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Rural Health Information Hub

Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data

COPD Urban-Rural Differences
Provides a brief overview of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in rural areas compared to urban areas, along with relevant CDC resources and reports.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Cancer in Rural America
Provides a brief overview of cancer in rural areas, along with relevant CDC resources and reports.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Motor Vehicle Safety in Rural America as a Public Health Issue
Provides a brief overview of motor vehicle safety concerns in rural areas, along with relevant CDC resources and reports.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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State Map Portfolios
Uses federal data sources to show a collection of maps of U.S. states, Puerto Rico, and DC depicting a variety of current environmental, economic, population, infrastructure, and homelessness measures. Some data available at the county and census tract levels.
Sponsoring organization: Esri
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National Center for Health Statistics Data Query System
Provides data from a variety of federal sources on more than 150 public health topics including various health conditions, mortality, healthcare access and use, nutrition, mental health, oral health, pregnancy, vaccination, and more. Can filter most data by urbanicity in addition to demographic characteristics or socioeconomic status.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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South Carolina Prescription Monitoring Program Trends Dashboards
Provides statistics on opioid, benzodiazepine, and stimulant dispensing in South Carolina. Covers dispensing totals, patient demographics, commonly prescribed medications, and more. Includes county-level data.
Additional links: Benzodiazepine Trends Dashboard, Stimulant Trends Dashboard
Sponsoring organization: South Carolina Department of Public Health
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HeatRisk
Offers 7 day heat risk and air quality data at the zip code level. Includes resources and information for healthcare professionals and consumers, particularly those at elevated risk for heat-related illnesses, for protecting health in hot conditions.
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Wisconsin Equitable Program Development Dashboard
An interactive data map of Wisconsin that provides information on socioeconomic factors and community-based assets. Includes census tract, county subdivision, and block group-level data on the social determinants of health, such as education, income, housing, language, location of hospitals, and location of retailers accepting FoodShare.
Sponsoring organization: University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
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Wisconsin Food Security Project
A set of tools that provides information about food security and poverty in Wisconsin, including maps; county, municipal, or school district profiles; and custom charts.
Sponsoring organizations: Applied Population Laboratory, University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
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Wisconsin Data Viewer: Overview Profile
A data visualization tool that provides information on Wisconsin demographics, such as population, age, language, families and households, and employment. Data is viewable at the county, county subdivision, and state level.
Sponsoring organizations: Applied Population Laboratory, GetFacts
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