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961. Alternative Drinking Water Systems: Use by Very Small Communities, Related Cost Savings, and Technical Assistance Provided by EPA and USDA - Resources
Date: Jan 2020

Provides an overview of 5 alternative drinking water systems used by communities with fewer than 500 people and the barriers to implementing new systems and technologies in small communities. Describes factors that influence the costs and cost-savings of alternative drinking water systems. Identifies 4 federal funding programs that support technical assistance and training for small drinking water systems serving communities of fewer than 10,000 people.

...01/2020 Government Accountability Office Community and economic development · Funding · Infrastructure · Policy · Social determinants of health...

962. Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure: Information on Identified Needs, Planning for Future Conditions, and Coordination of Project Funding - Resources
Date: Sep 2017

Reviews federal programs that provide funding for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects and describes how infrastructure needs are identified. Also details how federal agencies support states' efforts and the extent to which federal agencies coordinate funding initiatives. Analysis is based on a review of infrastructure projects in 6 states: Alaska, California, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, and Tennessee.

...Infrastructure · Policy · Social determinants of health · Alaska · California · New Mexico · New York · North Dakota · Tennessee...

963. Linking Local-Level Chronic Disease and Social Vulnerability Measures to Inform Planning Efforts: A COPD Example - Resources
Date: Aug 2023

Examines chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and its relationship to community vulnerability. Utilizes multiple data sources to analyze the relationship between chronic disease and social vulnerability at the county and census-tract level, with a focus on socioeconomic factors, household composition and disability, minority status and language, and housing type and transportation. Includes U.S. maps showing prevalence of COPD and social vulnerability.

...Limited English proficient · People with disabilities · Poverty · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Transportation...

964. Spatial Accessibility and Uptake of Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccinations by Social Vulnerability - Resources
Date: Jul 2024

Examines pediatric uptake of COVID-19 vaccines by vaccination site, travel time to nearest site, and county-level social vulnerability. Utilizes 2022 U.S. Vaccine Tracking System data to analyze 15,233,956 vaccine doses administered across 27,526 sites, with breakdowns according to sociodemographics, including rural versus urban location.

...COVID-19 · Children and youth · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Vaccination...

965. Declines in Child Poverty Continue in 2017: Overall Rate Still Above Pre-Recession Level - Resources
Date: Sep 2018

Examines trends in child poverty from 2007 through 2017, with information for rural areas, suburban areas, and cities. Appendix Table 1 provides state-by-state data.

...differences · Social determinants of health · State-by-state data · Statistics and data · State-by-state...

966. Engagement Among Diverse Patient Backgrounds in a Remote Symptom Monitoring Program - Resources
Date: Jun 2024

Analyzes factors affecting engagement in a remote symptom monitoring (RSM) program among 1,998 patients who received treatment at Alabama cancer centers between May 2021 and May 2023. Includes data on likelihood of being approached for involvement in RSM and rates of program enrollment, adherence, and withdrawal. Factors considered include race (Black, White, or other), rural versus urban residence, and neighborhood disadvantage.

...06/2024 Access · Cancer · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Alabama...

967. Impact of Social Vulnerability on Comorbid Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in the United States - Resources
Date: Sep 2022

Examines racial and social disparities as related to cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. Utilizes 2015-2019 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER) database to analyze mortality rates and 2014-2018 data from the CDC's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to estimate the respective county-level social vulnerability index (SVI). Includes demographic breakdowns of mortality rates according to age, sex, race/ethnicity, and large metropolitan, medium small metropolitan, or micropolitan/noncore (nonmetropolitan) location.

...Cancer · Cardiovascular disease · County-by-county data · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health...

968. Transforming Persistent Poverty in America: How Community Development Financial Institutions Drive Economic Opportunity - Resources
Date: Nov 2019

Report discusses the role community development financial institutions play in rural communities. Highlights economic and social barriers in rural counties, such as unemployment, lack of financial institutions, inadequate housing, structural inequality, and lack of access to healthcare, among others.

...Community and economic development · Housing and homelessness · Poverty · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data...

969. 2024 Research Report: Collaborative on Economic Mobility - Resources
Date: Dec 2024

Provides a landscape analysis of the Collaborative on Economic Mobility (CEM) cooperative agreement, which focuses on the implementation and strengthening of economic mobility practices. Discusses issues such as social inequities, early childhood education, healthcare access, family and community services, workforce development, policy, housing, transportation, and more. Includes consideration of rural communities, with comparisons of rural versus nonrural employment growth.

...Income · Policy · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Transportation...

970. Policy, Systems, and Environmental Strategies Generated by Stakeholders to Support Food Security in Rural Communities - Resources
Date: Dec 2023

Examines policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) strategies in rural communities of Arizona, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, and Texas that address food insecurity. Provides recommendations based on interview data such as improving ease of program enrollment, providing more awareness of services, and making program use more hassle-free.

...application · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Social determinants of health · Arizona · Georgia · Kentucky · Michigan · Texas...