Research Publications
Browse the full list of research publications from the Rural Health Research Centers.
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Five Most Recent Publications
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Use of the Area Deprivation Index and Rural Applications in the Peer-Reviewed Literature
Policy Brief
Rural Health Equity Research Center
Date: 03/2024
The Area Deprivation Index (ADI) was developed to capture area-level social deprivation for use in policy and research. In this literature review, researchers find that the use of the ADI in research is common. -
COVID-19 Affected Rural and Urban Hospital Uncompensated Care
Fact Sheet
North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Date: 03/2024
The purpose of this infographic is to illustrate the impact COVID-19 had on uncompensated care and operating margin among rural and urban hospitals. -
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence and Postpartum Abuse Screening Among Rural U.S. Residents Who Gave Birth 2016-2020
Policy Brief
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 03/2024
The goal of this analysis is to describe intimate partner violence among rural U.S. residents who gave birth 2016-2020, with a focus on differences by race/ethnicity. Researchers also describe the frequency by which different racial/ethnic groups are not screened for abuse postpartum. -
Rural-Urban Differences in Housing Cost Burden Across the U.S.
Policy Brief
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 03/2024
Housing is closely tied to health and well-being, but affordable housing is out of reach for many households. This policy brief examines the proportion of households who are housing cost burdened by rural-urban location across different U.S. geographic spaces in order to identify how housing affordability varies by location. -
Nonmetropolitan Premiums, Issuer Participation, and Enrollment in Health Insurance Marketplaces in 2022
Policy Brief
RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Date: 03/2024
This policy brief describes differences in unsubsidized and net-of-subsidy premiums between nonmetropolitan and metropolitan counties in Health Insurance Marketplace plan design and availability in 2022.