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Resources by Topic: Statistics and data

Arkansas 2021 HIV Surveillance Report
Provides data on new HIV cases and prevalence for Arkansas by sex, race/ethnicity, age, and type of exposure. Includes county-level data on HIV prevalence.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Department of Health
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West Virginia State Office of Rural Health: Annual Report 2023
Offers information about activities of the West Virginia State Office of Rural Health during fiscal year 2022-2023. Features statistics on federal and state funding allocations in 2023 and J-1 visa applications from 2018-2023, and includes county-level maps showing health professional placements and J-1 placements, with breakdowns by rural and nonrural counties.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
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HIV/AIDS in Arizona: 2023 Annual Report
Report offering analysis of HIV and AIDS surveillance data in Arizona in 2022. Breaks down data by county, race, and sex. Includes rural and urban comparisons and discussion of trends over time.
Author(s): Ashleigh Horton, Mercedes Seschillie-Sadow, Maxwell Short
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Department of Health Services
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Oklahoma State Department of Health Annual Report: 2022
Offers review of administrative and outreach activities by the Oklahoma State Department of Health in 2022. Highlights mobile wellness units for rural maternal care.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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Number of Health Care Facilities per 100,000 Rural and Urban (Pennsylvania) Residents
Provides statistics for Pennsylvania hospitals, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics, skilled nursing facilities, pharmacies, physicians and dentists offices, and residential mental health/substance abuse facilities.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Number of Hospitalization Discharges per 100,000 Rural and Urban (Pennsylvania) Residents, 2019 to 2021
Provides statistics for Pennsylvania hospitalization discharges for heart disease, heart attack, diabetes, falling, pneumonia, chronic respiratory disease, and anemia, with breakdowns by rural and urban areas.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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A Cross-Sectional Study of Alcohol, Opioid Use, and Anxiety in Agriculturally Based Occupations
Surveyed 1,791 rural Midwestern agricultural workers to determine opioid and alcohol use, anxiety, and risk factors for alcohol use. Discusses the impact of age, marital status, sex, and other demographic factors on the findings.
Author(s): Christine Chasek, Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, Rachel Rutt, Ashley Olson, Aaron Yoder
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 39(4), 816-823
Date: 2023
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A Portrait of the Valley: San Joaquin Valley Human Development Report 2023
Report offering an overview of 8 counties in central California using the Human Development Index, a measure of wellness using health, education, and earnings indicators. Discusses rural throughout. Includes data at the census-tract level.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Measure of America
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Taking Stock: Rural People, Rural Places, Rural Housing
Provides an overview of rural definitions, people, places, housing, and poverty in the United States. Includes U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) and Decennial Census of Population and Housing data that illustrate trends in rural demographics and economy, with data depicted through statistics, charts, and maps. Discusses social determinants of health (SDOH) and issues such as COVID-19, natural disasters, equity, and more.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Provision of Evaluation and Management Visits by Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in the USA from 2013 to 2019: Cross-Sectional Time Series Study
Evaluated healthcare visits of Medicare patients between 2013 and 2019 to determine trends in proportion of visits by a nurse practitioner or physician assistant versus a physician. Includes analyses of clinical setting, diagnosis, and various patient characteristics including rurality. Discusses workforce shortage impacts on the findings.
Author(s): Sadiq Y. Patel, David Auerbach, Haiden A. Huskamp, et al.
Citation: BMJ, 382, e073933
Date: 2023
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