Research Publications

Browse the full list of research publications from the Rural Health Research Centers.

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Five Most Recent Publications

• Palliative Care Challenges and Solutions in Rural U.S. Communities
  Policy Brief
  WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
  Date: 09/2024
  This study describes palliative care in rural communities.
• Geographic Variations in Urban-Rural Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Concentrations in the United States, 2010–2019
  Journal Article
  Rural and Minority Health Research Center
  Date: 09/2024
  The purpose of this project was to compare fine particulate matter 2.5 across U.S. Census tracts, specifically focusing on rural vs. urban differences between 2010 and 2019.
• Changes in Rural Pharmacy Presence 2023
  Policy Brief
  RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, Rapid Response to Requests for Rural Data Analysis
  Date: 08/2024
  This data brief continues the RUPRI Center's series of reports exploring the availability of retail pharmacy services in rural areas of the U.S. It provides information on rural communities that have kept, lost, or gained a retail pharmacy between 2018 and 2023.
• The Low-Volume Hospital Adjustment Before and During COVID-19
  Policy Brief
  North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
  Date: 07/2024
  This brief uses current low-volume hospital adjustment qualifying criteria to compare low-volume hospitals to other rural hospitals and explores the effect of removing the adjustment before COVID-19 and during COVID.
• Rural-Urban Differences in Midwifery Care During Childbirth in the U.S.
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
  Date: 07/2024
  This infographic provides a snapshot of rural-urban differences in midwife-attended births, including changes over time as access to rural obstetric care declined and severe maternal morbidity and mortality rose across the United States.