Research Publications
Browse the full list of research publications from the Rural Health Research Centers.
Products – Freely accessible products include policy briefs, fact sheets, full reports, chartbooks, and interactive data websites.
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Five Most Recent Publications
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Identifying Rural Health Clinics Within the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) Analytic Files
Policy Brief
Maine Rural Health Research Center
Date: 03/2024
This brief describes a methodology for identifying Rural Health Clinic encounters within the Medicaid claims data using Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) Analytic Files. -
Prevent or Treat: Availability of Diabetes Self-Management Education and Dialysis in High Need Rural Counties
Policy Brief
Rural and Minority Health Research Center
Date: 03/2024
In this brief, researchers assess the availability of in-county diabetes self-management education and dialysis across rural and urban counties. -
Partnerships to Address Social Needs Across Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Prospective Payment System Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals
Policy Brief
RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Date: 03/2024
This policy brief used American Hospital Association survey data to examine partnerships between hospitals and external organizations to address social needs. -
Intimate Partner Violence in Rural Communities: Perspectives from Key Informant Interviews
Policy Brief
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 03/2024
This policy brief describes findings from interviews with key informants from intimate partner violence (IPV) victim support and advocacy organizations, shedding light on distinct challenges faced by rural victims and survivors. It also highlights targeted opportunities for better supporting the health and safety of rural IPV victims and survivors. -
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.