Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Mortality
Overdose Prevention in Rural Communities
Provides guidance for rural communities working to prevent drug overdoses. Highlights strategies and resources to help rural communities address substance use disorder (SUD), build coalitions, collect data, and address stigma, among other measures.
Sponsoring organization: National Overdose Prevention Network
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Provides guidance for rural communities working to prevent drug overdoses. Highlights strategies and resources to help rural communities address substance use disorder (SUD), build coalitions, collect data, and address stigma, among other measures.
Sponsoring organization: National Overdose Prevention Network
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Oklahoma Perinatal and Reproductive Health Dashboard
Dashboard of data related to births, infant deaths, and stillbirths in Oklahoma between 2010 and 2021. Includes county-level data.
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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Dashboard of data related to births, infant deaths, and stillbirths in Oklahoma between 2010 and 2021. Includes county-level data.
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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California Overdose Surveillance Dashboard
Dashboard of overdose data for California at the state and county levels. Includes mortality, emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and prescription data. Data can be broken down by age, opioid type, race, sex, and more.
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Public Health
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Dashboard of overdose data for California at the state and county levels. Includes mortality, emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and prescription data. Data can be broken down by age, opioid type, race, sex, and more.
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Public Health
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Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System
Provides information on trends and statistics regarding pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. Includes mortality rates by race/ethnicity, causes, and rural versus urban location.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Provides information on trends and statistics regarding pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. Includes mortality rates by race/ethnicity, causes, and rural versus urban location.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Kansas Palliative Care 5-Year State Plan: 2022-2027
Provides an overview of the 2022-2027 Kansas palliative care plan, with a focus on access, education and healthcare workforce training, public and community awareness, and emergency preparedness and disaster planning. Includes palliative care access strategies that are specific to rural and frontier areas, as well as a county-level map that shows data on palliative care needs according to mortality rates.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Provides an overview of the 2022-2027 Kansas palliative care plan, with a focus on access, education and healthcare workforce training, public and community awareness, and emergency preparedness and disaster planning. Includes palliative care access strategies that are specific to rural and frontier areas, as well as a county-level map that shows data on palliative care needs according to mortality rates.
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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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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Ohio Integrated Behavioral Health Dashboard
An interactive dashboard that allows users to select measures relating to substance abuse in Ohio with data available by year and county. Includes data on overdose mortality, Naloxone distribution, emergency medical services (EMS) responses, community health and demographics, and more.
Sponsoring organization: DataOhio
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An interactive dashboard that allows users to select measures relating to substance abuse in Ohio with data available by year and county. Includes data on overdose mortality, Naloxone distribution, emergency medical services (EMS) responses, community health and demographics, and more.
Sponsoring organization: DataOhio
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Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) California Data Dashboards
Provides data on issues such as maternal health and prenatal care, breastfeeding and infant mortality, adverse childhood experiences, adolescent births, and more. Includes demographic data, breakdowns by county, and rural versus urban location in several categories.
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Public Health
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Provides data on issues such as maternal health and prenatal care, breastfeeding and infant mortality, adverse childhood experiences, adolescent births, and more. Includes demographic data, breakdowns by county, and rural versus urban location in several categories.
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Public Health
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