Texas Resources
Fatality Management in Rural Areas: How One Justice of the Peace Oversaw the Uvalde School Shooting
Interview with Judge Eulalio "Lalo" Diaz, Jr., Justice of the Peace in Uvalde County, Texas, describing his experience as acting coroner at the time of the May 2022 school shooting. Dr. Kimberly Molina, Chief Medical Examiner for Bexar County, Texas's Medical Examiner's Office, also shares lessons learned following her experience with two mass fatality events and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Citation: The Exchange, (16), 1-5
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
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Interview with Judge Eulalio "Lalo" Diaz, Jr., Justice of the Peace in Uvalde County, Texas, describing his experience as acting coroner at the time of the May 2022 school shooting. Dr. Kimberly Molina, Chief Medical Examiner for Bexar County, Texas's Medical Examiner's Office, also shares lessons learned following her experience with two mass fatality events and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Citation: The Exchange, (16), 1-5
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
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Texas STD Surveillance Report
Provides an annual report on sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevalence in Texas. Appendices include data by county of residence for 2013-2022.
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Provides an annual report on sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevalence in Texas. Appendices include data by county of residence for 2013-2022.
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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How is the Mental Health Workforce in Texas Distributed?
Report showing the distribution of the mental health care workforce in Texas. Includes a county-level breakdown of the ratio of mental health providers per 100,000 people as well as which counties have no mental health provider. Discusses distribution as a contributor to the mental health workforce shortage.
Date: 11/2021
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Report showing the distribution of the mental health care workforce in Texas. Includes a county-level breakdown of the ratio of mental health providers per 100,000 people as well as which counties have no mental health provider. Discusses distribution as a contributor to the mental health workforce shortage.
Date: 11/2021
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Primary Care Physicians and Physician Assistants in Texas
Report of primary care physicians and physician assistants in Texas including a break down of by sex and age in both metro and non-metro locations. Also includes graphics depicting county-level ratios of physicians and physician assistants per 100,000 people and counties without a physician or physician assistant.
Date: 11/2021
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Report of primary care physicians and physician assistants in Texas including a break down of by sex and age in both metro and non-metro locations. Also includes graphics depicting county-level ratios of physicians and physician assistants per 100,000 people and counties without a physician or physician assistant.
Date: 11/2021
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Scaling a Community-Wide Campaign Intervention to Manage Hypertension and Weight Loss
Analysis of a public health intervention addressing hypertension and obesity among low-income Latino populations in the U.S.-Mexico border region in Texas. Discusses the impacts of the intervention in 10 cities and large metro areas, 2 small towns, and 6 rural areas and examines data using the RE-AIM Framework.
Author(s): Belinda M. Reininger, Lisa A. Mitchell-Bennett, MinJae Lee, et al.
Citation: Frontiers in Medicine, 8, 661353
Date: 11/2021
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Analysis of a public health intervention addressing hypertension and obesity among low-income Latino populations in the U.S.-Mexico border region in Texas. Discusses the impacts of the intervention in 10 cities and large metro areas, 2 small towns, and 6 rural areas and examines data using the RE-AIM Framework.
Author(s): Belinda M. Reininger, Lisa A. Mitchell-Bennett, MinJae Lee, et al.
Citation: Frontiers in Medicine, 8, 661353
Date: 11/2021
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Disparities in Breast Cancer Survivors in Rural West Texas
Examines a rural Texan county with increased breast cancer mortality to understand the relationship between sociodemographic variables and breast cancer outcomes. Reviews data from 406 women between 1995 and 2014 to explore survival probability among variables such as race and ethnicity, insurance status, age, zip code, and stage of cancer, among others.
Author(s): Hafiz Khan, Drew Rasmussen, Kemesha Gabbidon, et al.
Citation: Cancer Control, 28
Date: 09/2021
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Examines a rural Texan county with increased breast cancer mortality to understand the relationship between sociodemographic variables and breast cancer outcomes. Reviews data from 406 women between 1995 and 2014 to explore survival probability among variables such as race and ethnicity, insurance status, age, zip code, and stage of cancer, among others.
Author(s): Hafiz Khan, Drew Rasmussen, Kemesha Gabbidon, et al.
Citation: Cancer Control, 28
Date: 09/2021
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The Effects of Play Streets on Social and Community Connectedness in Rural Communities
Reports the results of a study examining the impacts of the Play Streets program that seeks to increase physical activity among children in rural communities located in North Carolina, Maryland, Oklahoma, and Texas. Shares information from focus groups and interviews to further understand the added social and community benefits from the program.
Author(s): M. Renée Umstattd Meyer, Tyler Prochnow, Andrew C. Pickett, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(19), 9976
Date: 09/2021
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Reports the results of a study examining the impacts of the Play Streets program that seeks to increase physical activity among children in rural communities located in North Carolina, Maryland, Oklahoma, and Texas. Shares information from focus groups and interviews to further understand the added social and community benefits from the program.
Author(s): M. Renée Umstattd Meyer, Tyler Prochnow, Andrew C. Pickett, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(19), 9976
Date: 09/2021
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Rural Hospital Closings in Southern States
Interactive map depicting 59 rural hospital closures from January 2012 - July 2021 in Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Uses data from the North Carolina Health Research Program.
Date: 07/2021
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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Interactive map depicting 59 rural hospital closures from January 2012 - July 2021 in Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. Uses data from the North Carolina Health Research Program.
Date: 07/2021
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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Texas Emergency Medical Services Personnel, 2020: Trends, Distribution, and Demographics
Fact sheet showing emergency medical services (EMS) personnel growth trends, geographic distribution by county and ratio of population to EMS personnel by metropolitan, non-metropolitan, border, and non-border geography, provider demographics by race/ethnicity, age, sex, and license type.
Date: 06/2021
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Fact sheet showing emergency medical services (EMS) personnel growth trends, geographic distribution by county and ratio of population to EMS personnel by metropolitan, non-metropolitan, border, and non-border geography, provider demographics by race/ethnicity, age, sex, and license type.
Date: 06/2021
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Texas Women and Women's Health Providers: Metro v. Non-Metro
Report on the number of women's health providers in rural and urban areas of Texas. Includes a county-level breakdown of the ratio of providers per 100,000 people as well as counties with no providers. Also includes a comparison of the number of types of providers and average ages between rural and urban areas.
Date: 05/2021
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Report on the number of women's health providers in rural and urban areas of Texas. Includes a county-level breakdown of the ratio of providers per 100,000 people as well as counties with no providers. Also includes a comparison of the number of types of providers and average ages between rural and urban areas.
Date: 05/2021
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Last Updated: 10/17/2024