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Resources by Topic: Population health

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.
Type: Website
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.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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San Joaquin Valley Climate and Health Indicators Data Dashboard
Dashboard providing county-level data on demographics, climate, infrastructure, health behaviors, and select physical and mental health conditions in California's San Joaquin Valley.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Central Valley Health Policy Institute
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National Tribal Behavioral Health Agenda
Highlights behavioral health options for American Indian and Alaska Native tribal leaders and federal partners. Discusses behavioral health issues and interventions in tribal communities and explores policy recommendations.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Children
Provides estimates of children impacted by selected health topics such as health status, insurance coverage, healthcare use and access, school intervention services, and more between 2019-2023 via interactive tables and charts. Allows user to select health topics according to demographic, socio-economic, and geographic variables, such as metropolitan statistical area (MSA), urbanicity, region, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) social vulnerability index (SVI).
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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USDA Rural Health Index
Listing of U.S. Department of Agriculture programs, technical assistance, and funding with an emphasis on rural health.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: USDA Rural Development
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Missouri Oral Health Plan 2020-2025
Provides goals to improve oral health in Missouri, with a focus on access to prevention and emergency care, evidence-based care, developing the oral health workforce, identifying and addressing disparities, influencing policy, and increasing awareness and programming for oral health. Includes strategies specific to rural areas of Missouri.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Missouri Coalition for Oral Health, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Oral Health State Plan Workgroup
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Missouri Census Data Center
A data center that allows the user to search data sets by state or county, including the American Community Survey, Census, Regional Economic Profiles, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Migration Profiles, and more. Includes access to Missouri county fact sheets.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: University of Missouri Center for Health Policy
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Missouri Indicator Dashboards
Provides regional and county-level interactive data on Missouri's health workforce, community demographics, and citizen health status. Includes regional geographic profiles that provide a combination of indicator data, including Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Health Care Workforce Project
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Northern Michigan University Stories from the Field: Rural Health Care in Action
A blog that offers interviews and stories related to rural healthcare delivery in Michigan, such as providing care to seniors, addressing mental health, promoting wellness, and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Northern Michigan University Center for Rural Health
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