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21. State-Specific Severe Joint Pain and Physical Inactivity Among Adults with Arthritis — United States, 2017 - Resources
Date: May 2019

Examines state-specific prevalence of arthritis and, among adults with arthritis, the prevalence of severe joint pain and of physical inactivity. Includes national data for metropolitan, micropolitan, and non-core counties.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 68(17), 381-387 Date 05/2019 Organization Centers for Disease...

22. Suicide Trends Among and Within Urbanization Levels by Sex, Race/Ethnicity, Age Group, and Mechanism of Death — United States, 2001–2015 - Resources
Date: Oct 2017

Reports on county-level trends in suicide rates during 2001–2015 for large metropolitan, medium/small metropolitan, and nonmetro counties. Includes data by sex and age group. Covers the mechanism of death, with data on firearms, hanging/suffocation, drug poisoning, non-drug poisoning, and other causes.

...MMWR Surveillance Summaries, 66(18), 1-16 Date 10/2017 Organization Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

23. Fentanyl Law Enforcement Submissions and Increases in Synthetic Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths - 27 States, 2013-2014 - Resources
Date: Aug 2016

Reports on drugs testing positive for fentanyl. Provides information on synthetic opioid-involved deaths other than methadone, including fentanyl deaths. For 27 states with death certificate reporting of drugs involved in overdoses, provides data for metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncore areas.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 65(33), 837-843 Date 08/2016 Organization Centers for Disease...

24. Controlled Substance Prescribing Patterns Among Fatal Overdose Decedents with an Opioid, Stimulant, or Both Contributing to Death — Pennsylvania, 2017–2022 - Resources
Date: Apr 2025

Reports on deaths involving opioids without stimulants, deaths involving stimulants without opioids, and deaths involving both opioids and stimulants in Pennsylvania between 2017 and 2022. Includes data for rural and urban areas. Discusses the role of opioid prescribing on overdose deaths.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 74(12), 205-209 Date 04/2025 Organization Centers for Disease...

25. Opioid Prescribing Rates in Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Counties Among Primary Care Providers Using an Electronic Health Record System — United States, 2014–2017 - Resources
Date: Jan 2019

Examines opioid prescribing rates among primary care providers for six urban-rural classification categories of counties, before and after the March 2016 release of CDC's Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 68(2), 25-30 Date 01/2019 Organization Centers for Disease...

26. Trends in Suicide by Level of Urbanization — United States, 1999–2015 - Resources
Date: Mar 2017

Reports on suicide rates from 1999–2015, with data for metropolitan, micropolitan, and non-core (rural) areas. Discusses possible causes for geographic disparities in suicide rates, including limited access to mental health care, social isolation, and the opioid overdose epidemic. Also discusses the widening gap beginning in 2007-2008, which may relate to the impact of the recession on rural areas.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 66(10), 270-273 Date 03/2017 Organization Centers for Disease...

27. Disparities in Adolescents' Residence in Neighborhoods Supportive of Physical Activity — United States, 2011–2012 - Resources
Date: Jun 2016

Discusses the connection between adolescents living in neighborhoods that support physical activity (have sidewalks and walking paths, parks, playgrounds, and/or recreation centers) and overall health. Identifies differences in access to neighborhoods supportive of physical activity by ethnicity and race, income level, parental education level, and rurality. Provides recommendations for community-based projects for improvement.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 65(23), 598-601 Date 06/2016 Organization Centers for Disease...

28. Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among Health Care Personnel — National Healthcare Safety Network, United States, 2023–24 Respiratory Virus Season - Resources
Date: Oct 2024

Reports on influenza and COVID-19 vaccination coverage among healthcare personnel working in acute care hospitals and nursing homes during the 2023-2024 respiratory virus season. Includes data by workplace location for rural and urban areas.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(43), 966-972 Date 10/2024 Organization Centers for Disease...

29. Vital Signs: Pharmacy-Based Naloxone Dispensing — United States, 2012–2018 - Resources
Date: Aug 2019

Reports on trends and characteristics of naloxone dispensing from retail pharmacies. Includes data for metropolitan, micropolitan, and rural counties on high-dose opioid and naloxone prescriptions. Also includes county-level maps of naloxone prescriptions per 100,000 people and naloxone prescriptions per 100 high-dose opioid prescriptions.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 68(31), 679-686 Date 08/2019 Organization Centers for Disease...

30. QuickStats: Percentage of All Visits by Patients Aged ≥65 Years to Office-Based Physicians Made by Patients with Hypertension, by Sex and Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) — National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, United States, 2012–2015 - Resources
Date: Oct 2017

Bar chart showing the percentage of visits to a physician by patients 65 and older who have a diagnosis of hypertension, with information overall and by gender for those living in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 66(40), 1085 Date 10/2017 Organization Centers for Disease...