Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data
Federated States of Micronesia--WHO Country Cooperation Strategy, 2018-2022
Identifies health and development challenges and priorities, and establishes strategic direction and approaches to facing challenges and achieving national goals, in cooperation with the World Health Organization. Features statistics for health indicators including rates of maternal and adult mortality, suicide, immunization, smoking, and access to drinking water and sanitation facilities.
Date: 2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office
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Identifies health and development challenges and priorities, and establishes strategic direction and approaches to facing challenges and achieving national goals, in cooperation with the World Health Organization. Features statistics for health indicators including rates of maternal and adult mortality, suicide, immunization, smoking, and access to drinking water and sanitation facilities.
Date: 2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office
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Marshall Islands--WHO Country Cooperation Strategy, 2018-2022
Identifies health and development challenges and priorities, and establishes strategic direction and approaches to facing challenges and achieving national goals, in cooperation with the World Health Organization. Features statistics for health indicators including rates of maternal and adult mortality, suicide, immunization, smoking, and access to drinking water and sanitation facilities.
Date: 2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office
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Identifies health and development challenges and priorities, and establishes strategic direction and approaches to facing challenges and achieving national goals, in cooperation with the World Health Organization. Features statistics for health indicators including rates of maternal and adult mortality, suicide, immunization, smoking, and access to drinking water and sanitation facilities.
Date: 2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office
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American Samoa--WHO Country Cooperation Strategy, 2018-2022
Identifies health and development challenges and priorities, and establishes strategic direction and approaches to facing challenges and achieving national goals, in cooperation with the World Health Organization. Features statistics for health indicators including rates of maternal and adult mortality, suicide, immunization, smoking, and access to drinking water and sanitation facilities.
Date: 2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office
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Identifies health and development challenges and priorities, and establishes strategic direction and approaches to facing challenges and achieving national goals, in cooperation with the World Health Organization. Features statistics for health indicators including rates of maternal and adult mortality, suicide, immunization, smoking, and access to drinking water and sanitation facilities.
Date: 2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office
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Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands--WHO Country Cooperation Strategy, 2018-2022
Identifies health and development challenges and priorities, and establishes strategic direction and approaches to facing challenges and achieving national goals, in cooperation with the World Health Organization. Features statistics for health indicators including rates of maternal and adult mortality, suicide, immunization, smoking, and access to drinking water and sanitation facilities.
Date: 2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office
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Identifies health and development challenges and priorities, and establishes strategic direction and approaches to facing challenges and achieving national goals, in cooperation with the World Health Organization. Features statistics for health indicators including rates of maternal and adult mortality, suicide, immunization, smoking, and access to drinking water and sanitation facilities.
Date: 2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office
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ASTHO Profile of State and Territorial Public Health, Volume Four
Highlights the scope and practice of state and territorial public health services. Covers governance, workforce issues, activities, finances, planning and quality improvement, and health information management. Analyzes data from 2010-2016 to describe the work state and territorial public health agencies are doing in the areas of rural health, health disparities and/or minority, and tribal health initiatives.
Date: 2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
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Highlights the scope and practice of state and territorial public health services. Covers governance, workforce issues, activities, finances, planning and quality improvement, and health information management. Analyzes data from 2010-2016 to describe the work state and territorial public health agencies are doing in the areas of rural health, health disparities and/or minority, and tribal health initiatives.
Date: 2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
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Heat Exposure in Central Florida Fernery Workers: Results of a Feasibility Study
Presents a study on field-based biomonitoring of Florida farmworkers for heat-related illnesses (HRI). Discusses the implementation of biomonitoring measures and their effect on the participants' ability to work.
Author(s): Valerie Vi Thien Mac, Jose Antonio Tovar-Aguilar, Joan Flocks, et al.
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 22(2), 89-99
Date: 2017
Type: Document
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Presents a study on field-based biomonitoring of Florida farmworkers for heat-related illnesses (HRI). Discusses the implementation of biomonitoring measures and their effect on the participants' ability to work.
Author(s): Valerie Vi Thien Mac, Jose Antonio Tovar-Aguilar, Joan Flocks, et al.
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 22(2), 89-99
Date: 2017
Type: Document
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Guam--WHO Country Cooperation Strategy, 2018-2022
Describes strategic priorities for public health and development, and includes statistics on life expectancy, mortality rates, immunization rates, and tobacco use.
Date: 2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office
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Describes strategic priorities for public health and development, and includes statistics on life expectancy, mortality rates, immunization rates, and tobacco use.
Date: 2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office
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2020 Census Faces Challenges in Rural America
Identifies rural areas that will require special outreach and operations to obtain a complete and accurate count in the 2020 Census. Covers Census-related issues important to rural areas and provides data on hard-to-count characteristics in rural and urban areas, counties by rural/urban status, and more.
Author(s): William P. O'Hare
Date: 2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Identifies rural areas that will require special outreach and operations to obtain a complete and accurate count in the 2020 Census. Covers Census-related issues important to rural areas and provides data on hard-to-count characteristics in rural and urban areas, counties by rural/urban status, and more.
Author(s): William P. O'Hare
Date: 2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Opportunities for Promoting Physical Activity in Rural Communities by Understanding the Interests and Values of Community Members
Describes the results of a telephone survey administered to 524 adults from 8 rural towns in southeastern Missouri to identify ways to improve rates of physical activity (PA). Includes individual characteristic data by percent trail utilization. Covers life pursuits and reasons for enjoying the trails from individuals who walk but do not meet the PA recommendations by level of enjoyment/importance.
Author(s): Thomas Park, Amy A. Eyler, Rachel G. Tabak, Cheryl Valko, Ross C. Brownson
Citation: Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2017, 8608432
Date: 2017
Type: Document
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Describes the results of a telephone survey administered to 524 adults from 8 rural towns in southeastern Missouri to identify ways to improve rates of physical activity (PA). Includes individual characteristic data by percent trail utilization. Covers life pursuits and reasons for enjoying the trails from individuals who walk but do not meet the PA recommendations by level of enjoyment/importance.
Author(s): Thomas Park, Amy A. Eyler, Rachel G. Tabak, Cheryl Valko, Ross C. Brownson
Citation: Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2017, 8608432
Date: 2017
Type: Document
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Utah's Dentist Workforce, 2017: A Study on the Supply and Distribution of Dentists in Utah
Analyzes the dental workforce in Utah to assess supply and demand in urban and rural areas. Includes statistics, such as licensed dentists practicing status and demographic characteristics of dentists and patients. Covers dental practice characteristics, such as specialty, practice setting, geographic distribution, practice hours, and accessibility.
Author(s): Jenna Christensen
Date: 2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Utah Health Workforce Information Center
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Analyzes the dental workforce in Utah to assess supply and demand in urban and rural areas. Includes statistics, such as licensed dentists practicing status and demographic characteristics of dentists and patients. Covers dental practice characteristics, such as specialty, practice setting, geographic distribution, practice hours, and accessibility.
Author(s): Jenna Christensen
Date: 2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Utah Health Workforce Information Center
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