database system that provides fatal and nonfatal injury, violent death, and cost of injury data from a variety of sources. Offers fatal injury data available by metropolitan/nonmetropolitan status in the Fatal Injury Reports module of the Create Tables section. U.S. Map of Injury Related Deaths in the Explore module of the Create Visualizations section provides access to county-level data.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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