Research Publications

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

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Five Most Recent Publications

• Voices From the Field: A Qualitative Study of the Challenges and Promising Practices of Rural Public Health in Addressing HIV and Hepatitis C
  Maine Rural Health Research Center
  Date: 05/2021
  Interviewing public health professionals from six rural states, researchers examined the challenges involving HIV, HCV, and serving rural people who inject drugs and determined strategies to address those challenges.
• Rural Health Network Development Planning Grants Awarded to Entities in Counties with Majority Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color Populations, 2003-2020
  Policy Brief
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
  Date: 05/2021
  The purpose of this policy brief is to describe the prevalence of Rural Health Network Development Planning Grants awarded to organizations located in counties where the population is majority Black, majority Hispanic, majority Indigenous, has no majority racial or ethnic group, or is located in a U.S. territory.
• Trends in Network Focus Areas Among Network Development Planning Grantees, 2003-2020
  Policy Brief
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
  Date: 05/2021
  The purpose of this policy brief is to examine the trends over time in network focus areas among grantees awarded the Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant from 2003-2020.
• Success Among Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Awardees: Barriers and Facilitators
  Policy Brief
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
  Date: 05/2021
  The purpose of this policy brief is to examine the barriers to and facilitators of success for grantees implementing the Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant and meeting their individual goals for the grant period.
• Preferences for Long-Term Care Arrangements Among Rural and Urban Older Adults
  Policy Brief
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
  Date: 05/2021
  This study describes care preferences by rural and urban location and by demographic characteristics among rural residents.