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Resources by Type: Tool

NARHC REF Lookup Tool Portal
Interactive tool providing data on the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes used by Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) for services provided to Medicare beneficiaries. Uses a statistically adjusted sample of health care claims data and carrier file claims from 2019-2021. Data are searchable by claim year, code, and percentage and frequency of use.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organizations: Catherine Cutler Institute, National Association of Rural Health Clinics, National Association of Rural Health Clinics Research and Education Foundation
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Neighborhoods at Risk
Tool offering maps and reports of neighborhoods by environmental risks and disparities in impact. Data available at the census tract, city, county, or state level.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: Headwaters Economics
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Populations at Risk
Tool offering downloadable socioeconomic reports covering age, race and ethnicity, educational attainment, language proficiency, poverty, assistance programs, employment, and housing. Reports Includes ability to compare locations by census tract, city, county, state, tribal, metropolitan, and nonmetropolitan areas.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: Headwaters Economics
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Wildfire Risk to Communities
Offers interactive maps, charts, and resources showing risk of wildfire at the city, county, or state level. Includes impact to vulnerable populations such as those in poverty, with limited transportation, by age, with a disability, and more. Includes recommended actions for reducing risk for community members, elected officials, healthcare services, and more.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organizations: Headwaters Economics, Pyrologix LLC, Rocky Mountain Research Station's Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, USDA Forest Service
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Broadband Climate Risk Mitigation Tool
Tool that provides hazard risk data alongside broadband access data for the purpose of infrastructure decision-making while considering natural hazards. Provides information at the county, address, or census tract level.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: Center on Rural Innovation
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Rural Funding Eligibility Tool
A mapping tool that helps users determine if their location may be eligible for U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) funding programs.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Transportation
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Uninsured Rates, Behavior, and Mental Health
Offers user access to state and county specific data comparing the uninsured population rate with poor mental health, excessive drinking, unemployment, and household income.
Additional links: Uninsured Rates Behavior and Mental Health 2022 Excel file, Uninsured Rates, Behavior, and Mental Health Tutorial Video
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Resource Center, Technical Assistance and Services Center
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Poverty Area Measures
Provides access to poverty area measures for counties and census tracts covering high poverty, extreme poverty, persistent poverty, and enduring poverty. Includes Decennial Census data for 1960 (county) or 1970 (census tract) through 2000 and for American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year periods of 2007-11, 2015-19, and 2017-21. Available in spreadsheet format.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Nursing Workforce Dashboard
Allows users to access detailed information on demographics, education, employment, work environment, hours, and earnings of the nursing workforce at national and state levels. Uses data from the 2018 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses and includes a Critical Access Hospital category in the Work Environment section.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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The Toolkit for Everyone Aligning and Measuring (The TEAM)
Toolkit for collaboratives to help measure the alignment of systems and actions across sectors to improve community health and well-being in sustainable ways.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Health Policy Center
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