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Alabama Resources

Alabama - Project ECHO
Offers an online telementoring program linking medical experts with healthcare providers across Alabama. Promotes interactive collaboration in case-based learning to develop specialty skills and best practices to improve patient care access, quality, and efficiency.
Sponsoring organization: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine
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Journal of Appalachian Health
Highlights issues relating to the health and wellness of rural Appalachian communities. Features peer-reviewed, open access research on health outcomes in Appalachia.
Sponsoring organization: University of Kentucky College of Public Health
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Alabama Shortage Area Designations
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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Alabama Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/Ps)
Map identifying Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs) and Medically Underserved Populations (MUPs) in Alabama.
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Kid One: Transporting Children to Better Health
Delivers children and expectant mothers, with limited or no transportation access, to healthcare services throughout the state of Alabama.
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ERS State Fact Sheet: Alabama
State-level data on population, poverty, food security, educational attainment, employment, and income. Includes data for rural areas, urban areas, and the state as a whole.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Alabama QuickFacts
State-level data on demographics, housing, income, and other social determinants of health, with the option to add data for counties and cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more. Includes information from multiple U.S. Census Bureau censuses, surveys, and programs.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Alabama KIDS COUNT Data Center
Provides data on child well-being for the state. Covers demographics, economic well-being, education, family and community, health, and safety and risky behaviors. Some data available by county.
Sponsoring organization: Annie E. Casey Foundation
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Additional resources are available. See a full list of Alabama Resources.