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Resources by Topic: Population health

Find Health Care & Resources for Native Veterans
Presents an interactive map of all of the Veterans Health Administrations (VHA) sites near native communities and all Indian Health Service (IHS) sites in urban areas. Highlights the type of facilities, the number of sites by area, and Federally Recognized Indian Land.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Indian Health Service
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Wisconsin County Health Reports
Provides county heath reports for all Wisconsin regions and counties, including tribal nations. Reports contain demographic data and information on wellness and healthcare issues such as chronic disease, substance use, mental health, housing, and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: MCW Medical School
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Injury Prevention Legislation Database
Identifies state legislation addressing injury prevention. Topics covered include prescription drug abuse, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), child abuse and neglect, older adult falls, teen dating violence, and traumatic brain injury. Searchable by state, topic, keyword, year, status, and author.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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State Public Health Legislation Database
Identifies state legislation addressing infectious disease prevention and treatment, public health information and reporting, public health workforce, and vaccines. Updated every two weeks, with information on legislation starting in 2021. Searchable by year, state, topic or keyword.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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Suicide Prevention Resource Center - Best Practices Registry
Presents a database of best practices for suicide prevention. Allows users to search by population served, location, and approaches, including by rural and urban locations.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Suicide Prevention Resource Center
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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.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: Utah Department of Health and Human Services
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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.
Type: Website
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.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Department of Health
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Wisconsin: Childhood Lead Poisoning Data Explorer
An interactive map that shows percentage of children under 6 with poisoned blood lead levels by Wisconsin census tract from 2018-2021.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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Kansas Rural Center's Rural Papers Newsletter
A quarterly newsletter that focuses on state and national topics such as sustainable agriculture, environmental health, farm technology and policy, food access, farm to school programs, and more.
Type: Journal/Newsletter
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Rural Center
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