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Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare needs and services

Suicide in Rural America
Provides a brief overview of suicide risk in rural areas, along with relevant CDC resources and reports.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Health Behaviors in Rural America
Provides a brief overview of health behaviors in rural areas, along with relevant CDC resources and reports.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Drug Overdose in Rural America as a Public Health Issue
Provides a brief overview of drug overdose risk in rural areas, along with relevant CDC resources and reports.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Child Health in Rural America
Provides a brief overview of children health needs related to mental, behavioral, and developmental disorders in rural areas, along with relevant CDC resources and reports.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Antibiotic Use in Rural Hospitals as a Public Health Issue
Provides a brief overview of antibiotic use and stewardship in rural areas, along with relevant CDC resources and reports.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Motor Vehicle Safety in Rural America as a Public Health Issue
Provides a brief overview of motor vehicle safety concerns in rural areas, along with relevant CDC resources and reports.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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National Center for Health Statistics Data Query System
Provides data from a variety of federal sources on more than 150 public health topics including various health conditions, mortality, healthcare access and use, nutrition, mental health, oral health, pregnancy, vaccination, and more. Can filter most data by urbanicity in addition to demographic characteristics or socioeconomic status.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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South Carolina Prescription Monitoring Program Trends Dashboards
Provides statistics on opioid, benzodiazepine, and stimulant dispensing in South Carolina. Covers dispensing totals, patient demographics, commonly prescribed medications, and more. Includes county-level data.
Additional links: Benzodiazepine Trends Dashboard, Stimulant Trends Dashboard
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Department of Public Health
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Wisconsin Rural Health and Substance Use Clinical Support (RHeSUS) Program: Lunch and Learn Series
An online continuing education series for healthcare professionals who treat patients with substance use disorder. Recorded webinars are available.
Sponsoring organizations: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Wisconsin Hospital Association
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Trends in Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-Associated Cancers, Arkansas, 2001-2018
Offers comparison of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) related cancers trends in Arkansas with national trends. Includes county-level data for incidence and vaccination.
Author(s): Mallory Jayroe
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Department of Health
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