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171. Trends in Suicide by Level of Urbanization — United States, 1999–2015 - Resources
Date: Mar 2017

Reports on suicide rates from 1999–2015, with data for metropolitan, micropolitan, and non-core (rural) areas. Discusses possible causes for geographic disparities in suicide rates, including limited access to mental healthcare, social isolation, and the opioid overdose epidemic. Also discusses the widening gap beginning in 2007-2008, which may relate to the impact of the recession on rural areas.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 66(10), 270-273 03/2017 Centers for Disease Control...

172. Rural and Urban Differences in Passenger-Vehicle–Occupant Deaths and Seat Belt Use Among Adults — United States, 2014 - Resources
Date: Sep 2017

Examines motor-vehicle crash deaths and seat belt use by level of rurality. Includes regional rural-urban data on death rates and type of state seat belt enforcement law (primary or secondary). Also provides data on unrestrained passenger-vehicle occupants in fatal crashes by level of rurality. For self-reported seat belt use, includes demographic data for metropolitan and nonmetro counties.

...MMWR Surveillance Summaries, 66(17), 1-13 09/2017 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Mortality...

173. Public Awareness of Invasive Fungal Diseases — United States, 2019 - Resources
Date: Sep 2020

Reports findings from an online survey assessing whether participants had ever heard of six invasive fungal diseases: aspergillosis, Candida infection or candidiasis, coccidioidomycosis ("Valley fever"), Cryptococcus infection, blastomycosis, and histoplasmosis. Includes data for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 69(38), 1343-1346 09/2020 Centers for Disease Control...

174. Prevalence of Self-Reported Hypertension and Antihypertensive Medication Use by County and Rural-Urban Classification — United States, 2017 - Resources
Date: May 2020

Examines self-reported prevalence of diagnosed hypertension and antihypertensive medication use. Includes data for metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncore (rural) areas. Also discusses geographic trends at the county level, with maps showing county-level hypertension prevalence and medication use. Highlights higher prevalence of hypertension in the Southeast, Appalachia, and the Great Plains.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 69(18), 533-539 05/2020 Centers for Disease Control...

175. Solar Panel Installation Workers Exposed to Pesticides During Two Agricultural Applications — Michigan, August 2023 and May 2024 - Resources
Date: Jul 2025

Reports on two instances of nonagricultural workers operating on or adjacent to farmland who were exposed to farm-related pesticides. Describes each event and the exposure response and discusses ways to reduce the risk of these types of exposures.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 74(28), 450-454 07/2025 Centers for Disease Control...

176. 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 - Resources
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 07/2020 Centers for Disease Control...

177. Suicide Trends Among and Within Urbanization Levels by Sex, Race/Ethnicity, Age Group, and Mechanism of Death — United States, 2001–2015 - Resources
Date: Oct 2017

Reports on county-level trends in suicide rates during 2001–2015 for large metropolitan, medium/small metropolitan, and nonmetro counties. Includes data by sex and age group. Covers the mechanism of death, with data on firearms, hanging/suffocation, drug poisoning, non-drug poisoning, and other causes.

...MMWR Surveillance Summaries, 66(18), 1-16 10/2017 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Injuries...

178. Emergency Medical Services Encounters for Firearm Injuries — 858 Counties, United States, January 2019–September 2023 - Resources
Date: Jun 2024

Reports on emergency medical services (EMS) encounters for firearm injury in 858 counties in 27 states. Includes annual data by location for metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncore areas.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(24), 551-557 06/2024 Centers for Disease Control...

179. QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years with Chronic Pain in the Past 3 Months, by Sex and Urbanization Level — United States, 2023 - Resources
Date: Mar 2025

Bar chart showing the percentage of men and percentage of women that experienced chronic pain in the last three months in metropolitan compared to nonmetro areas.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 74(7), 125 03/2025 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

180. Controlled Substance Prescribing Patterns Among Fatal Overdose Decedents with an Opioid, Stimulant, or Both Contributing to Death — Pennsylvania, 2017–2022 - Resources
Date: Apr 2025

Reports on deaths involving opioids without stimulants, deaths involving stimulants without opioids, and deaths involving both opioids and stimulants in Pennsylvania between 2017 and 2022. Includes data for rural and urban areas. Discusses the role of opioid prescribing on overdose deaths.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 74(12), 205-209 04/2025 Centers for Disease Control...