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Rural Health Information Hub

Rural Health
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2010 Census Urban and Rural Classification and Urban Area Criteria
Explains the U.S. Census Bureau's classification of rural and urban areas for the 2010 Census. Features tables comparing 2000 and 2010 Census data for rural and urban areas, including Urbanized Areas and Urban Clusters. Offers links to data files which provide the percent rural/urban by state and county for 2010.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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How We Define Rural
Explains the major federal government definitions of rural and how they are used by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP).
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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LTC Focus (Long-term Care: Facts on Care in the US)
Provides links to research abstracts and publications regarding long-term care residents and facilities. Contains downloadable data from a variety of primary and secondary sources on nursing home facility characteristics, state policies, and resident characteristics, among other factors.
Sponsoring organization: Brown University School of Public Health
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California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Offers detailed data on California's population health, including health conditions, health behaviors, mental health, healthcare access, food security, insurance coverage, and detailed demographics. Provides data in multiple formats: Health Profiles, a web-based interactive database that also allows you to download PDFs with county-level data; Public Use Data Files, which are formatted for statistical analysis programs; and AskCHIS and AskCHIS NE, which offer zip code and city-level data in a web-based interactive database and requires free registration.
Sponsoring organization: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
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Rural Homelessness
Resources to help rural communities address homelessness. Supports the "All Routes Home: Ending Homelessness in Rural America" strategy to end rural homelessness.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Opioid Overdose Epidemic Toolkit for Local Health Departments
Toolkit offering resources, data, and other information at the local, state, and national level related to the opioid epidemic and substance use issues. Focuses on 5 response efforts: monitoring and surveillance; prevention; harm reduction and response; linkage to care; stigma; and stakeholder engagement and community partnerships.
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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Arkansas County Health Fact Sheets
Provides fact sheets for each county in Arkansas with data on public health services provided, demographics, economic indicators, health indicators, risk factors such as obesity and food insecurity, and injury rates.
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Department of Health
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National Opioids Crisis: Help and Resources
Highlights the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services strategy to combating the opioid crisis. Presents resources and information for prevention, treatment, and recovery.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Alabama Health Professional Shortages and Related Resources
Provides county-level maps of Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) and Medically Undeserved Area/Population (MUA/P) designations in Alabama, and associated resources.
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Mental Health in Rural Communities Toolkit
Resources and best practices to develop rural mental health programs, with a primary focus on adult mental health. Identifies program models and examples, and discusses implementation, evaluation, sustainability, and dissemination of program results.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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