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Date: Jun 2016
Discusses the connection between adolescents living in neighborhoods that support physical activity (have sidewalks and walking paths, parks, playgrounds, and/or recreation centers) and overall health. Identifies differences in access to neighborhoods supportive of physical activity by ethnicity and race, income level, parental education level, and rurality. Provides recommendations for community-based projects for improvement.
...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 65(23), 598-601 06/2016 Centers for Disease Control...
Date: Dec 2016
Describes a sharp increase in cases of Progressive Massive Fibrosis (PMF) from January 2015 through August 2016, as reported by a radiologist treating 60 former or active coal miners in rural central Appalachia. Includes a chart showing percentages of miners with 25 or more years underground work experience in that region who were diagnosed with PMF from 1970-2016.
...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 65(49), 1385-1389 12/2016 Centers for Disease Control...
Date: Nov 2015
Chart showing the percentage of adults living in metropolitan compared to nonmetropolitan areas who delayed seeking or obtaining medical care because of worry about cost.
...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 64(44),1259 11/2015 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Date: Oct 2015
Reports on changes in diagnoses of HIV infection in Hispanic and Latino adults and adolescents between 2008 and 2013. Table 1 includes year-by-year data by location of residence for urban, suburban, and rural areas.
...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 64(39), 1097-103 10/2015 Centers for Disease Control...
Date: May 2015
Reports on the number of work-related fatalities in the oil and gas extraction industry by year over a ten-year period. Also includes data by type of incident and type of company.
...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 64(20), 551-554 05/2015 Centers for Disease Control...
Date: Aug 2015
Reports on walking and biking as forms of transportation for commuting to work or for other purposes. Discusses active transportation as a means to get health-enhancing physical activity. Includes demographic information on those who walk and bike. See Tables 3 and 4 for information by level of urbanicity, with the category of "town and country" being the least urbanized.
...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 64(SS07),1-17 08/2015 Centers for Disease Control...
Date: Jan 2016
Chart showing the percent of children who did not receive a well-child check-up in the past year, comparing rates for those living in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.
...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 64(52),1410 01/2016 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Date: Dec 2015
Describes characteristics of syringe service programs in urban, suburban, and rural areas. Includes information on program size, number of syringes exchanged, total funding, and whether public funding supports the program. Discusses the increase in opiate overdoses and prescription opiate use in rural areas and concerns related to the availability of syringe exchange programs in these areas.
...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 64(48), 1337-41 12/2015 Centers for Disease Control...
Date: Dec 2016
Reports on trends in HIV diagnoses among people who inject drugs. Figure 1 shows data for urban and rural White, African American, and Hispanic people from 2008-2014.
...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 65(47), 1336-1342 12/2016 Centers for Disease Control...
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...