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Resources by Topic: Rural-urban differences

Indiana Physician Workforce Dashboards
Presents information on the physician workforce in Indiana, including geographic supply trends, demographics, education, and practice and specialty. Provides population to provider ratios broken down by county and metro versus nonmetro.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Virginia Department of Health Data Commons
Tool providing opportunities to explore current data insights in Virginia regions, communities, or neighborhoods. Features the Virginia State Office of Rural Health's seven priority metrics, to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the overall health and well-being of Virginia's rural communities.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health
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The Arizona Health Workforce Profile Report
Maps and bar charts depicting health workforce data from 2019 and 2021 for physicians, nurses, psychologists, substance abuse counselors, and other professions, presented in various geography groupings such as county, rurality, tribal areas, and more.
Additional links: Methodology
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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COVIDVaxView: COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage and Vaccine Confidence
An interactive tool for exploring data on COVID-19 vaccination coverage, uptake, and intention by a variety of different factors, including geography, date of data collection, demographics, and more. Includes data by urban, suburban, and rural location in the Demographics section.
Additional links: COVIDVaxView Interactive!
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (NCHWA) Workforce Projections
Data tool offering information on projected supply and demand of healthcare workers through 2030, representing supply and demand trends from 2016-2030, change in demand, cumulative change over time, and projected percent of adequacy. Breaks down data for allied health, behavioral health, long-term care, oral health, primary care, and women's health, with rural data available for primary care and women's health.
Additional links: Workforce Projections Dashboard Webinar
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Health Resources and Services Administration, National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
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Severe Maternal Morbidity (SMM) Among In-Hospital Deliveries
Dashboard showing severe maternal morbidity rates related to in-hospital deliveries. Offers comparisons between states. See data for large metropolitan, nonmetropolitan, and small/medium metropolitan areas with national and state-level data for 2010-2021 in the Trend Graph and Trend Table views using the outcome and characteristics filter.
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Cardiovascular & Cancer Rates for the Rural Delta Region
Interactive mapping tool showing 13 health measures for people in Delta Region counties/parishes. Allows users to compare rates by county, rural or urban status, to peer counties, to the national average, to national quartiles, by Health Resources and Services Administration regions, and by states.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Covid-19 Dashboard for Rural America
A collection of maps and charts providing data on rural COVID-19 trends related to vaccinations, cases, and deaths through February 2023.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: The Daily Yonder
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Rural-Urban Disparities in Cancer
Provides data and maps reflecting cancer incidence and mortality, comparing rural, nonmetro urban, and metro counties. Explores urban and rural disparities regarding cancer type, access to healthcare for rural residents, risk factors for cancer incidence, and preventative care.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Cancer Institute
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State Approaches for Addressing Rural Social Determinants of Health
Recommends state and federal tactics to improve social determinants of health and address rural health disparities. Covers transportation, broadband, income, and educational attainment.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
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