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161. Public Health Response to the Initiation and Spread of Pandemic COVID-19 in the United States, February 24–April 21, 2020
Date: May 2020

Identifies factors that contributed to the spread of COVID-19 in early 2020. Discusses transmission due to travel, large gatherings (including a funeral in rural Georgia), high-risk workplaces such as rural meatpacking facilities, densely populated areas, and unrecognized transmission related to limited testing and asymptomatic and presymptomatic spread.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 69(18), 551-556 Date 05/2020 Organization Centers for Disease...

162. Provision of Pediatric Immunization Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Assessment of Capacity Among Pediatric Immunization Providers Participating in the Vaccines for Children Program — United States, May 2020
Date: Jul 2020

Reports on the capacity of pediatric healthcare practices to provide immunization services to children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on a survey of practices participating in the Vaccines for Children program conducted May 12–20, 2020. Includes data for urban and rural provider practice locations.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 69(27), 859-863 Date 07/2020 Organization Centers for Disease...

163. Telehealth Practice Among Health Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, July 11–17, 2020
Date: Dec 2020

Reports health center telehealth services based on a July 11–17, 2020 survey of Health Resources and Services Administration–funded health centers. Includes data for urban and rural locations. Discusses barriers that rural health centers face in expanding telehealth, including broadband access, lack of partners, and logistics.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 69(50), 1902-1905 Date 12/2020 Organization Centers for Disease...

164. QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Death Rates from Heart Disease Among Adults Aged 45–64 Years, by Urbanization Level and Sex — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2019
Date: Nov 2021

Bar chart showing death rates from heart disease for adults age 45-64 in urban areas, rural areas, and total for both sexes, for women, and for men.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 70(46), 1621 Date 11/2021 Organization Centers for Disease...

165. COVID-19 Outbreaks in Correctional Facilities with Work-Release Programs — Idaho, July–November 2020
Date: Apr 2021

Reports on COVID-19 outbreaks among incarcerated people at five Idaho correctional facilities with work-release programs. The work-release sites included an agriculture-related rural work camp and two food processing plants. Discusses the increased risk of COVID-19 exposure related to work-release programs, as well as correctional facility mitigation activities and outbreak control.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 70(16), 589-594 Date 04/2021 Organization Centers for Disease...

166. Community Assessment for Mental and Physical Health Effects After Hurricane Irma — Florida Keys, May 2019
Date: Jul 2021

Reports results from the use of Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) to evaluate suicide risk in a micropolitan county with frequent hurricane landfall. Discusses the need to include long-term mental health service delivery as part of emergency preparedness planning for disasters such as hurricanes.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 70(26), 937-941 Date 07/2021 Organization Centers for Disease...

167. Ventilation Improvements Among K–12 Public School Districts — United States, August–December 2022
Date: Apr 2023

Reports on K-12 public school ventilation improvements to prevent COVID-19 transmission, including replacing or upgrading ventilation systems, installing filtration systems, installing ultraviolet germicidal irradiation devices, and improving airflow. Includes data for city, suburb, town, and rural locations.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 72(14), 372-376 Date 04/2023 Organization Centers for Disease...

168. Notes from the Field: Support for Wastewater Monitoring and Influence on Protective Behavioral Intentions Among Adults — United States, July 2024
Date: Sep 2024

Reports findings from a survey on public support for wastewater monitoring to identify infectious diseases and intentions for related protective health behaviors. Includes data by community type for rural, suburban, and urban areas.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(37), 825-827 Date 09/2024 Organization Centers for Disease...

169. QuickStats: Rates of Deaths Attributed to Unintentional Injury from Fire or Flames, by Age Group and Urbanization Level — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2018
Date: Aug 2020

Bar chart comparing rural and urban death rates for deaths due to fire- or flame-related unintentional injury by age group for ages 0-4, 5-14, 15-24, 25-44, 45-64, 65-74, and 75 or older.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 69(34), 1185 Date 08/2020 Organization Centers for Disease...

170. QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Percentage of Adults Aged ≥65 Years Who Have a Lot of Difficulty Hearing or Cannot Hear at All Even When Using Hearing Aids, by Urbanization Level — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2019
Date: Aug 2021

Bar chart showing percentage of adults 65 years of age or older reporting hearing impairment, with breakdowns by large central metro, large fringe metro, medium and small metro, and nonmetropolitan areas.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 70(33), 1127 Date 08/2021 Organization Centers for Disease...