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Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
Integrated Behavioral Health Implementation and Chronic Disease Management Inequities: An Exploratory Study of Statewide Data
Examines associations between the use of integrated behavioral health (IBH) and quality of asthma, diabetes, and vascular disease management at 102 primary care clinics in Minnesota. Analyzes how rurality, racial profile of clinical location, and patient socioeconomic status interact with IBH adoption and quality of chronic disease management.
Author(s): Gretchen J.R. Buchanan, Jerica M. Berge, Timothy F. Piehler
Citation: BMC Primary Care, 25, 302
Date: 08/2024
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Examines associations between the use of integrated behavioral health (IBH) and quality of asthma, diabetes, and vascular disease management at 102 primary care clinics in Minnesota. Analyzes how rurality, racial profile of clinical location, and patient socioeconomic status interact with IBH adoption and quality of chronic disease management.
Author(s): Gretchen J.R. Buchanan, Jerica M. Berge, Timothy F. Piehler
Citation: BMC Primary Care, 25, 302
Date: 08/2024
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Calorie Labels at Restaurants: Half of Adults Notice, but Some More Than Others
Offers data analysis on the share of adults who notice calorie labels on restaurant menus. Includes data breakdown by sex, income, marital status, and geography including large metropolitan and rural areas.
Author(s): Brandon J. Restrepo
Citation: Amber Waves
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Offers data analysis on the share of adults who notice calorie labels on restaurant menus. Includes data breakdown by sex, income, marital status, and geography including large metropolitan and rural areas.
Author(s): Brandon J. Restrepo
Citation: Amber Waves
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Access in Brief: Seniors and Adults with Physical Disabilities
Explores access to Medicaid-funded long-term services and supports (LTSS) among Medicaid beneficiaries age 65 and older and Medicaid beneficiaries aged 18-64 with physical disabilities. Describes the demographics, health status, service use, and experiences with Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) of these Medicaid beneficiaries using data from the 2017-2018 National Core Indicators Aging and Disabilities (NCI-AD) Adult Consumer Survey. Presents rural and urban data by multiple factors including dually eligible status.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
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Explores access to Medicaid-funded long-term services and supports (LTSS) among Medicaid beneficiaries age 65 and older and Medicaid beneficiaries aged 18-64 with physical disabilities. Describes the demographics, health status, service use, and experiences with Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) of these Medicaid beneficiaries using data from the 2017-2018 National Core Indicators Aging and Disabilities (NCI-AD) Adult Consumer Survey. Presents rural and urban data by multiple factors including dually eligible status.
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
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Exposure to Climate Events and Mental Health: Risk and Protective Factors from the California Health Interview Survey
Examines the association between personal characteristics and negative mental health effects following exposure to extreme weather, utilizing data from the 2021 California Health Interview survey. Analyzes characteristics including age, race, sex, education, housing stability, neighborhood safety, level of rurality, and more.
Author(s): Daniel Zhao, Elissa Epel, Elaine Allen, Alison R. Hwong
Citation: PLoS Climate, 3(8), e0000387
Date: 08/2024
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Examines the association between personal characteristics and negative mental health effects following exposure to extreme weather, utilizing data from the 2021 California Health Interview survey. Analyzes characteristics including age, race, sex, education, housing stability, neighborhood safety, level of rurality, and more.
Author(s): Daniel Zhao, Elissa Epel, Elaine Allen, Alison R. Hwong
Citation: PLoS Climate, 3(8), e0000387
Date: 08/2024
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Vital Signs: Trends and Disparities in Childhood Vaccination Coverage by Vaccines for Children Program Eligibility — National Immunization Survey-Child, United States, 2012–2022
Reports on trends in vaccination coverage of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR), rotavirus vaccine, and a combined 7-vaccine series, among children eligible for the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program and those not eligible. Includes data on VFC eligibility and vaccine coverage by urbanicity for metropolitan and nonmetro locations.
Author(s): Madeleine R. Valier, David Yankey, Laurie D. Elam-Evans, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(33), 722-730
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports on trends in vaccination coverage of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR), rotavirus vaccine, and a combined 7-vaccine series, among children eligible for the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program and those not eligible. Includes data on VFC eligibility and vaccine coverage by urbanicity for metropolitan and nonmetro locations.
Author(s): Madeleine R. Valier, David Yankey, Laurie D. Elam-Evans, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(33), 722-730
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Racial and Ethnic Differences in Inpatient Stays Involving Sepsis, 2016–2021
Offers national statistics on inpatient hospital stays involving sepsis. Discusses trends over time, comorbidities, mortality, and more. Table 1 includes data by rural or urban residence, among other measures.
