Rural statistics and data resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2010 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/statistics/ Presents national trends in health statistics. Each report includes an executive summary, highlights, a chartbook, trend tables, extensive appendixes, and an index. Breaks down much of the data according to geographic region and metropolitan status. Includes data on this year's special feature on medical technology. -- National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus09.pdf Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:42:35 CST http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus09.pdf Includes a collection of 50 reports, one per state, that ranks all counties within each state on their overall health. Each county is ranked within the state on how healthy people are and how long they live. They also are ranked on key factors that affect health such as: smoking, obesity, binge drinking, access to primary care providers, rates of high school graduation, rates of violent crime, air pollution levels, liquor store density, unemployment rates and number of children living in poverty. -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/ Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:44:50 CST http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/ The County Health Rankingsthe first set of reports to rank the overall health of every county in all 50 stateswere released today by the University of Wisconsins Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation at a briefing in Washington, D.C. and on www.countyhealthrankings.org. http://www.rwjf.org/newsroom/product.jsp?id=55609 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:22:41 CST http://www.rwjf.org/newsroom/product.jsp?id=55609 Report based on seven concurrent surveys completed in October 2009 by healthcare leaders in seven segments across the industry: CEO, finance, technology, physician, health plan, marketing, and quality leaders. This survey section presents issues of priority concern in rural health care, describes the differences between rural and urban priorities, and relays opinions on the health care reform initiatives. -- HealthLeaders Media http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/pdf/survey_project/2010/COMMRURAL_pages_2010.pdf Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:24:34 CST http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/pdf/survey_project/2010/COMMRURAL_pages_2010.pdf An interactive map that displays the rate of unemployment by county from 2007 through 2009 by Latoya Egwuekwe using data from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. http://cohort11.americanobserver.net/latoyaegwuekwe/multimediafinal.html Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:19:28 CST http://cohort11.americanobserver.net/latoyaegwuekwe/multimediafinal.html Examines the changes in 25 economic, health, social and lifestyle indicators over the most recent year, as well as multi-year periods. -- AARP Public Policy Institute http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/fifty_plus_2007.pdf Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:52:02 CST http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/fifty_plus_2007.pdf Examines today's caregivers and compares it to those in the past. Areas studied include the prevalence of caregivers, demographics of caregivers and care recipients, the nature of caregiving activities, how caregivers' lives are affected, their use of the Internet and other technology, and which public policies would support caregivers. Compares some of the data by rural, urban, and suburban location. -- National Alliance for Caregiving http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/il/caregiving_09_fr.pdf Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:54:01 CST http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/il/caregiving_09_fr.pdf Provides national and state-level data on Federally Qualified Health Centers' patients, services provided, staff, patient visits, and costs of care. Includes an interactive map for accessing state fact sheets. -- National Association of Community Health Centers http://www.nachc.com/state-healthcare-data-list.cfm Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:21:15 CST http://www.nachc.com/state-healthcare-data-list.cfm Provides a summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. -- U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:40:43 CST http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ Analyses and compares rural to urban economies and identifies risks to rural economic recovery, such as: outmigration, industrial consolidation, and limited access to capital. -- Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City http://www.kc.frb.org/RegionalAffairs/MainStreet/MSE_0509.pdf Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:51:08 CST http://www.kc.frb.org/RegionalAffairs/MainStreet/MSE_0509.pdf Presents statistical profiles of the transportation infrastructure, freight movement and passenger travel, system safety, vehicles, transportation related economy and finance, energy usage and the environment is presented in tables covering the 50 states and the District of Columbia. http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/ Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:15:30 CST http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_statistics/ A brief that analyzes Census Bureau data that shows the geographic distribution of health insurance for children. -- Carsey Institute http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/IB-Mattingly-HeathInsuranceChild-09.pdf Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:30:05 CST http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/IB-Mattingly-HeathInsuranceChild-09.pdf Provides statistics on aging and rural diversity, demographic and social characteristics, health status, poverty, social security income, economic assets, and rural implications. