Rural statistics and data resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/statistics/ 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 Focuses on the low-income adult population, a group of over 50 million who are athigh risk of losing their health insurance coverage or are already uninsured. -- Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/7914.pdf Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:15:00 CST http://www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/7914.pdf Presents selected data and findings from the report Putting Womens Health Care Disparities on the Map: Examining Racial and Ethnic disparities at the State Level. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/states/index.cfm Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:09:13 CST http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/states/index.cfm Discusses the current state of health care in rural areas and the need for health care reform. Covers the use and cost of insurance and health care for farm and ranch operators, poverty and unemployment rates, health disparities, and the state of health care provider workforce in rural America. -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://healthreform.gov/reports/hardtimes/ruralreport.pdf Mon, 04 May 2009 10:39:00 CST http://healthreform.gov/reports/hardtimes/ruralreport.pdf Uses data from the Census Bureaus 2006 American Community Survey (ACS) to present a snapshot of the Latino population in the nonmetropolitan United States. -- Carsey Institute http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/SaenzRuralLatinoFS08.pdf Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:19:19 CST http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/SaenzRuralLatinoFS08.pdf Provides information about state economic, demographic, and fiscal conditions. Data available on topics related to population, poverty rates, per capita state personal income, state and local revenues, expenditures, tax rates, and property tax relief programs. -- AARP Public Policy Institute http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/d19014_fiscal.pdf Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:17:37 CST http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/econ/d19014_fiscal.pdf Provides local-level community profile information nationwide that can be browsed by county and state and searched by zip code. SNAPS can be used when responding to public health emergency events at the state, Tribal, and local levels. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://emergency.cdc.gov/snaps/ Sat, 04 Apr 2009 07:18:13 CST http://emergency.cdc.gov/snaps/ Provides customized reports (for a fee) about U.S. hospitals, health care systems, and networks. -- American Hospital Association http://www.thirdwaveresearch.com/aha_wizard/default.aspx Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:13:08 CST http://www.thirdwaveresearch.com/aha_wizard/default.aspx Shows variations across states and racial and ethnic groups for six key health and health care indicators including rates of infant mortality and diabetes-related mortality and AIDS cases. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/upload/7633-02.pdf Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:21:30 CST http://www.kff.org/minorityhealth/upload/7633-02.pdf Presents a brief analysis of U.S. Census data relevant to domestic migration trends, demonstrating that the weak economy has begun to affect rural and urban America in decidedly different ways, with migration to most rural areas declining sharply compared to recent years. -- Carsey Institute http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/Johnson-Census031909.pdf Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:26:57 CST http://carseyinstitute.unh.edu/publications/Johnson-Census031909.pdf Presents data on health disparities experience by people living in rural America. Some disparities are poorer health status, higher prevalence of obesity, lesser options for activity, and higher mortality rates. -- South Carolina Rural Health Research Center http://rhr.sph.sc.edu/report/(7-3)%20Health%20Disparities%20A%20Rural%20Urban%20Chartbook%20-%20Distribution%20Copy.pdf Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:23:36 CST http://rhr.sph.sc.edu/report/(7-3)%20Health%20Disparities%20A%20Rural%20Urban%20Chartbook%20-%20Distribution%20Copy.pdf Discusses the shift in the primary occupation of farm operators to off farm jobs. -- Rural Policy Research Institute http://www.rupri.org/Forms/RUPRIBrief21309.pdf Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:35:53 CST http://www.rupri.org/Forms/RUPRIBrief21309.pdf Provides access to reports, surveys, and fact sheets from the BRFSS, a telephone survey that tracks health risks in the United States. Data is available by state and for the nation. -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/ Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:17:44 CST http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/ Provides a 2009 health ranking report for each state. Ranking is comprised of 22 individual measures; 16 measure health determinants such as personal behaviors and 6 measure health outcomes. -- United Health Foundation http://www.americashealthrankings.org/ Sat, 21 Feb 2009 19:04:05 CST http://www.americashealthrankings.org/ Provides essential facts about childrens health insurance coverage using the 2007 Census Bureau data. -- Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/7609%5F02.pdf Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:28:30 CST http://www.kff.org/uninsured/upload/7609%5F02.pdf