Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare needs and services
Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Data Portal
Portal displays data on substance use and mental health services, outcomes, and the population served in Utah. Includes a rural and urban breakdown on the number of individuals and total percent population served through substance use disorder services and mental health services. Covers mental health client data for the 13 local authorities, rural versus urban, and state totals for service utilization and median length of services for multiple types of healthcare services, including outpatient, inpatient, residential, medication management, case management, therapy, emergency, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Utah Department of Health and Human Services
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Portal displays data on substance use and mental health services, outcomes, and the population served in Utah. Includes a rural and urban breakdown on the number of individuals and total percent population served through substance use disorder services and mental health services. Covers mental health client data for the 13 local authorities, rural versus urban, and state totals for service utilization and median length of services for multiple types of healthcare services, including outpatient, inpatient, residential, medication management, case management, therapy, emergency, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Utah Department of Health and Human Services
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Indiana Youth Institute County Dashboard: A Snapshot of Youth Well-Being in Every Indiana County
An interactive dashboard that provides county-level data on Indiana youth, with a focus on topics such as family and community, health, economic well-being, and education. Users can select for county and see data broken down by age, race/ethnicity, sex, household type, social vulnerability, access to healthcare workers, poverty, suicides, educational success, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Youth Institute
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An interactive dashboard that provides county-level data on Indiana youth, with a focus on topics such as family and community, health, economic well-being, and education. Users can select for county and see data broken down by age, race/ethnicity, sex, household type, social vulnerability, access to healthcare workers, poverty, suicides, educational success, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Youth Institute
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MotherToBaby
A no-cost service providing evidence-based information on the benefit or risk of medications and other exposures during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. Provides guidance for healthcare providers and individuals, as well as fact sheets and other materials addressing medications, vaccines, chemicals, herbal products, substance use, maternal health conditions, and more. Also conducts observational studies on exposures.
Sponsoring organization: Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS)
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A no-cost service providing evidence-based information on the benefit or risk of medications and other exposures during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. Provides guidance for healthcare providers and individuals, as well as fact sheets and other materials addressing medications, vaccines, chemicals, herbal products, substance use, maternal health conditions, and more. Also conducts observational studies on exposures.
Sponsoring organization: Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS)
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Ohio Locations for Naloxone & Support
Provides an interactive map that shows locations for naloxone, syringe service programs, and other harm reduction resources by county and facility in Ohio.
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Department of Health
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Provides an interactive map that shows locations for naloxone, syringe service programs, and other harm reduction resources by county and facility in Ohio.
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Department of Health
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Tap Talk: The Drinking Water in Rural America Podcast
A podcast that discusses issues related to maintaining healthy drinking water supply and connecting professionals interested in public health infrastructure. Episodes focus on topics such as public health tracking, well water safety, healthy water initiatives in communities, and more.
Sponsoring organizations: Rural Community Assistance Partnership, University of Illinois
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A podcast that discusses issues related to maintaining healthy drinking water supply and connecting professionals interested in public health infrastructure. Episodes focus on topics such as public health tracking, well water safety, healthy water initiatives in communities, and more.
Sponsoring organizations: Rural Community Assistance Partnership, University of Illinois
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Rural EMS Quality Improvement Basics
A quality improvement course geared toward emergency medical services (EMS) professionals in rural areas. Provides guidance on quality improvement awareness, implementation, and leadership.
Sponsoring organization: Stratis Health
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A quality improvement course geared toward emergency medical services (EMS) professionals in rural areas. Provides guidance on quality improvement awareness, implementation, and leadership.
Sponsoring organization: Stratis Health
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Dental Therapy Resources
Presents a series of reports, toolkits, articles, and other resources on dental therapy from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.
Sponsoring organization: W. K. Kellogg Foundation
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Presents a series of reports, toolkits, articles, and other resources on dental therapy from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.
Sponsoring organization: W. K. Kellogg Foundation
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Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Analytics: Data & Reports
Provides data and reports on a variety of population health measures in Nevada. County level data, including a group of counties defined as rural, are available for topic areas including behavioral health, substance use, maternal and child health, health conditions, mortality, Medicaid enrollment and services, and other topics in population health and state services. Includes the DHHS Factbook, which reports on the activities of DHHS.
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Provides data and reports on a variety of population health measures in Nevada. County level data, including a group of counties defined as rural, are available for topic areas including behavioral health, substance use, maternal and child health, health conditions, mortality, Medicaid enrollment and services, and other topics in population health and state services. Includes the DHHS Factbook, which reports on the activities of DHHS.
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Exploring the Health Care Challenges Rural Americans Face Across 5 States
Articles from Rural RX, a series intended to explore the forces that shape rural health care in America. Features programs in Alabama, Texas, Colorado, New York, and West Virginia.
Author(s): Nicole Ellis, William Brangham, Caleb Hellerman
Sponsoring organization: PBS News Hour
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Articles from Rural RX, a series intended to explore the forces that shape rural health care in America. Features programs in Alabama, Texas, Colorado, New York, and West Virginia.
Author(s): Nicole Ellis, William Brangham, Caleb Hellerman
Sponsoring organization: PBS News Hour
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Pennsylvania Opioid Data Dashboard
Interactive dashboard showing data on opioids in Pennsylvania, including county-level estimates on individuals with drug use disorders and drug overdose deaths. Also includes information on prevention efforts such as the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) and other programs; treatment access and types; and life-saving measures such as naloxone and emergency room use.
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Interactive dashboard showing data on opioids in Pennsylvania, including county-level estimates on individuals with drug use disorders and drug overdose deaths. Also includes information on prevention efforts such as the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) and other programs; treatment access and types; and life-saving measures such as naloxone and emergency room use.
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
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