Skip to main content
Rural Health Information Hub

Website Search Results for: mmwr

349 webpages matched your search. Here are matches 11 - 20:

11. Rural Public Health Agencies Overview - Topic Guides
Reviewed: Jan 3, 2025

Provides an overview of rural public health agencies. Answers frequently asked questions about the availability, provision, funding, and workforce needs of rural public health agencies. Discusses local health department accreditation, education and training, and collaboration with healthcare providers to improve population health.

...MMWR) "Rural Health" topic discusses the health of rural Americans , specifically how chronic diseases and injuries...

12. Rural Response to the Opioid Crisis Overview - Topic Guides
Reviewed: Dec 30, 2020

Learn about activities underway to address the opioid crisis in rural communities at the national, state, and local levels. Includes initiatives and funding opportunities, rural program examples, and tools and resources focused on prevention, harm reduction, and treatment.

...MMWR Opioid Reports – Lists reports in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report focused on opioid...

13. CDC as a Rural Resource: Q&A with Diane Hall - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Mar 20, 2019

CDC Senior Policy Analyst Diane Hall discusses the CDC's work in rural health and the importance of data collection and storytelling. - The Rural Monitor

...MMWR) Rural Health Series . What has been the national response to the series and what...

14. Effective Communication and Consistency in Increasing Rural Vaccination Rates - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Sep 25, 2019

Vaccination rates for rural children and adolescents are lower than for their urban counterparts. A nurse practitioner in Louisiana and a former professor in Kentucky share how they've increased vaccination rates in their communities. - The Rural Monitor

...MMWR) article from October 2018, children younger than three years old living outside of metropolitan...

15. Substance Use and Misuse in Rural Areas Overview - Topic Guides
Reviewed: Jun 28, 2023

Provides information, resources, and frequently asked questions related to substance use in rural areas. Describes substance use and misuse and discusses what rural healthcare providers and communities can do related to prevention and treatment.

...MMWR article reported an increase in the number of persons in the U.S. living with...

16. Importance of Community Partnerships in Successful Suicide Prevention Programs - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: May 9, 2022

Provides information about using community partnerships when developing a rural suicide prevention program.

...MMWR Suppl, 73(2), 8-16 Date: 02/2024 CDC Guidance for Community Response to Suicide...

17. Preventable Premature Deaths from the Five Leading Causes of Death in Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Counties, United States, 2010–2022 - Resources
Date: May 2024

Analyzes National Vital Statistics System mortality data between 2010 and 2022 to find the 5 leading causes of preventable deaths for people less than 80 years old. Discusses trends across time in metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncore regions and the impact of COVID-19 on the findings. Offers recommendations for future data analysis.

...MMWR Surveillance Summaries, 73(2), 1-11 05/2024 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cancer...

18. Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis–Associated Deaths — United States, 2020–2023 - Resources
Date: Dec 2025

Reports on deaths associated with coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP), an occupational lung disease caused by inhaling coal mine dust. Includes data by industry and occupation, with most deaths occurring among those employed in the mining industry, a largely rural industry. Discusses the need for comprehensive prevention and screening.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 74(41), 627-633 12/2025 Centers for Disease Control...

19. 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 health care, 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...

20. Increases in Acute Hepatitis B Virus Infections - Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia, 2006-2013 - Resources
Date: Jan 2016

Reports on increased rates of hepatitis B infections in three Appalachian states, particularly among injection drug users and in non-urban areas.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 65(3), 47-50 01/2016 Centers for Disease Control...