Rural Health
Resources by Topic: County-by-county data
Life Expectancy in Rural Missouri
Provides statistics and data describing life expectancy in rural and urban Missouri. Includes a rural versus urban comparison of years of potential life lost and county-level data on deaths due to unintentional injury.
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Provides statistics and data describing life expectancy in rural and urban Missouri. Includes a rural versus urban comparison of years of potential life lost and county-level data on deaths due to unintentional injury.
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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The Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): 2013-2014
Reports on health insurance coverage in the United States in 2014 and changes between 2013 and 2014. Includes maps showing county-level uninsured rates.
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Reports on health insurance coverage in the United States in 2014 and changes between 2013 and 2014. Includes maps showing county-level uninsured rates.
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Montana 2016 Suicide Mortality Review Team Report
Highlights findings and recommendations from the Montana Suicide Mortality Review Team based on an analysis of 555 suicides in Montana. Provides suicide and related data by county for youth, American Indian, and veteran populations.
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
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Highlights findings and recommendations from the Montana Suicide Mortality Review Team based on an analysis of 555 suicides in Montana. Provides suicide and related data by county for youth, American Indian, and veteran populations.
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
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Adults Using Long Term Services and Supports: Population and Service Use Trends in Maine, State Fiscal Year 2014
A chartbook discussing demographic trends regarding disability, poverty, housing, work status, and other useful characteristics about adults and elders living in Maine who have used nursing facilities, residential care, or home and community-based services during the fiscal year 2014. Provides some county-level data and discussion of rural differences.
Author(s): Kimberly I. Snow, Tina Gressani, Louise Olsen, et al.
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Catherine Cutler Institute
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A chartbook discussing demographic trends regarding disability, poverty, housing, work status, and other useful characteristics about adults and elders living in Maine who have used nursing facilities, residential care, or home and community-based services during the fiscal year 2014. Provides some county-level data and discussion of rural differences.
Author(s): Kimberly I. Snow, Tina Gressani, Louise Olsen, et al.
Date: 2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Catherine Cutler Institute
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DataGram: Obesity Rates in Rural and Urban Pennsylvania
Provides statistics on obesity rates in Pennsylvania from 2004-2012, with breakdowns by rural and urban areas.
Date: 12/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Provides statistics on obesity rates in Pennsylvania from 2004-2012, with breakdowns by rural and urban areas.
Date: 12/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Oral Health Care Access in New Hampshire
Illustrates the current state of oral health care in New Hampshire. Provides discussion on the barriers to accessing oral health care and the availability of dental care providers in the state.
Author(s): Eleanor M. Jaffee, Joan C. Widmer, Lisa I. Speropolous
Date: 09/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Illustrates the current state of oral health care in New Hampshire. Provides discussion on the barriers to accessing oral health care and the availability of dental care providers in the state.
Author(s): Eleanor M. Jaffee, Joan C. Widmer, Lisa I. Speropolous
Date: 09/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Hawaii Oral Health: Key Findings
Reports on access to oral health care in Hawaii and describes the state's oral health status. Includes county-level breakdowns of data and discusses key findings, such as the impact of Medicaid on oral health access.
Date: 08/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Hawaii State Department of Health
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Reports on access to oral health care in Hawaii and describes the state's oral health status. Includes county-level breakdowns of data and discusses key findings, such as the impact of Medicaid on oral health access.
Date: 08/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Hawaii State Department of Health
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U.S.-Mexico Border Needs Assessment and Support Project: Phase II Assessment Report
Describes water and wastewater conditions in the colonias on the U.S. side of the U.S.-Mexico border. Provides county-by-county information on specific challenges in the colonias. Includes recommendations to address the remaining need.
Date: 07/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Community Assistance Partnership
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Describes water and wastewater conditions in the colonias on the U.S. side of the U.S.-Mexico border. Provides county-by-county information on specific challenges in the colonias. Includes recommendations to address the remaining need.
Date: 07/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Community Assistance Partnership
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Understanding the Geography of Growth in Rural Child Poverty
Discusses variations in child poverty among rural counties, based on 2009-2013 American Community Survey data. Includes a map showing rural counties with high child poverty. Discusses family- and community-level factors impacting child poverty. A related Rural Child Poverty Chart Gallery is also available.
Author(s): David McGranahan
Citation: Amber Waves
Date: 07/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Discusses variations in child poverty among rural counties, based on 2009-2013 American Community Survey data. Includes a map showing rural counties with high child poverty. Discusses family- and community-level factors impacting child poverty. A related Rural Child Poverty Chart Gallery is also available.
Author(s): David McGranahan
Citation: Amber Waves
Date: 07/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Where are the Primary Care Doctors? A Look at Michigan's Primary Care Physician Shortage
Provides an overview of Michigan's primary care physician workforce. Provides demographic information on the physician workforce. Discusses factors contributing to primary care shortages, including those specific to the rural workforce. Includes maps with county-level comparisons of actual to suggested physician-to-population ratios for different types of primary care physicians. Discusses state policy options that can be used to address primary care shortages, with national maps comparing the states.
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Citizens Research Council of Michigan
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Provides an overview of Michigan's primary care physician workforce. Provides demographic information on the physician workforce. Discusses factors contributing to primary care shortages, including those specific to the rural workforce. Includes maps with county-level comparisons of actual to suggested physician-to-population ratios for different types of primary care physicians. Discusses state policy options that can be used to address primary care shortages, with national maps comparing the states.
Date: 06/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Citizens Research Council of Michigan
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