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Data Sources
The is categorized as described below and is a component of
the HRSA Geospatial Data Warehouse Data Dictionary. Help for working with the list
of data sources is available within the Report Tool help.
Demographic
Data
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U.S. Census 2000 Data
- Claritas,
Inc. population estimates for 2004, calculated
using proprietary algorithms and based on
data from the 2000 Census
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National Center for Health Statistics Births and
Infant Deaths, including low birth weight rates
and infant mortality rates. Aggregated by county
and by State, representing five years of data in
each aggregation. Refer to the Data
Suppression Rules for a complete description.
Spatial
Data
- Congressional
Districts identifies the U.S. House and Senate
districts and provides information on the
representative/Senator.
- Primary
Care Service Areas identifies clusters of
people receiving primary care within a ZIP
code.
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HRSA-specific spatial data available within
the data warehouse are fully described in
the spatial metadata.
Health
Systems Information
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Provider of Service File, Online Survey and
Certification Reporting System (OSCAR) database,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS). Includes provider number, name, address,
and characteristics for Medicare- approved
hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, home
health agencies, and other types of facilities.
HRSA Program Data
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The HRSA Program data consists of awarded grant data, Medically
Underserved Area/Population (MUA/P) data, Health Professional
Shortage Areas (HPSA) data, National Health Service Corps (NHSC)
Providers data, and NHSC Site data. The awarded grant data consists
of grants and grantee information obtained from the HRSA Electronic
Handbooks (EHB). The MUA/P data includes designations intended to
identify areas and population groups with a shortage of primary health
care services. The HPSA dataset consists of information on the
designations are intended to identify areas that have a shortage of
primary health care professionals. The NHSC Providers data consists
of information on NHSC Scholars and NHSC Loan Repayment Recipients
who are providing service and include primary care physicians, nurse
practitioners, physician assistants, certified nurse-midwives, dentists,
dental hygienists, clinical or counseling psychologists, clinical social
workers, marriage and family therapists, psychiatric nurse specialists,
and licensed professional counselors. The NHSC Sites data includes
information on public organizations, private organizations, and academic
institutions in a wide range of settings-at community and migrant health
centers, health care for the homeless clinics, and other public and private
primary care delivery sites-in inner-city and rural communities nationwide.
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