Rural Data Visualizations

This report from the Pew Research Center explores demographic shifts that are impacting urban, suburban, and rural communities in the U.S., surfacing views on key social and political issues in the process. According to the report, nonwhites represent the majority of the population in urban counties, while the opposite is true in suburban and rural areas. In addition, urban and suburban counties are gaining population—primarily due to immigration and domestic migration—while the population in rural…

This data portal by the World Bank provides tools, resources, and queries to help users visualize and analyze education data. EdStats is a comprehensive data and analysis source for topics in education; access, completion, learning, expenditures, and equity. It holds data from various sources in the following data queries; core indicators, all indicators, learning outcomes, educational attainment, World Bank Education Projects, and education expenditures. The data portal was developed by the World Bank’s Global Education…

This case traces the development of surgical and anesthesia services at a rural mission hospital in Kijabe, Kenya.  After providing some background of the health system in Kenya, it follows the history of AIC Kijabe Hospital from its founding in 1915 to 2013. The hospital provided high quality surgical services that were supported by many long-term missionary staff members, updated operating theaters, an intensive care unit, and a robust surgical training program. The case describes…