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Resources by Topic: Statistics and data

Map the Meal Gap 2020: A Report on County and Congressional District Food Insecurity and County Food Cost in the United States in 2018
Provides county-level information on U.S. food insecurity and food price in 2018. Covers statistics and data on child food insecurity, food price variation, disability, health implications, and more. Includes data breakdowns by region and rural/urban location.
Date: 06/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Feeding America
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Income and Poverty in the United States: 2018
Reports on income levels and the number of people in poverty for 2017 and 2018, along with the percent change from 2017 to 2018. Includes statistics for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. Based on data from the 2019 and earlier Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplements.
Author(s): Jessica Semega, Melissa Kollar, John Creamer, Abinash Mohanty
Date: 06/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Concurrent Opioid and Methamphetamine Use in Rural Communities: Perspectives Among People Who Use Drugs
Presentation slides that discuss concurrent methamphetamine use and opioid use among people living in rural communities, characteristics of the high-risk rural environments, and strategies to improve treatment and harm reduction for concurrent methamphetamine/opioid use. Utilizes March 2018 to April 2019 survey data from a study taking place in 2 rural counties in Oregon. Includes demographic information of and qualitative responses from survey respondents.
Author(s): P. Todd Korthuis, Gillian Leichtling
Date: 05/2020
Type: Presentation Slides
Sponsoring organizations: Comagine Health, Oregon Health & Science University
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Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants in North Dakota
Details the supply and distribution of occupational therapists and occupational therapist assistants in North Dakota. Includes a breakdown of rural and urban distribution and retention.
Date: 05/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
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Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants in North Dakota
Explores the supply and distribution of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants in North Dakota. Includes a breakdown of rural and urban distribution and retention.
Date: 05/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
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Tennessee Federal Health Professional Shortage Areas: Underserved Areas (MUAs)/Medically Underserved Populations (MUPs)
Map with shadings showing whole county or partial county Medically Underserved Areas and whole county Medically Underserved Populations.
Date: 05/2020
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Tennessee Federal Health Professional Shortage Areas: Mental Health
County-level map with shadings showing low-income population or geographic Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas.
Date: 05/2020
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Tennessee Federal Health Professional Shortage Areas: Dental
County-level map with shadings showing low-income population or geographic Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas.
Date: 05/2020
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Tennessee Federal Health Professional Shortage Areas: Primary Care
County-level map with shadings showing low-income population or geographic Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas.
Date: 05/2020
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Long-Term Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution and Brachial Artery Flow-Mediated Dilation in the Old Order Amish
Analyzes atmospheric particulate matter (PM) in a homogenous, rural Pennsylvanian population of Amish participants to assess endothelial dysfunction, which is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. Reports air pollution exposure estimates over a 12-month period.
Author(s): Shabnam Salimi, Jeff D. Yanosky, Dina Huang, et al.
Citation: Environmental Health, 19(50)
Date: 05/2020
Type: Document
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