Rural statistics and data resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2008 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/statistics/ Contains data on health trends through the year 2005. Topics include poverty, health status, death rates, access to care, insurance status, number of physican's by county and much more. Information is presented by age, gender, marital status, race, and Hispanic origin. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf#031 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:02:57 CST http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf#031 Summarizes the data on county racial and ethnic composition. Shows the population change in the nonhispanic white population and the total minority population in each nonmetro county from 2000 to 2007. -- Rural Policy Research Institute http://www.rupri.org/Forms/race_ethnicity.pdf Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:47:20 CST http://www.rupri.org/Forms/race_ethnicity.pdf Report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Includes a 20 year retrospective on rural health and human services. -- National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/committee/NACreport2008.pdf Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:58:19 CST ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/ruralhealth/committee/NACreport2008.pdf Presents major health system characteristics for each state. Includes demographics as well as Medicare, Medicaid and health coverage statistics. -- AARP Public Policy Institute http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/health/d18971_healthfacts.pdf Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:19:54 CST http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/health/d18971_healthfacts.pdf Provides data, including some rural-specific statistics, on various aspects of the Medicare program. Covers beneficiary demographics, quality and access, national health care spending, and data for specific provider settings. Includes sections on Medicare Advantage and prescription drug coverage for Medicare beneficiaries. -- Medicare Payment Advisory Commission http://www.medpac.gov/documents/Jun08DataBook_Entire_report.pdf Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:48:48 CST http://www.medpac.gov/documents/Jun08DataBook_Entire_report.pdf Provides easy access to the latest country-level health information. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.globalhealthfacts.org/index.jsp Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:02:29 CST http://www.globalhealthfacts.org/index.jsp Provides national and state-by-state information and statistical trends on the conditions of Americas children and families. Includes graphs, maps, ranked lists, and state-by-state profiles. -- Annie E. Casey Foundation http://www.kidscount.org/datacenter/databook.jsp Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:03:35 CST http://www.kidscount.org/datacenter/databook.jsp Provides selected socioeconomic indicators (such as population, education, poverty, etc.) for each definition of rural, by State and the U.S., in one Excel file allowing the user to compare a particular indicator across the different definitions of rural. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://ers.usda.gov/Data/RuralDefinitions/indicators.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:43:43 CST http://ers.usda.gov/Data/RuralDefinitions/indicators.htm Provides direct access to facts, data and slides about the nation's health care system and programs. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://facts.kff.org/ Thu, 22 May 2008 15:22:17 CST http://facts.kff.org/ Provides selected indicators on key aspects of health coverage and health care financing for children and youth with special health care needs in each state plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. -- Boston University School of Public Health http://www.hdwg.org/catalyst/chartbook Thu, 22 May 2008 15:14:53 CST http://www.hdwg.org/catalyst/chartbook Summarizes key demographic and economic indicators in the United States, with an emphasis on nonmetropolitan areas in each state. -- Rural Policy Research Institute http://www.rupri.org/Forms/RUPRI_NGA.pdf Wed, 21 May 2008 13:41:27 CST http://www.rupri.org/Forms/RUPRI_NGA.pdf Provides State Offices of Rural Health with a toolkit for accessing and utilizing national, databases that are readily available, free, and have useful rural information. -- National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health http://rho.arizona.edu/Resources/Toolkit/default.html Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:05:31 CST http://rho.arizona.edu/Resources/Toolkit/default.html Features county-level data. Demographic, economic, and governmental data are presented for the purpose of multi-county comparisons or single county profiles. -- U.S. Census Bureau http://censtats.census.gov/usa/usa.shtml Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:36:30 CST http://censtats.census.gov/usa/usa.shtml Presents estimates on the uninsured in America under age 65 for calendar years 1996 through 2005, as well as the first half of 2006. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data%5Ffiles/publications/st169/stat169.pdf Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:59:29 CST http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data%5Ffiles/publications/st169/stat169.pdf Presents national trends in health statistics. Each report includes an executive summary, highlights, a chartbook, trend tables, extensive appendixes,and an index. Includes data on this year's special feature on access to health care. -- National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:48:37 CST http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf Provides economic analyses to support a competitive agricultural system, a safe food supply, a healthy, well-nourished population,harmony between agriculture and the environment, and enhanced quality of life for rural Americans. http://www.ers.usda.gov/ Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:49:26 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/ Provides data on the well-being of children younger than 18, covering children's living arrangements, family characteristics, time spent in child care, academic experience, and extracurricular activities. Includes data for metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas. -- U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/2004_detailedtables.html Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:26:20 CST http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/2004_detailedtables.html Provides nationwide statistics of deaths by suicide for the years 2000-2004. -- Suicide Prevention Resource Center http://www.sprc.org/stateinformation/PDF/statedatasheets/sprc_national_data.pdf Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:32:20 CST http://www.sprc.org/stateinformation/PDF/statedatasheets/sprc_national_data.pdf Overview of social and economic conditions in rural areas, including statistics on employment, poverty, population, and more. