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    Rural and Urban Health

    The term Rural and Urban Health refers to the measure of well-being of people living in a community with either a low population density, such as a county or small town, or a high population density, such as a city or major metropolitan area.

    Department of Health Data

    EDDIE
    See the BRFSS dataset.
    Healthy People
    A report that tracks the progress of public health objectives in meeting their goals by the end of the decade.

    External Data Sources

    Rural Health Research Gateway (Southwest Rural Health Research Center)