Rural Health
Resources by Topic: County-by-county data
Alaska Facts and Figures: Alaska Resident Violent Death and Unintentional Injury - Specific Causes by Year (2012-2016)
Provides statistics describing cause of death and specific cause of death for Alaska residents, including violent deaths and unintentional injuries, from 2012 to 2016 by year, gender, race, age group, and public health region. Includes statistics on mortality and years of potential life lost.
Date: 12/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Division of Public Health
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Provides statistics describing cause of death and specific cause of death for Alaska residents, including violent deaths and unintentional injuries, from 2012 to 2016 by year, gender, race, age group, and public health region. Includes statistics on mortality and years of potential life lost.
Date: 12/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Division of Public Health
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Alaska Facts and Figures: Alaska Resident Drug Overdoses by Year (2012-2016)
Describes the number and rate of drug overdose mortality for Alaska residents from 2012 to 2016 by year. Covers drug overdoses by five year rolling average and gender, race, age group, and public health region.
Date: 12/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Division of Public Health
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Describes the number and rate of drug overdose mortality for Alaska residents from 2012 to 2016 by year. Covers drug overdoses by five year rolling average and gender, race, age group, and public health region.
Date: 12/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Division of Public Health
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Alaska Facts and Figures: Preliminary Leading Causes of Hospitalization - Top Ten (2016)
Ranks the preliminary leading causes of hospitalizations for Alaska residents in 2016 by gender, race, age group, and public health region. Includes statistics on mortality and years of potential life lost. Reports the top ten preliminary leading causes of sum, median, and mean billed charges.
Date: 12/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Division of Public Health
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Ranks the preliminary leading causes of hospitalizations for Alaska residents in 2016 by gender, race, age group, and public health region. Includes statistics on mortality and years of potential life lost. Reports the top ten preliminary leading causes of sum, median, and mean billed charges.
Date: 12/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Division of Public Health
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Alaska Facts and Figures: Alaska Resident Leading Causes of Death - Top Ten by Year (2012-2016)
Ranks the leading causes of death for Alaska residents from 2012 to 2016 by year and gender, race, age group, and public health region. Includes statistics on mortality and years of potential life lost.
Date: 12/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Division of Public Health
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Ranks the leading causes of death for Alaska residents from 2012 to 2016 by year and gender, race, age group, and public health region. Includes statistics on mortality and years of potential life lost.
Date: 12/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Alaska Division of Public Health
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Illinois Suicide Deaths and Crude Rates, 2006-2015
Illustrates and provides county-level data on statewide deaths due to suicide from 2006 through 2015 in Illinois.
Date: 12/2017
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Department of Public Health
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Illustrates and provides county-level data on statewide deaths due to suicide from 2006 through 2015 in Illinois.
Date: 12/2017
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Department of Public Health
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State Innovation Model (SIM) Evaluation Report on Award Year 2 (AY2) Activities
Discusses the process and implementation activities of the State Innovation Model (SIM) grant program administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in the state of Iowa. SIM provides funding for states to develop innovative strategies to address healthcare reform by improving the patient healthcare experience, population health, and reducing healthcare costs. Describes interventions and actions from the SIM initiative, community characteristics, and settings impacted by the initiative.
Author(s): Suzanne Bentler, Tessa Heeren, Rochelle Schultz Spinarski, Elizabeth Momany, Peter Damiano
Date: 11/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Iowa Public Policy Center
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Discusses the process and implementation activities of the State Innovation Model (SIM) grant program administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in the state of Iowa. SIM provides funding for states to develop innovative strategies to address healthcare reform by improving the patient healthcare experience, population health, and reducing healthcare costs. Describes interventions and actions from the SIM initiative, community characteristics, and settings impacted by the initiative.
Author(s): Suzanne Bentler, Tessa Heeren, Rochelle Schultz Spinarski, Elizabeth Momany, Peter Damiano
Date: 11/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Iowa Public Policy Center
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South Carolina's Rural Health Action Plan
Describes South Carolina's plan to improve rural health outcomes, including 5 areas of focus, 15 recommendations, and 50+ action steps, intended to spur progress over the following 3-5 years. Focus areas include access to care, community assets leadership and engagement (CALE), economic development, education, and housing.
Additional links: Brief
Date: 11/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Office of Rural Health
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Describes South Carolina's plan to improve rural health outcomes, including 5 areas of focus, 15 recommendations, and 50+ action steps, intended to spur progress over the following 3-5 years. Focus areas include access to care, community assets leadership and engagement (CALE), economic development, education, and housing.
Additional links: Brief
Date: 11/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Office of Rural Health
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The Share of Households With Wired Broadband Remains Below 60 Percent in Nearly 800 Rural Counties, Mostly in Poor and Remote Regions
Map identifying rural counties where 60% or more households had wired broadband in 2010 and 2016.
Date: 11/2017
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Map identifying rural counties where 60% or more households had wired broadband in 2010 and 2016.
Date: 11/2017
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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The Share of SNAP Households That Live Far from a Supermarket or Large Grocery Store Varies by County
Map showing 2015 county-level data on the percent of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households that lived far from the nearest supermarket or large grocery store, more than 1 mile in urban areas or more than 10 miles in rural areas.
Date: 11/2017
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Map showing 2015 county-level data on the percent of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households that lived far from the nearest supermarket or large grocery store, more than 1 mile in urban areas or more than 10 miles in rural areas.
Date: 11/2017
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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A Profile of New York State Nurse Practitioners, 2017
Describes active nurse practitioners (NPs) in New York, based on information from NPs who recertified from September 2015 through December 2016. Includes map of New York Population Health Improvement Program (PHIP) regions and table with practice settings of active NPs by PHIP region, both with breakdowns by urban or rural status.
Author(s): Robert Martiniano, Shen Wang, Jean Moore
Date: 10/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Describes active nurse practitioners (NPs) in New York, based on information from NPs who recertified from September 2015 through December 2016. Includes map of New York Population Health Improvement Program (PHIP) regions and table with practice settings of active NPs by PHIP region, both with breakdowns by urban or rural status.
Author(s): Robert Martiniano, Shen Wang, Jean Moore
Date: 10/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies
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