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Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Statistics and data

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.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Kansas State Data Center
Provides economic data for the state of Kansas as well as by county. Includes population, income, labor force, and employment data.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Institute for Policy & Social Research
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Oregon County Profiles
Provides interactive data on Oregon population, poverty, homeownership, rental housing, and homelessness. Allows user to view data according to select variables such as year, race/ethnicity, income, and county.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Housing and Community Services
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Texas Office of Border Public Health Newsletter
Newsletter of the Office of Border Public Health in Texas. Covers public health in the Texas-Mexico border region. Issues include graphs, charts, maps, and other visual data covering border health topics in addition to newsletter articles.
Type: Journal/Newsletter
Sponsoring organization: Texas Office of Border Public Health
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South Dakota Rural Health Listserv
Listserv connects subscribers to resources, reports, and information pertaining to rural healthcare in South Dakota.
Type: Journal/Newsletter
Sponsoring organization: South Dakota Department of Health
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ClimaWATCH (Climate and Weather Analytics, Trends, and Community Health)
Examines how heat waves impact vulnerable populations, based on data from Medicaid beneficiaries on healthcare utilization and spending. Includes information at the national, state, and county levels. Offers interactive maps and charts that show heat waves, socio-environmental vulnerability, and more. Identifies communities most affected by heat waves using different metrics.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Mathematica
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Broadband Climate Risk Mitigation Tool
Tool that provides hazard risk data alongside broadband access data for the purpose of infrastructure decision-making while considering natural hazards. Provides information at the county, address, or census tract level.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: Center on Rural Innovation
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Oklahoma Maternal and Child Health County Profiles
Dashboard of data related to maternal and child health at the county level. Includes factors including education level, age, race, insurance, and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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Oklahoma Child and Adolescent Health Dashboards
Dashboards of data related to youth well-being, including risky behaviors, adverse childhood experiences, positive childhood experiences, and teen birth. Presents data for topics such as substance use, nutrition, mental health, bullying, and more. Provides county level data for teen birth rates.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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Oklahoma Perinatal and Reproductive Health Dashboard
Dashboard of data related to births, infant deaths, and stillbirths in Oklahoma between 2010 and 2021. Includes county-level data.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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