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301. Syringe Service Programs for Persons Who Inject Drugs in Urban, Suburban, and Rural Areas - United States, 2013 - Resources
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...

302. Disparities in Adolescents' Residence in Neighborhoods Supportive of Physical Activity — United States, 2011–2012 - Resources
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...

303. Vital Signs: Trends in HIV Diagnoses, Risk Behaviors, and Prevention Among Persons Who Inject Drugs — United States - Resources
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...

304. Differences in Health Care, Family, and Community Factors Associated with Mental, Behavioral, and Developmental Disorders Among Children Aged 2–8 Years in Rural and Urban Areas — United States, 2011–2012 - Resources
Date: Mar 2017

Provides rural and urban data on a variety of health-related factors for children 2-8 years of age with and without mental, behavioral, and developmental disorders. Topics addressed include demographics, health insurance coverage, having a medical home, parental mental health, family financial difficulties, and community factors.

...MMWR Surveillance Summaries, 66(8), 1-11 03/2017 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Behavioral...

305. QuickStats: Percentage of Youths Aged 10–17 Years Who Did Not Receive a Well-Child Checkup in the Past 12 Months, by Metropolitan Status of Residence - National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2008-2014 - Resources
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...

306. Fentanyl Law Enforcement Submissions and Increases in Synthetic Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths - 27 States, 2013-2014 - Resources
Date: Aug 2016

Reports on drugs testing positive for fentanyl. Provides information on synthetic opioid-involved deaths other than methadone, including fentanyl deaths. For 27 states with death certificate reporting of drugs involved in overdoses, provides data for metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncore areas.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 65(33), 837-843 08/2016 Centers for Disease Control...

307. Vital Signs: Decrease in Incidence of Diabetes-Related End-Stage Renal Disease among American Indians/Alaska Natives — United States, 1996–2013 - Resources
Date: Jan 2017

Reports on diabetes-related end-stage renal disease by race/ethnicity from 1996-2013. Discusses clinical, public health, and population management approaches used by Indian Health Service that may have positively impacted incidence rates among American Indians and Alaska Natives.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 66(1), 26-32 01/2017 Centers for Disease Control...

308. Reducing Potentially Excess Deaths from the Five Leading Causes of Death in the Rural United States - Resources
Date: Jan 2017

Reports on rural-urban disparities regarding potentially preventable deaths caused by heart disease, cancer, unintentional injury, chronic lower respiratory disease (CLRD), and stroke for populations less than 80 years of age. Discusses factors impacting the rural-urban gap, and offers suggestions for reducing these disparities and improving health. Updated in a November 2019 report.

...MMWR Surveillance Summaries, 66(2), 1-7 01/2017 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cancer...

309. QuickStats: Percentage of Children and Adolescents Aged ≤17 Years Whose Usual Place of Sick Care is a Clinic or Health Center, by Race/Ethnicity and Metropolitan Status of Residence - National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2014 - Resources
Date: Feb 2016

Chart showing the percentage of children who typically go to a clinic or health center when sick, as opposed to a doctor's office or the emergency room. Identifies children by race/ethnicity and metro/nonmetro status. Analysis did not include children without a usual place of sick care.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 65(4), 99 02/2016 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

310. Resurgence of Progressive Massive Fibrosis in Coal Miners--Eastern Kentucky, 2016 - Resources
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...