Interactive Visualizations
Publication Date: January 2021 Author: Vanessa Booth, Peter Grema, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet reports data from Behavioral Health Nevada’s drug treatment provider database for May 2020. The data focuses on the number of drug treatment providers in Nevada counties and municipalities, how the facilities are funded, and if the facilities accept…
Publication Date: November 2020 Author: Ally Beckwith, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet synthesizes data on the child hunger discrepancies in Nevada counties from the Feeding America 2018 Map the Meal Gap Study. The information focuses on food insecurity experienced by children, and the food budget shortfall in Nevada. Read the Publication
Publication Date: August 2020 Author: Madison Frazee-Bench, Kristian Thymianos, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet highlights coronavirus cases at colleges and universities in the Mountain West region. The New York Times recently published, “Tracking Coronavirus Cases at U.S. Colleges and Universities” which maps out the reported number of COVID-…
Publication Date: April 2020 Author: Yanneli Llamas, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This Fact Sheet shows data on hospital bed capacity within Nevada’s 17 counties, as originally published by High Country News on March 19, 2020. The original data source includes maps and charts compiled by Megan Lawson of Headwater Economics. The data include…
Publication Date: April 2020 Author: Ember Smith, Kaylie Pattni, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: Utilizing the Harvard Global Health Institute’s (HGHI) COVID-19 projections, this fact sheet examines the potential hospital and ICU bed shortages in the Mountain West region: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah. Read the Publication
Publication Date: 2020 Author: Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown Abstract: In 2014, Nevada was one of 7 states selected to participate in a national policy coalition to reduce prescription drug abuse. As a result, the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) created a data dashboard to track…
Publication Date: 2020 Author: Peter Grema, Caitlin Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This Fact Sheet presents data from the Washington Post’s Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) database on opioid shipments in the United States and provides information pertaining to Nevada and each of its 17 regions (16 counties and one independent city). This Fact Sheet…
Publication Date: Oct. 2018 Authors: Kaylie Pattni, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This Fact Sheet highlights the locations and availability of ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) medical capacity in the 30 largest U.S. metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). Using the ELSO (Extracorporeal Life Support Organization) registry,1 the Table that follows shows all…
Publication Date: Feb. 2015 Authors: The Lincy Institute & Tripp Umbach Abstract: Economic activity in the State of Nevada’s economy from the spending of the 51ԹϺ School of Medicine will remain inside the state as well as fresh dollars that will flow inside the state because the medical school will generate general fund revenue through a wide variety of taxes. Tripp Umbach estimates that…