Laurie Goldsmith, MSc

North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center

Phone: 919.966.7958
E-mail: goldsmit@email.unc.edu

Sheps Center for Health Services Research
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
725 Airport Road CB 7590
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7590

Completed Projects

Analysis of Options for Revisions to the Criteria for Designation for Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs) and Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), Lead researcher
Research center: North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topic: Workforce

Publications

• Race and Place: Urban-Rural Differences in Health for Racial and Ethnic Minorities
  Author(s): Rebecca T. Slifkin, Laurie J. Goldsmith, Thomas C. Ricketts,
  Research center: North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
  Topics: AIDS and HIV, Chronic diseases and conditions, Health disparities, Health promotion and disease prevention, Minority health
  Date: 03 / 2000
  This findings brief investigates urban-rural disparities for racial and ethnic minorities in six health areas: infant mortality, cancer screening and management, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, HIV infection, and child and adult immunizations.