Alabama Resources

Alabama General Hospital Closures Since 1980
County-level map showing general hospitals that closed and were not replaced within two years.
Date: 03/2016
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Rural Health Association
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Alabama Rural Health Plan
Examines health status indicators in rural Alabama. Includes the number of practicing primary care physicians in Alabama by age, and the number of primary care physicians, dentists, and psychiatrists per 10,000 people for each Alabama county.
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Alabama Veterans Rural Health Initiative: A Preliminary Evaluation of Unmet Health Care Needs
Reports on the Alabama Veterans Rural Health Initiative, which focuses on understanding barriers to care, health status, and health care needs of rural veterans.
Author(s): Lori L. Davis, Stefan G. Kertesz, Ann F. Mahaney-Price, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Social Sciences, 26(3), 14-31
Date: 2011
Type: Document
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PARTNER Program: Promoting Active Rural Transportation with Need and Equity-Based Resources
Provides resources dedicated to explaining and implementing the PARTNER Program, a community-led and equity-focused process for developing walking and bicycling routes in rural Alabama communities. Covers topics including collaboration, planning, implementation, and funding.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Extension at Auburn University
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Southeast Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center - Events Calendar
Lists the events, trainings, and webinars for the Southeast Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center.
Type: Calendar/Event List
Sponsoring organization: Southeast Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center
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Alabama Public Health Statistical Query System
Database of information on births and deaths in Alabama, using Alabama Center for Health Statistics data beginning in the year 1990. Natality and mortality data can be queried by county, race, sex, age group, and more.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Department of Public Health
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Alabama AHEC Newsletter Archive
Archive of the monthly newsletter of Alabama Statewide Area Health Education Centers (AHEC), which supports healthcare delivery and workforce throughout Alabama. Provides AHEC news as well as information on upcoming events, conferences, grants, and learning opportunities.
Type: Journal/Newsletter
Sponsoring organization: Alabama AHEC Network
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Exploring the Health Care Challenges Rural Americans Face Across 5 States
Articles from Rural RX, a series intended to explore the forces that shape rural health care in America. Features programs in Alabama, Texas, Colorado, New York, and West Virginia.
Author(s): Nicole Ellis, William Brangham, Caleb Hellerman
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: PBS News Hour
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Southeastern Telehealth Resource Center - Upcoming Events
Offers information on upcoming events hosted by the Southeastern Telehealth Resource Center and partner organizations, addressing rural telemedicine, telehealth technologies, program development, and more.
Type: Calendar/Event List
Sponsoring organization: Southeastern Telehealth Resource Center
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Alabama's Rural Hospitals
Provides quick facts about Alabama rural hospitals, including yearly numbers of patients treated, babies delivered, and emergency room visits, as well as employment and payroll information and number of hospital closures since 2011.
Additional links: Financial Fact Sheet, Presentation Slides
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Hospital Association
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