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Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Mortality

Race and Place: Urban-Rural Differences in Health for Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Investigates urban-rural disparities for racial and ethnic minorities in six health areas: infant mortality, cancer screening and management, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, HIV infection, and child and adult immunizations. Provides data for the years 1991-1995.
Author(s): Rebecca T. Slifkin, Laurie J. Goldsmith, Thomas C. Ricketts,
Date: 03/2000
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Louisiana State Health Assessment
Dashboard providing data on the health of people in Louisiana. Examines demographics, community-level factors influencing health, health behaviors and exposures, and medical conditions. Includes parish-level data breakdowns, with additional comparisons of rural, partially rural, and urban parishes for select indicators.
Sponsoring organization: Louisiana Department of Health
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Discharge Instructions, Readmission, and Mortality
Analyzes discharge, readmission, payment, and mortality data in hospitals by patient-physician communication and health condition. Includes interactive data visualizations comparing metro and nonmetro differences at the county level. Offers a video tutorial for interacting with the data.
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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COPD Risk Factors and Rurality
Analyzes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) rate data by obesity, smoking, uninsured status, premature mortality, and race and ethnicity. Includes interactive data visualizations comparing metro and nonmetro differences at the county level. Offers a video tutorial for interacting with the data.
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Cancer Risk Factors and Rurality
Analyzes cancer rate data by smoking, healthcare visits, uninsured status, premature mortality, and race and ethnicity. Includes interactive data visualizations comparing metro and nonmetro differences at the county level. Offers a video tutorial for interacting with the data.
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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The Arkansas Department of Health - Data Hub
Provides data on infectious disease, chronic disease, substance use, vital statistics, and more for the state of Arkansas. Includes county-level data for select topics, including COVID-19 hospitalizations, sexually transmitted diseases, rabies, and overdoses.
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Department of Health
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Stroke Risk Factors and Rurality
Analyzes stroke rate data by high blood pressure, high cholesterol, uninsured status, premature mortality, and race and ethnicity. Includes interactive data visualizations comparing metro and nonmetro differences at the county level. Offers a video tutorial for interacting with the data.
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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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
Sponsoring organization: American Cancer Society National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
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Oral Cavity & Pharynx Cancers in Illinois
Provides an overview of oral cavity and pharynx cancers in Illinois, including protective measures and county-level incidence and mortality rates.
Sponsoring organization: Illinois Department of Public Health
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Nebraska Overdose Prevention Dashboard
Dashboard offering maps and charts related to drug overdose data and access to prevention and treatment resources in Nebraska. Includes trends over time and county-level data.
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
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