Area Health Resources Files
Alternate Titles(s): AHRF, Area Resource File, ARF
UID: 10001
- Description
- The Area Health Resources Files (AHRF) provide current as well as historic data for more than 6,000 variables for each of the nation's counties, as well as state and national data. They contain information on health facilities, health professions, measures of resource scarcity, health status, economic activity, health training programs, and socioeconomic and environmental characteristics. In addition, the basic file contains geographic codes and other metadata which enable it to be linked to other files.
- Publisher
- Timeframe
- 2000 - Present
- Geographic Coverage
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AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaSee all...ColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew York (State)North CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUnited StatesUtahVermontVirginiaWashington (State)West VirginiaWisconsinWyoming
Access
- Restrictions
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Free to All
- Instructions
- AHRF data is available at the county level as well as the state and national level. Datasets and detailed technical documentation can be downloaded for free through the Access Links.
Observational
- PubMed Search
- View articles which use this dataset
- Other Resources
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About the Data
Data Sources
Related Data SitesLinks to related federal data providers
Bureau of Health Professions Area Resource FilePrecursor to the AHRF (1940-1990)
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