Rural Public Health Agencies – Resources
Selected recent or important resources focusing on Rural Public Health Agencies.
NACCHO's Rural Health Section
Supports rural public health professionals and provides strategy, advocacy, resources, and other information on public health issues in rural America.
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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Supports rural public health professionals and provides strategy, advocacy, resources, and other information on public health issues in rural America.
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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CDC WONDER
Provides access to a wide range of public health data, including mortality data for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. Also offers access to birth and fertility rates by county.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Provides access to a wide range of public health data, including mortality data for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. Also offers access to birth and fertility rates by county.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Directory of Local Health Departments
Contact information for local public health departments. Browse by state or search by ZIP code.
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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Contact information for local public health departments. Browse by state or search by ZIP code.
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online
Access to community-level information on facilities and their compliance with environmental regulations. Includes information on air emissions, surface water discharges, hazardous waste, and drinking water systems.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Access to community-level information on facilities and their compliance with environmental regulations. Includes information on air emissions, surface water discharges, hazardous waste, and drinking water systems.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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NACCHO Workforce Resource Center
Offers information on accreditation, certification, competencies, partner resources, policy statements, and publications relevant to the development of the public health workforce for local health departments.
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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Offers information on accreditation, certification, competencies, partner resources, policy statements, and publications relevant to the development of the public health workforce for local health departments.
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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The Community Guide
Shares effective methods for improving population health and addressing public health issues using an informed, evidence-based approach from the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF).
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Shares effective methods for improving population health and addressing public health issues using an informed, evidence-based approach from the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF).
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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PubMed Search: Public Health and Rural Health Services
Searches PubMed's collection of journal article citations on rural public health topics published in the U.S.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. National Library of Medicine
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Searches PubMed's collection of journal article citations on rural public health topics published in the U.S.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. National Library of Medicine
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WISQARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System)
Interactive database system that provides fatal and nonfatal injury, violent death, and cost of injury data from a variety of sources. Offers fatal injury data available by metropolitan/nonmetropolitan status in the Fatal Injury Reports module of the Create Tables section. U.S. Map of Injury Related Deaths in the Explore module of the Create Visualizations section provides access to county-level data.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Interactive database system that provides fatal and nonfatal injury, violent death, and cost of injury data from a variety of sources. Offers fatal injury data available by metropolitan/nonmetropolitan status in the Fatal Injury Reports module of the Create Tables section. U.S. Map of Injury Related Deaths in the Explore module of the Create Visualizations section provides access to county-level data.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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NACCHO Model Practices Database
Lists effective and innovative public health practices which are searchable by state and population served. Includes approaches used in rural areas.
Additional links: Previous Winners
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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Lists effective and innovative public health practices which are searchable by state and population served. Includes approaches used in rural areas.
Additional links: Previous Winners
Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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State Public Health Data
Provides public health data on key health indicators, public health preparedness, and public health funding indicators for all U.S. states and territories.
Sponsoring organization: Trust for America's Health
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Provides public health data on key health indicators, public health preparedness, and public health funding indicators for all U.S. states and territories.
Sponsoring organization: Trust for America's Health
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Last Updated: 2/28/2025