Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
Pandora's Pill Bottle - 1: Opioids in Rural America
Presents a series of articles on the effect the opioid crisis has had on rural agricultural areas. Details the stories of rural people whose lives have been affected by opioids.
Additional links: Pandora's Pill Bottle - 2: How Opioids Become a Problem, Pandora's Pill Bottle - 3: Impact of Opioids, Pandora's Pill Bottle - 4: Battling Opioids at Ground Level, Pandora's Pill Bottle - 5: A Life of Hope Lost to Opioid Addiction, Pandora's Pill Bottle - 6: What Needs to be Done About Opioids?, Pandora's Pill Bottle - 7: Actionable Insights for Local Communities Against Opioid Abuse
Author(s): Todd Neeley
Date: 12/2018
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Presents a series of articles on the effect the opioid crisis has had on rural agricultural areas. Details the stories of rural people whose lives have been affected by opioids.
Additional links: Pandora's Pill Bottle - 2: How Opioids Become a Problem, Pandora's Pill Bottle - 3: Impact of Opioids, Pandora's Pill Bottle - 4: Battling Opioids at Ground Level, Pandora's Pill Bottle - 5: A Life of Hope Lost to Opioid Addiction, Pandora's Pill Bottle - 6: What Needs to be Done About Opioids?, Pandora's Pill Bottle - 7: Actionable Insights for Local Communities Against Opioid Abuse
Author(s): Todd Neeley
Date: 12/2018
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Regional Forum Findings: A Component of the 2019 State Health Assessment
Reports on findings from 5 regional forums and an online survey of rural Appalachian and non-Appalachian, suburban, and urban counties in Ohio to inform the state health assessment and the state health improvement plan. Includes information on strengths, positive trends, challenges, negative trends, and priorities by rural and urban counties.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Author(s): Amy Bush Stevens, Hailey Akah
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
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Reports on findings from 5 regional forums and an online survey of rural Appalachian and non-Appalachian, suburban, and urban counties in Ohio to inform the state health assessment and the state health improvement plan. Includes information on strengths, positive trends, challenges, negative trends, and priorities by rural and urban counties.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Author(s): Amy Bush Stevens, Hailey Akah
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
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Drug, Opioid-Involved, and Heroin-Involved Overdose Deaths Among American Indians and Alaska Natives — Washington, 1999–2015
Reports on trends and disparities in drug, opioid-involved, and heroin-involved overdose mortality rates for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) and non-Hispanic White people in Washington state. Includes data on total overdose deaths for AI/AN and White people by county of residence for metropolitan and nonmetro counties.
Author(s): Sujata Joshi, Thomas Weiser, Victoria Warren-Mears
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 67(50), 1384-1387
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports on trends and disparities in drug, opioid-involved, and heroin-involved overdose mortality rates for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) and non-Hispanic White people in Washington state. Includes data on total overdose deaths for AI/AN and White people by county of residence for metropolitan and nonmetro counties.
Author(s): Sujata Joshi, Thomas Weiser, Victoria Warren-Mears
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 67(50), 1384-1387
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Health Care, Family, and Community Factors Associated with Mental, Behavioral, and Developmental Disorders and Poverty Among Children Aged 2–8 Years — United States, 2016
Examines parental reports of mental, behavioral, and developmental disorders in children 2-8 years of age, comparing children in higher-income households with those in lower-income households. Includes data by urban/rural community status for urban, large rural, small rural, and isolated areas.
Author(s): Robyn A. Cree, Rebecca H. Bitsko, Lara R. Robinson, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 67(50), 1377-1383
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Examines parental reports of mental, behavioral, and developmental disorders in children 2-8 years of age, comparing children in higher-income households with those in lower-income households. Includes data by urban/rural community status for urban, large rural, small rural, and isolated areas.
Author(s): Robyn A. Cree, Rebecca H. Bitsko, Lara R. Robinson, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 67(50), 1377-1383
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Red Flags and Warning Signs Ignored: Opioid Distribution and Enforcement Concerns in West Virginia
Report highlights a U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce investigation into the opioid crisis in West Virginia. Examines the policies of the various drug distribution companies who shipped opioids into the state, as well as the effectiveness of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) oversight.
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Report highlights a U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce investigation into the opioid crisis in West Virginia. Examines the policies of the various drug distribution companies who shipped opioids into the state, as well as the effectiveness of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) oversight.
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Health Insurance Coverage for Women of Reproductive Age, 2013-16
Explores insurance coverage for women age 15-44 in the U.S. from 2013 to 2016. Presents data by age, ethnicity, and marital status, and other factors. Includes a breakdown of rates by state and metro versus nonmetro.
Author(s): Stacey McMorrow, Emily M. Johnston, Ruby Steedle, Tyler W. Thomas
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Urban Institute
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Explores insurance coverage for women age 15-44 in the U.S. from 2013 to 2016. Presents data by age, ethnicity, and marital status, and other factors. Includes a breakdown of rates by state and metro versus nonmetro.
Author(s): Stacey McMorrow, Emily M. Johnston, Ruby Steedle, Tyler W. Thomas
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Urban Institute
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Methods Used to Enable Interoperability among U.S. Non-Federal Acute Care Hospitals in 2017
Analyzes 2017 American Hospital Association IT Supplement survey data to describe the methods used by acute care hospitals in the U.S. to support interoperability. Discusses hospital participation in health information networks by hospital size and location. Includes information on the rates of small, rural, and Critical Access Hospitals' (CAH) use of non-electronic methods to exchanging patient health information with partners outside their hospital system.
Author(s): Christian Johnson, Yuriy Pylypchuk, Vaishali Patel
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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Analyzes 2017 American Hospital Association IT Supplement survey data to describe the methods used by acute care hospitals in the U.S. to support interoperability. Discusses hospital participation in health information networks by hospital size and location. Includes information on the rates of small, rural, and Critical Access Hospitals' (CAH) use of non-electronic methods to exchanging patient health information with partners outside their hospital system.
Author(s): Christian Johnson, Yuriy Pylypchuk, Vaishali Patel
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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Overview of U.S. Hospital Stays in 2016: Variation by Geographic Region
Examines hospital inpatient stays in 2016 in the nine U.S. Census divisions. Includes data by location of patient residence for metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncore areas.
Author(s): William J. Freeman, Audrey J. Weiss, Kevin C. Heslin
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Examines hospital inpatient stays in 2016 in the nine U.S. Census divisions. Includes data by location of patient residence for metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncore areas.
Author(s): William J. Freeman, Audrey J. Weiss, Kevin C. Heslin
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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America's Health Rankings Annual Report 2018
Provides a national and state-by-state overview of population health by analyzing 35 measures to describe health outcomes in the U.S. Provides rural specific information and statistics by residence, obesity, excessive alcohol use, physical inactivity, smoking, diabetes, health status, mental and physical distress.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: United Health Foundation
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Provides a national and state-by-state overview of population health by analyzing 35 measures to describe health outcomes in the U.S. Provides rural specific information and statistics by residence, obesity, excessive alcohol use, physical inactivity, smoking, diabetes, health status, mental and physical distress.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: United Health Foundation
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How Far Americans Live from the Closest Hospital Differs by Community Type
Features an examination of the differences in the distance traveled between home and the nearest hospital for communities across the nation. Compares the travel time in rural, urban, and suburban areas, as well as by census region.
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Pew Research Center
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Features an examination of the differences in the distance traveled between home and the nearest hospital for communities across the nation. Compares the travel time in rural, urban, and suburban areas, as well as by census region.
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Pew Research Center
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