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51. "Doing Something Exceptional": Rural Communities and Colorectal Cancer Screening - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Jul 12, 2017

Colorectal cancer stands out as a cancer with increased incidence and mortality rates in rural areas – rates that are likely influenced by lack of screening. Using different approaches, two rural healthcare organizations in Idaho and Kentucky show how they are saving lives by improving colorectal cancer screening rates in their communities. - The Rural Monitor

...MMWR Rural Health Series report delivering focused details on rural-urban cancer incidence and death...

52. Estimated County-Level Prevalence of Selected Underlying Medical Conditions Associated with Increased Risk for Severe COVID-19 Illness — United States, 2018 - Resources
Date: Jul 2020

Reports on the estimated number and proportion of people with certain underlying medical conditions that put them at risk for severe COVID-19. Provides county-level maps with data on adults with any of these conditions: chronic respiratory conditions, heart disease, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, or obesity. Also discusses the prevalence of underlying conditions in rural counties.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 69(29), 945-950 07/2020 Centers for Disease Control...

53. 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...

54. 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...

55. COVID-19 Among American Indian and Alaska Native Persons — 23 States, January 31–July 3, 2020 - Resources
Date: Aug 2020

Examines the cumulative incidence in 23 states of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people, compared with rates from other groups. Discusses possible causes for the elevated incidence of COVID-19 in AI/AN populations.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 69(34), 1166-1169 08/2020 Centers for Disease Control...

56. National, Regional, State, and Selected Local Area Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13–17 Years — United States, 2019 - Resources
Date: Aug 2020

Reports on vaccination coverage among U.S. adolescents by age for ages 13 through 17 and overall for 2018 and 2019. Also includes data on vaccination coverage by metropolitan and nonmetropolitan residence and poverty status. Includes nonmetro data related to the following vaccines: Tdap (tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis), MenACWY (quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate), HPV (human papillomavirus), MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella), hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and varicella.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 69(33), 1109-1116 08/2020 Centers for Disease Control...

57. Influenza and Tdap Vaccination Coverage Among Pregnant Women — United States, April 2020 - Resources
Date: Oct 2020

Examines influenza and tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) vaccination coverage among women pregnant during the 2019–20 influenza season. Includes data by location of residence for rural and nonrural areas.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 69(39), 1391-1397 10/2020 Centers for Disease Control...

58. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' Ethical Principles for Allocating Initial Supplies of COVID-19 Vaccine — United States, 2020 - Resources
Date: Nov 2020

Discusses four ethical principles that will inform the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommendations for the initial allocation of COVID-19 vaccine: maximizing benefits and minimizing harms; promoting justice; mitigating health inequities; and promoting transparency. Includes discussion of concerns for rural residents.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 69(47), 1782-1786 11/2020 Centers for Disease Control...

59. Demographic Characteristics, Experiences, and Beliefs Associated with Hand Hygiene Among Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, June 24–30, 2020 - Resources
Date: Oct 2020

Reports findings from an Internet-based survey of U.S. adults related to hand hygiene following contact with high-touch public surfaces. Includes information on hand washing and use of hand sanitizer, with data by rural/urban residence.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 69(41), 1485-1491 10/2020 Centers for Disease Control...

60. Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 2 Years — U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands, April–October, 2016 - Resources
Date: May 2018

Reports on estimated coverage for selected vaccines and doses by 2 years of age for children in five United States Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) jurisdictions: American Samoa, Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.

...MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 67(20), 579-584 05/2018 Centers for Disease Control...