Risk Factors and Potentially Preventable Deaths in Rural Communities
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Description
Compares rates of potentially avoidable deaths in rural and
urban communities and shows how these deaths vary by census
region. Features statistics on modifiable risk factors,
such as smoking, excessive alcohol use, and obesity, and
percent of potentially preventable deaths attributable to
specific health conditions, with breakdowns by rural and
urban areas.
Author(s)
Mark Holmes, Kristie W. Thompson
Date
10/2019
Organization
North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
Tagged as
Alcohol use
· Cancer
· Cardiovascular disease
· Chronic respiratory conditions
· Diabetes
· Injuries
· Mortality
· Obesity and weight control
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data
· Tobacco use