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Resources by Topic: Statistics and data

Provider Bridge
Connects healthcare professionals with state agencies and healthcare entities to increase access to care for patients in rural and underserved communities, and assists in mobilizing volunteer healthcare professionals during public health emergencies.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Federation of State Medical Boards
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Rural Responses to the Opioid Epidemic
Provides resources and information related to a U.S. Department of Justice initiative to work with targeted rural communities through data sharing, educational programming, and therapy services to respond to opioid use disorder (OUD) at the community level, focusing on individuals who become involved with the criminal justice system or law enforcement. Website includes a map of the targeted sites with information on partners and responses, and offers published reports and resources.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program, U.S. Department of Justice
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Brandeis Opioid Resource Connector
Collection of community-based program models, data and mapping information, and other resources for communities to reduce opioid addiction and overdose. Program models cover prevention, harm recovery, recovery, and treatment, and can be filtered by setting to select rural-specific examples.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Opioid Policy Research Collaborative
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HCUP Summary Trend Tables
Provides a series of data files on monthly hospital utilization data derived from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) State Inpatient Databases (SID) and HCUP State Emergency Department Databases (SEDD) beginning in January 2017. Includes state-by-state data on hospitalizations due to COVID-19, influenza, and other respiratory conditions; normal newborns and deliveries; non-elective stays admitted through emergency departments; and elective inpatient stays. Contains information on urban-rural locations of the hospital and patient residence.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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National Indian Health Board Tribal Data Project
Presents a series of maps illustrating American Indian and Alaska Native populations by a number of demographic and health-related measures. Includes maps detailing population, mortality, and veteran status, among others measures.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: National Indian Health Board
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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health
Interactive mapping system providing chronic disease related data at the county, place, census tract, and ZIP code level. Covers measures related to health status, health outcomes, prevention, health risk behaviors, health-related social needs, and social determinants of health.
Additional links: Compare Measures, Interactive Map, PLACES Data Portal
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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COVID-19 Farmworker Study
Presents an ongoing study on the effect of COVID-19 on migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families in California, Oregon, and Washington. Works with community-based organizations to conduct a study via a phone-based survey and an in-depth interview detailing the farmworkers' experiences.
Type: Website
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Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) Southern New Mexico Outcomes
Series of publications reporting on the Center for Health Innovation's HRSA-funded work with 16 southern New Mexico counties and the rural-designated Torrance and Valencia regions on opioid prevention, treatment, and recovery. Publications include a needs assessment, strategic plan, workforce plan, and sustainability plan.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Innovation
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Disability in America Map Series
Series of national maps displaying disability rates at the county-level using data from the American Community Survey. Includes maps on disability rates by functional limitation, veterans, poverty, employment and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities
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Minnesota's Community and Uninsured Profile
Profile and interactive map displaying county-level rates and numbers of uninsured individuals in Minnesota. Compares the uninsured population with the total population on characteristics such as income, race/ethnicity, educational attainment, and more. Information is available at the ZIP code, county, economic development region, legislative district, and state level.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: State Health Access Data Assistance Center
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