Rural Health
Resources by Type: Website

Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant State Information: Puerto Rico
Presents maternal and child health contacts, priorities, performance measures, and outcomes measures for Puerto Rico.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Maternal and Child Health Bureau
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Population Health Toolkit
Provides tools and resources to help Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Flex Coordinators, and rural health networks use a systems-based approach to move towards population health. Includes a readiness assessment tool to identify strengths and needs, and a data tool for accessing public health and hospital data by county and state.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Smart Rural Community
Resources focused on broadband availability and implementation, designating towns as a "Smart Rural Community." Includes white papers, videos, webcasts, and access to models that can be followed to create your own rural telecommunications hub.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: NTCA: The Rural Broadband Association
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Veterans Data Central
Provides veteran information and data by county or by metropolitan/outside metropolitan status. Topics covered include demographic and economic indicators, homelessness, housing characteristics, and Veterans Affairs housing and mortgage financing.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Census Reporter
A web-based tool for accessing data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey. Search by location at various geographic levels. Provides a variety of charts and maps depicting demographics, socioeconomic factors, and other ACS data. A Knight News Challenge-funded project.
Additional links: Census Geographies for a Specific Address
Type: Website
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Health IT Legislation and Regulations
Provides information related to legislation and regulations for health information technology systems in the United States, including standards and certification criteria that electronic health records must meet.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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Net Migration Patterns for U.S. Counties
Access to county-level estimates of net migration by age, race, Hispanic-origin, and sex for each decade from 1950 to 2020. Offers customizable maps and charts.
Type: Website
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CMS State Operations Manual (SOM)
Provides guidance to state agencies that survey healthcare facilities and providers to determine if they are in compliance with the Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoP). Includes appendices with regulatory information specific to Critical Access Hospitals (Appendix W) and Federally Qualified Health Centers/Rural Health Clinics (Appendix G). Can be used by healthcare facilities as a tool to self-evaluate their compliance with Medicare CoP.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Scripps Gerontology Center's Ohio Population Research
Provides access to state and county population data and projections on the older adult population for the state of Ohio. Compares Ohio population data with U.S. data. Allows user to develop maps and download data.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Miami University Scripps Gerontology Center
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Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Agricultural Operations
Provides a variety of information and statistics regarding the hazards of working in agriculture, and includes federal and state standards related to agricultural operations.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Occupational Safety & Health Administration
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