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Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences

Advancing Prosperity in Rural Indiana: Seven Priorities for Creating Thriving Rural Places, Businesses, and Families
Outlines the priorities for supporting rural Indiana such as providing citizens with essential goods and services, employment opportunities, broadband connection, housing, access to child care, and more. Includes data on rural versus urban population changes, median income, unemployment, immigration, poverty, mental stress, commute time, housing costs, internet access, education, and county-level percentages related to volunteering, population, job automation risk, and more.
Author(s): Carl Rist, Allan Freyer
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute
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Addressing the Intersection of Suicide, Overdose, and Adverse Childhood Experiences: What Is the Capacity of Local Health Departments?: Results from the National Fielding of the SPACECAT
Provides survey results from local health departments (LHDs) regarding their capacity to address suicide, overdose, and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Analyzes data from 101 LHDs that completed the Suicide, Overdose, and Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Capacity Assessment Tool (SPACECAT) from a sampling of small (serving 50,000 people or less), medium (serving 50,000-499,999 people), and large (serving 500,000 or more people) LHDs. Includes discussions centering around capacity issues such as networking and partnerships, strategic planning, staffing, data integration, and addressing concerns for at-risk populations.
Author(s): Katherine Palm, Lane Davis, Margaret Cunningham, Kyle Brees, Kellie Hall
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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Health, United States
Presents national trends in health statistics, with data released throughout the year from more than 40 data sources. Covers health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, access, and expenditures. Includes rural data - see the Data Finder and select "Metropolitan and nonmetropolitan" under Population Subgroups.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Estimates of Emergency Department Visits in the United States, 2016-2021
Interactive table displaying both counts and rates of emergency department visits from 2016-2021 for the 10 leading primary diagnoses and reasons for visit. Data can be stratified by patient and hospital characteristics, including being in a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) or non-MSA.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Nebraska Behavioral Health Workforce Dashboard
Dashboard that allows user to search behavioral workforce providers by region or county in Nebraska. Includes charts about distribution of providers by age, gender, rural versus urban, race/ethnicity, and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska, University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program: Academic Years 2021-2022
Describes activities of the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (THCGMEP), in its efforts to bolster the primary care workforce through support for new and expanded primary care and dental residency programs, as well as improve distribution of the workforce through emphasis on underserved communities and populations. Features statistics on select program characteristics with breakdowns including total disadvantaged or rural residents and clinical training sites with breakdowns including rural location.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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Regional Public Health Training Centers Program: Academic Years 2015-2020
Describes activities of the Regional Public Health Training Centers Program (PHTC) as it seeks to expand and enhance the quality of the public health workforce and improve the public health workforce's ability to meet national, state, and local healthcare needs. Features statistics including percentages of PHTC sites in rural areas, graduates who trained in rural areas, and those who intended to work in rural areas.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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Predoctoral Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene Program: Academic Years 2015-2020
Describes activities of the Predoctoral Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene (PD) program as it enhances dental workforce education and training to prepare predoctoral dental students, dental hygiene students, and dental hygienists to meet the needs of vulnerable, underserved, or rural communities. Features statistics including PD training site settings and characteristics, with breakdowns by percentage in rural locations.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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Dental Residencies in Graduate Medical Education Programs: Academic Years 2015-2020
Describes activities of the Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education Program (CHGME) and the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program (THCGME), in providing federal funds to maintain and expand graduate medical education, including dental residencies in medically underserved areas. Features statistics including CHGME and THCGME program characteristics with breakdowns by percentage of awardees with disadvantaged or rural backgrounds.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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A Rural Capacity Map
Interactive maps displaying data to illustrate the variability across the country in community capacity to apply for funding, fulfill reporting requirements, and design, build, and maintain infrastructure projects. Variables include local government staffing, community education and engagement, and socioeconomic trends. Includes maps showing locations with high risk of wildfires or floods and low capacity.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Headwaters Economics
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