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Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences

School Pulse Panel: Surveying High-Priority, Education-Related Topics
Provides interactive data for elementary, middle, high, and combined-grade public schools. Includes topics such as learning recovery, school facilities, staff vacancies, afterschool programs, food services, mental health, school crime and safety, and more. Allows user to view data by region, student demographics, and school location, level, or size.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Education Statistics
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Rural Health Insights for Each State & Congressional District
Provides access to state and congressional district data on healthcare infrastructure, healthcare workforce by profession, health outcomes, and social determinants of health.
Sponsoring organizations: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health, National Rural Health Association, Stroudwater Associates
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Mapping Hearing Loss in the United States
Interactive map displaying estimated rates of hearing loss by state and county. Allows filtering by severity, age group, race and ethnicity, gender, and more. Provides overlays of audiologists per capita, self-reported disabilities, high-risk occupations, sociodemographics, income and poverty, and prosperity. Utilizes data from an associated study, The Prevalence of Bilateral Hearing Loss in the United States in 2019: A Small Area Estimation Modeling Approach for Obtaining National, State, and County Level Estimates by Demographic Subgroup.
Additional links: Data Highlights
Sponsoring organizations: NORC at the University of Chicago, Sound Check
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Conrad 30 Slots Filled Data
Provides state-level data on the Conrad 30 program in fiscal years 2000 through 2023. Includes breakdowns by slots used for primary care physicians and sub-specialists, how many were placed in rural or nonrural areas, and how many Flex spots were used.
Sponsoring organization: 3RNET
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Emergency Department Volume and Capacity by Facility, Health Category and Health Professional Shortage Area
Visualization showing the ratio between 2021 California emergency department (ED) visits and number of ED treatment stations as a measure of burden on the ED. Visualization can be filtered by health condition, facility, Mental Health or Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA), county, urban/rural designation, and more. Includes key findings based on the data presented.
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
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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.
Sponsoring organization: Headwaters Economics
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New Mexico Home Visiting Surveillance Report 2018-2020
Surveyed people that gave birth between 2018 and 2020 in New Mexico about their experiences with home visiting services. Includes rural and urban comparisons.
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Teens
Provides data on health topics such as bullying, stressful life events, social and emotional supports, healthcare access and quality, mental health, physical activity, sleep, screen time, alternative health, and health status for youth aged 12-17. Includes July 2021-December 2023 data breakdowns according to demographics, socioeconomic status, and urbanicity by large central and fringe metro, medium and small metro, or nonmetropolitan.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Area and Road Ruggedness Scales
Provides measures of topographic variation for 2010 census tracts, showing the ruggedness of terrain and roads. Identifies rurality and primary Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) code of each census tract along with ruggedness data. Also provides documentation, descriptions of each scale, and national maps.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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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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