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Resources by Topic: Statistics and data

Delaware All HPSA Designations
Map showing the Primary Care, Mental Health, and Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers in Delaware.
Date: 03/2022
Sponsoring organization: Delaware Health Statistics Center
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Oklahoma Health Professional Shortage Areas: Mental Health Catchment Areas (With Scores)
County-level map of Oklahoma displaying mental health service areas and Mental Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) scores. Denotes low-income catchment areas, geographic catchment areas, and high needs geographic catchment areas.
Date: 03/2022
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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Oklahoma Health Professional Shortage Areas: Dental Scores
County-level map of Oklahoma showing Dental Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) scores and denoting low-income and high needs geographic HPSAs.
Date: 03/2022
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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What Can You Learn About Counties from the American Community Survey?
Interactive mapping system that highlights and provides access to county-level data on key topics from the 2016-2020 American Community Survey 5-year estimates, including poverty rates, educational attainment, health insurance coverage, and more.
Date: 03/2022
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Hawaii 2021 Community Health Needs Assessment
Reports on Hawaii's triennial community health needs assessment. Addresses access to healthcare, transportation challenges, healthy food access, cultural competency, social determinants of health, current health status, and more. Discusses impact of COVID-19 on the community. Includes discussions of rural-specific challenges and perspectives from Native Hawaiians.
Additional links: Addendum to the 2021 Community Health Needs Assessment: Additional Tracking of Secondary Data
Date: 03/2022
Sponsoring organization: Healthcare Association of Hawaii
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Kansas Health Statistics Report
Reports on various health conditions in Kansas including mental illness, weather-related health issues, and county-level Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). Provides updated statistics about county population density and a summary of the 2020 vital statistics.
Date: 03/2022
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Supportive Environments During the Substance Use Disorder Epidemic in the Rural United States: Provider Support for Interventions and Expectations of Interactions With Providers
Explores perceptions of provider support for syringe service programs (SSPs) and medications for addiction treatment (MAT) among rural and urban communities. Breaks down data by levels of trust in providers, levels of perceived provider support for different interventions, and other factors.
Author(s): Thomas C. O'Brien, Judith Feinberg, Robert Gross, Dolores AlbarracĂ­n
Citation: Social Science & Medicine, 294, 114691
Date: 02/2022
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Wisconsin's Demographic Changes & The Impact of the Pandemic on Schools
Presentation slides that show population changes and trends in Wisconsin. Provides percentage change by county from 2010-2020 and compares changes across metro, micro, and rural counties. Includes enrollment data as well as discussion of COVID-19 impacts on rural schools in Wisconsin.
Author(s): Sarah Kemp
Date: 02/2022
Sponsoring organization: Applied Population Laboratory
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Healthy Alaskans 2030: State Health Improvement Plan
Provides an overview of the statewide health improvement plan and details the 30 health objectives to be met by 2030. Highlights objectives related to mental health, chronic disease incidence, healthcare access, disparities, and social determinants of health, among others.
Date: 02/2022
Sponsoring organizations: Alaska Department of Health, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
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Assessing the Health Outcomes of the Food Access Pilot Project: An Evaluation of a Medically Supportive Food Support Program for People Living with HIV in Rural California Counties
Examines the effect of the Food Access Pilot Project (FAPP), which provided prepared meals or meal kits to food-insecure HIV-positive people, on HIV viral load, CD4 count, and food security among 158 participants in California's Humboldt, Napa, and San Joaquin counties.
Author(s): Linda Yu, Amee Madura, Claudia Gil, Paul Hepfer, Kartika Palar
Citation: AIDS and Behavior, 26, 2613-2622
Date: 02/2022
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