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/population/ Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:00:51 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/population/ Examines tobacco-related disparities facing rural areas, socioeconomic and cultural conditions that cause these disparities, challenges to tobacco control and prevention efforts, and explores effective strategies that have shown measurable outcomes for tobacco control in rural America. http://www.americanlegacy.org/PDF/Tobacco_Control_in_Rural_America.pdf Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:50:45 CST http://www.americanlegacy.org/PDF/Tobacco_Control_in_Rural_America.pdf Analyzes the rates of food security in the United States -- whether or not a household had access at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members -- and finds that 14.6 percent of all American households (and a greater percentage of rural households) were "food insecure." -- U.S. Department of Agriculture http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR83/ERR83.pdf Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:37:25 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR83/ERR83.pdf An analysis of the migration shift of baby boomers that indicates a propensity to migrate to nonmetro counties as people reach their fifties and sixties and projects a shift in migration among boomers toward more isolated settings, especially those with high natural and urban amenities and lower housing costs. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR79/ERR79.pdf Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:59:20 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR79/ERR79.pdf Provides statistics on health coverage and describes the major sources of health insurance for non-elderly adult women ages 1864, including employer-sponsored coverage, Medicaid, individually purchased insurance, and Medicare. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/womenshealth/upload/6000-08.pdf Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:03:49 CST http://www.kff.org/womenshealth/upload/6000-08.pdf Detailed poverty data organized by congressional district with additional breakdowns on child poverty, women in poverty and poverty among racial minorities. -- Center for American Progress http://halfinten.org/key-2008-poverty-statistics-for-your-congressional-district Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:41:36 CST http://halfinten.org/key-2008-poverty-statistics-for-your-congressional-district An interactive database system that provides customized reports of injury-related data. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:25:48 CST http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html A collection of current and historical data on the health challenges facing women, their families, and their communities. -- Health Resources and Services Administration http://mchb.hrsa.gov/whusa09/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:58:27 CST http://mchb.hrsa.gov/whusa09/ An interactive U.S. map to view state-specific rankings and results compared to benchmarks, and to view the number of lives and dollars each state could save by achieving benchmark levels of performance. -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Charts-and-Maps/State-Scorecard-2009.aspx Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:17:15 CST http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Charts-and-Maps/State-Scorecard-2009.aspx Provides data on taxpayer moves between counties and found three broad trends: outmigration from very rural areas, migration to areas with pleasant weather and natural amenities and outmigration from very large urban centers to smaller urban centers. -- University of Kansas http://www.news.ku.edu/2009/september/24/arthall.shtml Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:13:20 CST http://www.news.ku.edu/2009/september/24/arthall.shtml An introduction to the American Community Survey for those who use rural social, economic, and housing data. -- U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/ACSRuralAreaHandbook.pdf Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:34:33 CST http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/ACSRuralAreaHandbook.pdf An analysis of the migration shift of baby boomers that indicates a propensity to migrate to nonmetro counties as people reach their fifties and sixties and projects a shift in migration among boomers toward moreisolated settings, especially those with high natural and urban amenities and lower housingcosts. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR79/ERR79_ReportSummary.pdf Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:17:26 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR79/ERR79_ReportSummary.pdf Annual update of the USDA-ERS series that concentrates on social and economic conditions in rural America with references to the effects of the major recession on rural populations. -- USDA Economic Research Service http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB59/EIB59.pdf Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:54:20 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/EIB59/EIB59.pdf Provides the latest income, poverty, and health insurance data from the Current Population Survey. -- U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/p60-236.pdf Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:58:21 CST http://www.census.gov/prod/2009pubs/p60-236.pdf Offers customized fact sheets for each state, together with a directory of topics providing background information on the impacts health reform may have on the states and D.C. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.statehealthfacts.org/healthreform.jsp Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:23:18 CST http://www.statehealthfacts.org/healthreform.jsp Reports to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on issues related to rural America. Examines three key topics: workforce and community development, creating viable patient-centered medical homes, and serving at-risk children. -- National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services http://ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/reports/2009_NAC.pdf Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:36:24 CST http://ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/reports/2009_NAC.pdf A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) that summarizes 2007 preliminary births and birth rates and selected 2007 preliminary maternal and infant health birth data for the United States. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_12.pdf Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:30:24 CST http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_12.pdf Outlines the causes of death among Hispanic/Latino men and women. -- American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1197934032905FS05HIS08.pdf Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:28:46 CST http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1197934032905FS05HIS08.pdf