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Resources by Topic: Racial and ethnic groups

North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS): Calendar Year 2022 Results
Provides survey data on health behaviors and health status in North Carolina for the year 2022. Covers access to care, wellness, nutrition, chronic conditions, tobacco use, cancer screening and survivorship, COVID-19, disability, race and ethnicity, and more. Includes breakdowns by urban/suburban/rural county.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Prostate Cancer Across North Carolina
Displays National Cancer Institute data on prostate cancer cases and deaths for North Carolina counties via an interactive map and downloadable reports. Reports also contains breakdowns by race and ethnicity.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Carolina Demography, University of North Carolina Men's Health Program
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Populations at Risk
Tool offering downloadable socioeconomic reports covering age, race and ethnicity, educational attainment, language proficiency, poverty, assistance programs, employment, and housing. Includes ability to compare locations by census tract, city, county, state, tribal, metropolitan, and nonmetropolitan areas.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: Headwaters Economics
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Wildfire Risk to Communities
Offers interactive maps, charts, and resources showing risk of wildfire at the city, county, or state level. Includes impact to vulnerable populations such as those in poverty, with limited transportation, by age, with a disability, and more. Includes recommended actions for reducing risk for community members, elected officials, healthcare services, and more.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organizations: Headwaters Economics, Pyrologix LLC, Rocky Mountain Research Station's Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, USDA Forest Service
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Economic Profile System
Tool providing downloadable socioeconomic reports for communities, counties, or states using publicly available data. Reports cover various demographics such as poverty, race and ethnicity, employment, and more in addition to environmental risks, land management, and trends in industry.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: Headwaters Economics
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Access to Capital Clearinghouse
Database of available funding for Tribal governments, organizations, and individuals from across the federal government.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Mississippi Statistically Automated Health Resource System (MSTAHRS)
Database providing vital records data for the state of Mississippi. Covers births, pregnancy, deaths, early elective delivery, infant deaths, population, marriage, and divorce. Data can be queried by year, age group, race, ethnicity, place of residence, and more.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: Mississippi State Department of Health
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Alabama Public Health Statistical Query System
Database of information on births and deaths in Alabama, using Alabama Center for Health Statistics data beginning in the year 1990. Natality and mortality data can be queried by county, race, sex, age group, and more.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Department of Public Health
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Oregon County Profiles
Provides interactive data on Oregon population, poverty, homeownership, rental housing, and homelessness. Allows user to view data according to select variables such as year, race/ethnicity, income, and county.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Housing and Community Services
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Newsletter: Mental Health in our Native American Communities
Newsletter provides information on American Indian and Alaska Native mental health. Discusses cultural competency related to suicide prevention and mental health specific to Native American communities.
Type: Journal/Newsletter
Sponsoring organization: National American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Technology Transfer Center
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