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB31/EIB31.pdf Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:43:41 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB31/EIB31.pdf The Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics was established in 1986, with the goal of bringing together Federal agencies that share a common interest in improving aging-related data. In addition to the original three core agencies (National Institute on Aging, National Center for Health Statistics and Census Bureau), the organizing members of the Forum now include senior officials from the Administration on Aging, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Veterans Affairs, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Management and Budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in HHS, Social Security Administration, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. http://www.agingstats.gov/ Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:17:57 CST http://www.agingstats.gov/ Compares 1997 and 2004 estimates for the U.S. population on total expenditures, total number of purchases, average total expenditure, average out-of-pocket payment and average number of purchases for outpatient-prescribed medicines for those with a prescribed drug purchase. Also provides the percentage of total health care expenditures represented by prescribed drug expenditures for 1997 and 2004. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data%5Ffiles/publications/st168/stat168.pdf Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:20:39 CST http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data%5Ffiles/publications/st168/stat168.pdf Presents data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) on Adverse Drug Effects(ADEs) in 2004. Provides national estimates on the types of patients seen with ADEs in U.S. hospitals, and details on the types of ADEs that are reported. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb29.pdf Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:53:05 CST http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb29.pdf An online resource that offers free and convenient access to charts on various health care themes developed by The Commonwealth Fund. -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/chartcart/ Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:06:38 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/chartcart/ An online Resource for U.S. Disability Statistics. -- National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/disabilitystatistics/ Tue, 29 May 2007 15:49:20 CST http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/disabilitystatistics/ Provides summaries of current and completed rural health research projects and related publications addressing the topic of rural statistics and demographics, produced by the Office of Rural Health Policy's funded rural health research centers. -- Rural Health Research Gateway http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000088/ Wed, 02 May 2007 13:24:34 CST http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000088/ Provides examples of how states can use data on race and ethnicity to improve the quality of care for their Medicaid beneficiaries. -- Center for Health Care Strategies http://www.chcs.org/usr%5Fdoc/Using%5FDate%5Fto%5FReduce%5FHealth%5FDisparities.pdf Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:43:55 CST http://www.chcs.org/usr%5Fdoc/Using%5FDate%5Fto%5FReduce%5FHealth%5FDisparities.pdf Provides current and past poverty guidelines, poverty thresholds, and other related information. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://www.aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/08poverty.shtml Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:42:44 CST http://www.aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/08poverty.shtml Examines recent immigrants in rural and small town America, through analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Many small towns and cities in every region of the country are contending with new challenges and opportunities brought by rapid increases in their immigrant populations. -- Carsey Institute http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/Report_Immigration.pdf Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/Report_Immigration.pdf Examines public and private insurance coverage among Hispanics overall and among three subgroups - Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans and "other Hispanics." While more than one-third of Hispanics under 65 years of age do not have health insurance, the portion without insurance among those who are not U.S. citizens is far larger - nearly two-thirds. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_files/publications/st143/stat143.pdf Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_files/publications/st143/stat143.pdf Using data from the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC) for 2003 and 2004, this report provides estimates of the proportion of the civilian noninstitutionalized non-elderly (under 65) population that was uninsured for up to two years, 2003 to 2004, and identifies groups especially at risk of lacking health insurance. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data%5Ffiles/publications/st140/stat140.pdf Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data%5Ffiles/publications/st140/stat140.pdf