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Protecting Young Agricultural Workers: A Training for Supervisors, Parents, and Teachers
Online training for supervisors, parents, and teachers of youth working on farms covering common agricultural health and safety issues. Includes both online and print materials in both English and Spanish.
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organization: Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest
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Think F.A.S.T.
Curriculum for 14- to 17-year old youth addressing safety on farms. Includes 10 modules covering agricultural health and safety issues. Offers options for both online self-paced and in-person direct instruction by schools or in community programs.
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organization: American Farm Bureau Federation
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Invest in Your Health
Training curriculum for use by agricultural educators of young adults working on farms. Includes 7 modules covering various agricultural health and safety topics. Access the curriculum by creating a free account and register for the Invest in Your Health series.
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organization: AgriSafe Network
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Fiscal Transparency COVID-19 Federal Funding in Kansas
An interactive data dashboard that shows county-level per capita amounts of federal COVID-19 funding from various funding streams. Provides information on spending by category, such as economic revitalization, health, connectivity, and more, as well as the top 10 organizational recipients of funds.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Institute for Policy & Social Research
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Wisconsin Coverdell Stroke Program: Stroke Transfer Map
Provides interactive maps showing transfer patterns of stroke patients between community hospitals and tertiary hospitals in Wisconsin in order to improve hospital and EMS access and identify gaps in care. Provides data on driving times and distances.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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Preventing HPV Cancers in Rural Communities
Provides an overview of the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's efforts to promote human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in rural areas. Includes newsletters, upcoming events, meeting recordings, and program action steps. See Education and Training Resources for HPV profiles of selected states, including comparisons of HPV vaccination rates among 13-17 year olds by level of urbanicity.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Tennessee Multi-Sector Plan for Aging Data Dashboard
Dashboard providing county- and state-level data on aging in Tennessee. Presents health and demographic data of adults over age 65 in Tennessee, including data on diabetes, cancer, substance abuse, COPD, cardiovascular conditions, and more. Includes a map of healthcare facility locations.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health Research
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Colorectal Cancer Data Dashboard
Dashboard providing maps and graphs of county-level colorectal cancer (CRC) data from a variety of sources. Includes data on CRC incidence, mortality, screening, obesity, tobacco use, age groups, educational attainment, poverty, and race and ethnicity. Also allows mapping of NCI-Designated Cancer Centers, Commission on Cancer-accredited hospitals, and Federally Qualified Health Centers.
Additional links: Tutorial
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: American Cancer Society National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
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State Tobacco-Related Disparities
Dashboard presents state-level data on tobacco use in the form of maps and charts based on a number of demographic categories, such at age, race and ethnicity, income, and urban-rural location, among others. Allows users to narrow data by state and year and compare demographic factors.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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California Physician Supply and Preventable Hospitalizations by County
Interactive chart showing county- and state-level physician supply, preventable hospitalizations, and length of stay for selected conditions. Covers asthma in adults under 40, COPD and asthma in adults over 40, community-acquired pneumonia, diabetes, heart failure, hypertension, and urinary tract infection.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
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