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31. Survey of Teen Noise Exposure and Efforts to Protect Hearing at School — United States, 2020 - Resources
Date: Dec 2020

Examines noise exposure among youth 12-17 years of age in a school setting. Reports on frequency of exposure, provision of hearing protection devices, and whether prevention techniques were part of the curriculum. Includes data for metropolitan and nonmetro areas.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 69(48), 1822-1826 12/2020 Centers for Disease Control...

32. 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...

33. 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...

34. The HoMBReS and HoMBReS Por un Cambio Interventions to Reduce HIV Disparities Among Immigrant Hispanic/Latino Men - Resources
Date: Feb 2016

Describes the Hombres Manteniendo Bienestar y Relaciones Saludables (Men Maintaining Wellbeing and Healthy Relationships) (HoMBReS) intervention developed by a community-based, participatory research partnership in North Carolina to address Hispanic/Latino populations in the U.S. who are disproportionately affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) - Supplement, 65(1), 51–56 02/2016 HIV and AIDS...

35. Public Health Response to the Initiation and Spread of Pandemic COVID-19 in the United States, February 24–April 21, 2020 - Resources
Date: May 2020

Identifies factors that contributed to the spread of COVID-19 in early 2020. Discusses transmission due to travel, large gatherings (including a funeral in rural Georgia), high-risk workplaces such as rural meatpacking facilities, densely populated areas, and unrecognized transmission related to limited testing and asymptomatic and presymptomatic spread.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 69(18), 551-556 05/2020 Centers for Disease Control...

36. 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...

37. 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...

38. QuickStats: Infant Mortality Rates For Metro and Nonmetro Counties, by Race and Hispanic Origin — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2017 - Resources
Date: Jan 2020

Bar chart showing metropolitan and nonmetro infant mortality rates for infants of non-Hispanic White mothers, non-Hispanic Black mothers, and Hispanic mothers.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 69(3), 95 01/2020 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

39. Nonfatal Drug Overdoses Treated in Emergency Departments — United States, 2016–2017 - Resources
Date: Apr 2020

Examines nonfatal overdoses for all drugs, all opioids, nonheroin opioids, heroin, benzodiazepines, and cocaine. Looks at changes from 2016 to 2017, with data by drug type, patient, facility, and visit characteristics. Includes data by county urbanization level for metropolitan and nonmetro counties.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 69(13), 371-376 04/2020 Centers for Disease Control...

40. 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...