Rural Health Research Products

The full list of freely-available research products from the Rural Health Research Centers, including policy briefs, reports, chartbooks, interactive data websites, and more.

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Five Most Recent Research Products

• Telepharmacy Rules and Statutes: A 3-Year Update for all 50 States
  Policy Brief
  Rapid Response to Requests for Rural Data Analysis, RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
  This policy brief analyzed administrative rules and legislative statutes governing each state's pharmacy practice. Key features of telepharmacy regulations were investigated for comparative analysis. Twenty-one states currently authorize retail telepharmacy, but between these states the regulatory activity varies considerably.
• Supporting the Health and Wellbeing of Middle-Aged Adults Living Alone in Rural Counties
  University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
  This report shares insights from healthcare providers in 14 rural counties with the highest rates of middle-aged adults living alone in order to inform policy and practice in how best to support the health and well-being of this demographic.
• Supply and Distribution of the Primary Care Workforce in Rural America: 2019
  Policy Brief
  WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
  Maintaining an adequate supply of primary care providers in the U.S. is one of the key challenges in rural healthcare. This study examines the 2019 supply and geographic distribution of primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants across rural areas of the U.S.
• The Supply and Rural-Urban Distribution of the Obstetrical Care Workforce in the U.S.
  Policy Brief
  WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
  Monitoring the supply of the obstetrical (OB) care workforce is important for identifying areas that may lack OB care access. This brief describes the supply and geographic distribution of obstetricians, advanced practice midwives, midwives (not advanced practice), and family physicians in rural versus urban counties.
• Major Depression, Treatment Receipt, and Treatment Sources Among Non-Metropolitan and Metropolitan Adults
  Policy Brief
  Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
  This study estimates and compares the prevalence of past year depression, receipt of treatment for depression, and sources of treatment for depression between non-metropolitan and metropolitan adults.