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Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Access

Rural-Urban Disparities in Cancer
Provides data and maps reflecting cancer incidence and mortality, comparing rural, nonmetro urban, and metro counties. Explores urban and rural disparities regarding cancer type, access to healthcare for rural residents, risk factors for cancer incidence, and preventative care.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Cancer Institute
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County Data Maps from CEARH
Provides maps of the contiguous U.S. that represent data related to healthcare access at the county level, healthcare industry characteristics in rural counties, socio-demographic characteristics, and rural health characteristics. Map indicators can be adjusted to reflect specific types of data.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Center for Economic Analysis of Rural Health
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Community Supports for Rural Aging in Place and Independent Living Topic Guide
Resources and information on home-based services and community supports to support aging in place and independent living in rural communities.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Transportation Technical Assistance Coordination Library (TACL)
Platform for resources, reports, case studies, and training opportunities to support transportation access in rural and urban areas. Digital library contains resources produced by technical assistance centers funded by the Federal Transit Administration, federal agencies, and other sources.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Federal Transit Administration, National Aging and Disability Transportation Center, National Center for Applied Transit Technology, National Center for Mobility Management, National Rural Transit Assistance Program, Shared-Use Mobility Center
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Learning Module: Rural and Small Town Transportation
Describes transportation issues in rural America, addressing transportation-related impacts on health, safety, poverty, and economic opportunity. Offers resources for planning, policy, and community partnerships, with links to sample programs and documents.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Shared-Use Mobility Center
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Eligibility and Access
Interactive maps exploring Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility and utilization. Compares county-level statistics to state-level data. Provides county-level estimates of participants and non-participants by age, race/ethnicity, presence and age of children, health insurance coverage, and veteran status.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Provider Bridge
Connects healthcare professionals with state agencies and healthcare entities to increase access to care for patients in rural and underserved communities, and assists in mobilizing volunteer healthcare professionals during public health emergencies.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Federation of State Medical Boards
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Utah Project ECHO
Connects multi-disciplinary specialists with community providers through HIPAA-compliant videoconferencing technology that will address specialized healthcare topics and treatment options in the primary care setting with the purpose of improving health outcomes in rural and underserved populations.
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organization: University of Utah Health
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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health
Interactive mapping system providing chronic disease related data at the county, place, census tract, and ZIP code level. Covers measures related to health status, health outcomes, prevention, health risk behaviors, health-related social needs, and social determinants of health.
Additional links: Compare Measures, Interactive Map, PLACES Data Portal
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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New York Project ECHO
Provides community-based clinicians with skills and knowledge to treat complex patients in their local practices to improve health outcomes and reduce geographic barriers and cost of care through a multidisciplinary team-based approach. Offers continuing education credits (CME) for ECHO participation.
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organizations: University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester (URMC), URMC Institute for Innovative Education
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