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Resources by Topic: Statistics and data

Obesity Prevalence & Comorbidity Map
A mapping tool that provides state-level information on obesity prevalence and related comorbidities. Allows user to select data by sociodemographic populations including sex, age, race/ethnicity, urbanicity, and education level.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: NORC at the University of Chicago
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Climate and Health Outlook Portal
Interactive maps showing national and county-level forecasts for heat, wildfire, and drought. Discusses the health impacts of each climate event and populations at high risk. Maps updated monthly. See also the monthly regional report.
Additional links: Monthly Regional Report
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Office of Climate Change and Health Equity
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Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care
Offers continuing education through 9 free videos discussing the treatment of substance use disorder in primary care. Discusses rural specific issues throughout. Captions available in the video player.
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organization: University of Rochester Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence
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Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Teens
Provides data on health topics such as bullying, stressful life events, social and emotional supports, healthcare access and quality, mental health, physical activity, sleep, screen time, alternative health, and health status for youth aged 12-17. Includes July 2021-December 2023 data breakdowns according to demographics, socioeconomic status, and urbanicity by large central and fringe metro, medium and small metro, or nonmetropolitan.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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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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