Author(s): Melissa A. Miller, Kimberly Martin, Molly Hensche, Carrie Goetsch
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Offers national statistics on inpatient hospital stays involving sepsis. Discusses trends over time, comorbidities, mortality, and more. Table 1 includes data by rural or urban residence, among other measures.
Author(s): Melissa A. Miller, Kimberly Martin, Molly Hensche, Carrie Goetsch
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Rural and Urban Hospital Differences in Inpatient Stays Involving Sepsis, 2019 and 2021
Explores inpatient hospital stays related to sepsis using the 2019 and 2021 State Inpatient Databases (SID) for 47 States and the District of Columbia. Presents data on the percentage of stays related to sepsis, lengths of stay, costs of stay, and outcomes for sepsis stays for over 4,200 community hospitals. Compares data for rural and urban hospitals by ownership, bed size, teaching hospital status, and safety net designation.
Author(s): Joanna Jiang, Lan Liang, Meghana Chandra, Sai Loganathan
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Explores inpatient hospital stays related to sepsis using the 2019 and 2021 State Inpatient Databases (SID) for 47 States and the District of Columbia. Presents data on the percentage of stays related to sepsis, lengths of stay, costs of stay, and outcomes for sepsis stays for over 4,200 community hospitals. Compares data for rural and urban hospitals by ownership, bed size, teaching hospital status, and safety net designation.
Author(s): Joanna Jiang, Lan Liang, Meghana Chandra, Sai Loganathan
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Characteristics of the Current Dental Hygienist Workforce in Washington State
Reports on dental hygienist (DH) supply, distribution, and characteristics in Washington State, utilizing data from a survey of 995 DHs. Provides demographic data including rural versus urban location of residence. Features county-level maps showing DH geographic distribution.
Author(s): Grace A. Guenther, Samantha W. Pollack, Benjamin A. Stubbs, Bianca K. Frogner, Susan M. Skillman
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organizations: UW Center for Health Workforce Studies, Washington Oral Health Workforce
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Reports on dental hygienist (DH) supply, distribution, and characteristics in Washington State, utilizing data from a survey of 995 DHs. Provides demographic data including rural versus urban location of residence. Features county-level maps showing DH geographic distribution.
Author(s): Grace A. Guenther, Samantha W. Pollack, Benjamin A. Stubbs, Bianca K. Frogner, Susan M. Skillman
Date: 08/2024
Sponsoring organizations: UW Center for Health Workforce Studies, Washington Oral Health Workforce
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Pediatric Subspecialty Outreach Clinics: Reach and Impact on Access to Care
Examines the impact of pediatric subspecialty clinics on driving times to children's subspecialty care in Maine. Compares distance to outreach clinics and clinical hubs for seven pediatric subspecialties, utilizing Google Maps driving time estimates for each Maine ZIP code tabulation area. Includes breakdowns by rural versus urban area.
Author(s): James C. Bohnhoff, Anya Cutler, Sean Hagenbuch, Kristen Kurland
Citation: BMC Pediatrics, 24, 519
Date: 08/2024
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Examines the impact of pediatric subspecialty clinics on driving times to children's subspecialty care in Maine. Compares distance to outreach clinics and clinical hubs for seven pediatric subspecialties, utilizing Google Maps driving time estimates for each Maine ZIP code tabulation area. Includes breakdowns by rural versus urban area.
Author(s): James C. Bohnhoff, Anya Cutler, Sean Hagenbuch, Kristen Kurland
Citation: BMC Pediatrics, 24, 519
Date: 08/2024
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2024 Public Health Actions to Reduce the Burden of Asthma: Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake Among People with Asthma
Analyzes barriers to influenza and COVID-19 vaccination in people with asthma. Utilizes 2022 survey data from 350 people with asthma to provide asthma and vaccination status with breakdowns according to sociodemographic variables, including urban, rural, or suburban location.
Author(s): Hannah Jaffee, Sanaz Eftekhari, Melanie Carver
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 21
Date: 08/2024
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Analyzes barriers to influenza and COVID-19 vaccination in people with asthma. Utilizes 2022 survey data from 350 people with asthma to provide asthma and vaccination status with breakdowns according to sociodemographic variables, including urban, rural, or suburban location.
Author(s): Hannah Jaffee, Sanaz Eftekhari, Melanie Carver
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 21
Date: 08/2024
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