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301. Increases in Hepatitis C Virus Infection Related to Injection Drug Use Among Persons Aged ≤30 Years - Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, 2006-2012 - Resources
Date: May 2015

Discusses opioid use, drug injecting, and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in central Appalachia, with data on HCV infection rates for 4 states. Includes data for rural and urban areas.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 64(17), 453-458 05/2015 Centers for Disease Control...

302. Occupational Fatalities During the Oil and Gas Boom — United States, 2003-2013 - Resources
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...

303. 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...

304. 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...

305. 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...

306. 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...

307. Vital Signs: Disparities in Tobacco-Related Cancer Incidence and Mortality — United States, 2004–2013 - Resources
Date: Nov 2016

Reports on trends and disparities in incidence and death rates for cancers related to cigarette smoking during 2004–2013. Includes data for urban and rural counties.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 65(44),1212-1218 11/2016 Centers for Disease Control...

308. Leading Causes of Death in Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Areas — United States, 1999–2014 - Resources
Date: Jan 2017

Investigates the differences in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan regions of the U.S. for the 5 leading causes of death (heart disease, cancer, unintentional injury, chronic lower respiratory disease, and stroke) by analyzing and comparing mortality data derived from the National Vital Statistics System. Discusses the trends in annual age-adjusted death rates for unintentional injury for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas of the U.S.

...MMWR Surveillance Summaries, 66(1), 1-8 01/2017 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cancer...

309. 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...

310. 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...