Appalachian Diseases of Despair
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Description
Provides information on Appalachian mortality disparities due to overdose, suicide, and alcoholic liver disease/cirrhosis among people ages 15-64. Utilizes data from the 2022 Multiple Cause of Death database broken down by Appalachian state, region, sex, and metropolitan or nonmetropolitan status.
Date
08/2024
Organizations
Appalachian Regional Commission, East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health Research, NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Tagged as
Alcohol use
· Appalachia
· Health disparities
· Illicit drug use
· Mortality
· Prescription drug misuse
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data
· Suicide and suicide prevention
· Alabama
· Georgia
· Kentucky
· Maryland
· Mississippi
· New York
· North Carolina
· Ohio
· Pennsylvania
· South Carolina
· Tennessee
· Virginia
· West Virginia
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Organizations (3)
- Appalachian Regional Commission, view details
- East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health Research, view details
- NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis, view details