Research Publications

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

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Five Most Recent Publications

• Examining Rural-Urban Differences in the Availability of Hospital-Based Cardiac Services Between 2010-2020
  Policy Brief
  Rural and Minority Health Research Center
  Date: 08/2023
  This study examines the availability of hospital-based cardiac health care services (general cardiology, diagnostic catheterization, and interventional catheterization) and whether rural-urban differences in the availability of these health care services occurred between 2010 and 2020.
• Assessing Key Indicators of Rural Versus Urban Water Quality
  Policy Brief
  Rural and Minority Health Research Center
  Date: 08/2023
  This study presents a summary of water quality monitoring data sources and models, identifies the gaps that persist, and proposes the salient categories and types of data that should be contained in a national water quality monitoring database to accurately describe rural water quality.
• Availability of Dialysis Facilities in Minoritized Racial/Ethnic Group Areas
  Policy Brief
  Rural and Minority Health Research Center
  Date: 08/2023
  This brief is one of a series of findings briefs documenting disparities in geographic access to health services for ZIP code tabulation areas containing a high proportion of minoritized racial/ethnic residents. The brief looks at the availability of dialysis providers in minoritized racial/ethnic areas.
• Availability of Primary Care Safety Net Providers in Minoritized Racial/Ethnic Group Areas
  Policy Brief
  Rural and Minority Health Research Center
  Date: 08/2023
  This brief is one of a series of findings briefs documenting disparities in geographic access to health services for ZIP code tabulation areas containing a high proportion of minoritized racial/ethnic residents. This report looks at the distance to the nearest primary care safety net provider.
• A Consensus Panel Approach to Estimating the Start-Up and Annual Service Costs for Rural Ambulance Agencies
  Policy Brief
  Maine Rural Health Research Center
  Date: 08/2023
  This brief fills the information void on the costs of running rural ambulance services and establishes a minimum access standard for ambulances servicing a 25-minute travel time radius from the ambulance station, enabling policymakers and community stakeholders to develop strategic plans for the financing and provision of ambulance services.