Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences
Find Health Care & Resources for Native Veterans
Presents an interactive map of all of the Veterans Health Administrations (VHA) sites near native communities and all Indian Health Service (IHS) sites in urban areas. Highlights the type of facilities, the number of sites by area, and Federally Recognized Indian Land.
Sponsoring organization: Indian Health Service
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Presents an interactive map of all of the Veterans Health Administrations (VHA) sites near native communities and all Indian Health Service (IHS) sites in urban areas. Highlights the type of facilities, the number of sites by area, and Federally Recognized Indian Land.
Sponsoring organization: Indian Health Service
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Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Data Portal
Portal displays data on substance use and mental health services, outcomes, and the population served in Utah. Includes a rural and urban breakdown on the number of individuals and total percent population served through substance use disorder services and mental health services. Covers mental health client data for the 13 local authorities, rural versus urban, and state totals for service utilization and median length of services for multiple types of healthcare services, including outpatient, inpatient, residential, medication management, case management, therapy, emergency, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Utah Department of Health and Human Services
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Portal displays data on substance use and mental health services, outcomes, and the population served in Utah. Includes a rural and urban breakdown on the number of individuals and total percent population served through substance use disorder services and mental health services. Covers mental health client data for the 13 local authorities, rural versus urban, and state totals for service utilization and median length of services for multiple types of healthcare services, including outpatient, inpatient, residential, medication management, case management, therapy, emergency, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Utah Department of Health and Human Services
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HealthCare.gov Marketplace Plan Selections by Rural Status
Presents data on consumers who selected or were automatically reenrolled in a Marketplace medical plan during the 2023 open enrollment period. Includes state-by-state breakdowns of rural versus urban enrollees by ZIP code location, a U.S. map showing total enrollees by state, and open enrollment trends.
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Presents data on consumers who selected or were automatically reenrolled in a Marketplace medical plan during the 2023 open enrollment period. Includes state-by-state breakdowns of rural versus urban enrollees by ZIP code location, a U.S. map showing total enrollees by state, and open enrollment trends.
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) California Data Dashboards
Provides data on issues such as maternal health and prenatal care, breastfeeding and infant mortality, adverse childhood experiences, adolescent births, and more. Includes demographic data, breakdowns by county, and rural versus urban location in several categories.
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Public Health
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Provides data on issues such as maternal health and prenatal care, breastfeeding and infant mortality, adverse childhood experiences, adolescent births, and more. Includes demographic data, breakdowns by county, and rural versus urban location in several categories.
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Public Health
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State Firearm Mortality Explorer
Provides data on firearm mortality by state. Includes a map allowing users to select variables such as firearm deaths, homicides, and suicides along with state-level population characteristics compared to national, including urban and nonurban location.
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Provides data on firearm mortality by state. Includes a map allowing users to select variables such as firearm deaths, homicides, and suicides along with state-level population characteristics compared to national, including urban and nonurban location.
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Bureau of Health Workforce Field Strength and Students and Trainees Dashboards
Data tools and information related to the National Health Service Corps, Nurse Corps, and Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program participants. Allows users to access subsets of data by filtering on various program, location, shortage designation, and site attributes, including rural location. Offers insight into disciplines and school locations of future clinicians preparing to serve in shortage areas across the country.
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Data tools and information related to the National Health Service Corps, Nurse Corps, and Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program participants. Allows users to access subsets of data by filtering on various program, location, shortage designation, and site attributes, including rural location. Offers insight into disciplines and school locations of future clinicians preparing to serve in shortage areas across the country.
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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In-Person Marketplace Enrollment Efforts in North Carolina
A dashboard that shows county-level marketplace insurance enrollment eligibility in North Carolina. Includes a scatter plot map that shows the relationship between eligibility rates and enrollment rates by rural, suburban, and urban location, as well as a map showing areas in North Carolina that have had assister events such as education or enrollment outreach.
Sponsoring organization: The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
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A dashboard that shows county-level marketplace insurance enrollment eligibility in North Carolina. Includes a scatter plot map that shows the relationship between eligibility rates and enrollment rates by rural, suburban, and urban location, as well as a map showing areas in North Carolina that have had assister events such as education or enrollment outreach.
Sponsoring organization: The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
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Advancing Prosperity in Rural Indiana: Seven Priorities for Creating Thriving Rural Places, Businesses, and Families
Outlines the priorities for supporting rural Indiana such as providing citizens with essential goods and services, employment opportunities, broadband connection, housing, access to child care, and more. Includes data on rural versus urban population changes, median income, unemployment, immigration, poverty, mental stress, commute time, housing costs, internet access, education, and county-level percentages related to volunteering, population, job automation risk, and more.
Author(s): Carl Rist, Allan Freyer
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute
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Outlines the priorities for supporting rural Indiana such as providing citizens with essential goods and services, employment opportunities, broadband connection, housing, access to child care, and more. Includes data on rural versus urban population changes, median income, unemployment, immigration, poverty, mental stress, commute time, housing costs, internet access, education, and county-level percentages related to volunteering, population, job automation risk, and more.
Author(s): Carl Rist, Allan Freyer
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute
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Addressing the Intersection of Suicide, Overdose, and Adverse Childhood Experiences: What Is the Capacity of Local Health Departments?: Results from the National Fielding of the SPACECAT
Provides survey results from local health departments (LHDs) regarding their capacity to address suicide, overdose, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Analyzes data from 101 LHDs that completed the Suicide, Overdose, and Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Capacity Assessment Tool (SPACECAT) from a sampling of small (serving 50,000 people or less), medium (serving 50,000-499,999 people), and large (serving 500,000 or more people) LHDs. Includes discussions centering around capacity issues such as networking and partnerships, strategic planning, staffing, data integration, and addressing concerns for at-risk populations.
Author(s): Katherine Palm, Lane Davis, Margaret Cunningham, Kyle Brees, Kellie Hall
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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Provides survey results from local health departments (LHDs) regarding their capacity to address suicide, overdose, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Analyzes data from 101 LHDs that completed the Suicide, Overdose, and Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Capacity Assessment Tool (SPACECAT) from a sampling of small (serving 50,000 people or less), medium (serving 50,000-499,999 people), and large (serving 500,000 or more people) LHDs. Includes discussions centering around capacity issues such as networking and partnerships, strategic planning, staffing, data integration, and addressing concerns for at-risk populations.
Author(s): Katherine Palm, Lane Davis, Margaret Cunningham, Kyle Brees, Kellie Hall
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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Health, United States
Presents national trends in health statistics, with data released throughout the year from more than 40 data sources. Covers health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, access, and expenditures. Includes rural data - see the Data Finder and select "Metropolitan and nonmetropolitan" under Population Subgroups.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Presents national trends in health statistics, with data released throughout the year from more than 40 data sources. Covers health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, access, and expenditures. Includes rural data - see the Data Finder and select "Metropolitan and nonmetropolitan" under Population Subgroups.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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