Rural Health
Resources by Type: Website
Wisconsin Health Atlas: Obesity
Reports on Wisconsin obesity trends from 2015 to 2016. Includes analysis by age and rurality and provides ZIP code level data for adult and childhood obesity rates.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 2018
Sponsoring organization: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
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Reports on Wisconsin obesity trends from 2015 to 2016. Includes analysis by age and rurality and provides ZIP code level data for adult and childhood obesity rates.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 2018
Sponsoring organization: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
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Measuring Impact of Broadband in 5 Rural MN Communities
Provides case studies exploring the impact of broadband investments in rural Minnesota, including its uses for healthcare and economic development. Identifies the economic impact for each community.
Date: 10/2017
Sponsoring organization: Blandin Foundation
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Provides case studies exploring the impact of broadband investments in rural Minnesota, including its uses for healthcare and economic development. Identifies the economic impact for each community.
Date: 10/2017
Sponsoring organization: Blandin Foundation
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Behavioral Health Treatment Needs and Outcomes for Washington Counties
Provides county-level behavioral health data for Medicaid enrollees in Washington. Includes data breakdowns for those covered under Medicaid expansion, adults with disabilities, and by race/ethnicity and age group. Covers mental health, substance abuse, co-occurring disorders, criminal justice involvement, emergency department use, homelessness, and more.
Date: 03/2017
Sponsoring organization: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
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Provides county-level behavioral health data for Medicaid enrollees in Washington. Includes data breakdowns for those covered under Medicaid expansion, adults with disabilities, and by race/ethnicity and age group. Covers mental health, substance abuse, co-occurring disorders, criminal justice involvement, emergency department use, homelessness, and more.
Date: 03/2017
Sponsoring organization: Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
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State Data Accompanying MMWR Surveillance Summary 66 (No. SS-1): 1-8: Potentially Excess Deaths from the Five Leading Causes of Death in Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Areas, United States, 2005-2015
Interactive data visualization that provides state-level metropolitan and nonmetro data on expected and potentially excess deaths from cancer, chronic lower respiratory disease, heart disease, stroke, and unintentional injury. Under the Options heading, select "Numbers of Potentially Excess Deaths by State" or "Potentially Excess and Expected Deaths by State and Locality" to access the data.
Citation: MMWR Surveillance Summaries, 66(SS-1), 1-8
Date: 01/2017
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Interactive data visualization that provides state-level metropolitan and nonmetro data on expected and potentially excess deaths from cancer, chronic lower respiratory disease, heart disease, stroke, and unintentional injury. Under the Options heading, select "Numbers of Potentially Excess Deaths by State" or "Potentially Excess and Expected Deaths by State and Locality" to access the data.
Citation: MMWR Surveillance Summaries, 66(SS-1), 1-8
Date: 01/2017
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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The 2016 Colorado Health Report Card: Celebrating a Decade of Data
Examines the barriers to pursuing a healthy lifestyle in rural Colorado communities. Provides examples of innovative programs and uses rural-relevant statistics and illustrations to highlight three main areas of interest: poverty, limited healthy options, and limited access to care. Includes county-level health and population-related statistics for all 64 counties in Colorado.
Date: 01/2016
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Health Foundation
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Examines the barriers to pursuing a healthy lifestyle in rural Colorado communities. Provides examples of innovative programs and uses rural-relevant statistics and illustrations to highlight three main areas of interest: poverty, limited healthy options, and limited access to care. Includes county-level health and population-related statistics for all 64 counties in Colorado.
Date: 01/2016
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Health Foundation
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The Rural Effect in Massachusetts
Contains links to stories about ways in which grant dollars were used to promote long-term health and economic impact in rural Massachusetts communities.
Sponsoring organization: The Rural Effect
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Contains links to stories about ways in which grant dollars were used to promote long-term health and economic impact in rural Massachusetts communities.
Sponsoring organization: The Rural Effect
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Transforming Rural Health in North Carolina: Our Progress
Provides an overview of funding awarded under the North Carolina Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). Offers an interactive table displaying information on RHTP projects, including funding recipients, project descriptions, budgeted amounts, and counties served.
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Provides an overview of funding awarded under the North Carolina Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). Offers an interactive table displaying information on RHTP projects, including funding recipients, project descriptions, budgeted amounts, and counties served.
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Rural Health Transformation - Louisiana (RHTLA)
Public data platform of the Louisiana Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). Offers tools to check geographic eligibility for RHTP funding and explore rurality and healthcare needs by parish. Includes information on RHTP program activities, goals, and progress.
Sponsoring organizations: Accessible Healthcare through AI-Augmented Decisions Center, Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence, Louisiana Center for Health Innovation, Louisiana Department of Health
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Public data platform of the Louisiana Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). Offers tools to check geographic eligibility for RHTP funding and explore rurality and healthcare needs by parish. Includes information on RHTP program activities, goals, and progress.
Sponsoring organizations: Accessible Healthcare through AI-Augmented Decisions Center, Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence, Louisiana Center for Health Innovation, Louisiana Department of Health
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Overview of Rural Hospitals in California
Interactive report providing data on hospital capacity in rural versus urban facilities in California, with additional data for selected quality of care and payment indicators.
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
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Interactive report providing data on hospital capacity in rural versus urban facilities in California, with additional data for selected quality of care and payment indicators.
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
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Colorado RHTP Awardees
Presents a list of awardees for Colorado's Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program for the first year of the program. Includes information on the number of RHTP grantees serving each county.
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
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Presents a list of awardees for Colorado's Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program for the first year of the program. Includes information on the number of RHTP grantees serving each county.
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
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