Katie Rydberg, MPH

University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center

Phone: 612.626.8401
Email: reedx472@umn.edu
Twitter: @katie_rydberg

Health Policy and Management
University of Minnesota
2221 University Ave. SE, Suite 350
Minneapolis, MN 55414

Current Projects - (1)
Completed Projects - (1)
Publications - (8)

Current Projects - (1)

Ransomware Attacks on Rural Hospitals
The rise in hospital ransomware attacks threatens to harm patients, especially in rural areas. This project will use a novel dataset to analyze rural/urban differences in how ransomware attacks affect patients and hospitals.
Research center: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Critical Access Hospitals, Emergency medical services and trauma, Health information technology, Hospitals and clinics

Completed Projects - (1)

The Direct Care Workforce in Rural Areas
In this study, we measured the supply of long-term care services and supports (LTSS) direct care workers relative to older adult populations in rural and urban areas and measure employer and industry turnover among LTSS direct care workers. We also explored how compensation levels – including wages and employer-based health insurance – are related to and predict worker turnover in the LTSS direct care workforce in rural and urban areas.
Research center: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Aging, Allied health professionals, Health services, Home health, Long-term care, Post-acute care, Poverty, Rural statistics and demographics, Social determinants of health, Workforce

Publications - (8)

2023

Distribution of Direct Care Workforce COVID-19 Funding Between Rural and Urban Counties in Minnesota and Illinois
Policy Brief
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 05/2023
The purpose of this policy brief is to examine trends in the distribution of federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Securities Act of 2020 (CARES Act) funding designed to support the direct care workforce between rural and urban counties in Minnesota and Illinois.
Crowded Housing and Housing Cost Burden by Disability, Race, Ethnicity, and Rural-Urban Location
Policy Brief
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 03/2023
Housing is closely tied to health outcomes and well-being; however, little research examines housing factors by location. In this policy brief, we examine rates of crowded housing and housing cost burden by rural-urban location, as well as at the intersections of race, ethnicity, and disability status.

2022

Evaluating the Rural HIV/AIDS Planning Program
Policy Brief
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 01/2022
The purpose of this policy brief is to understand the overall experiences of the first grantee cohort (2020-21) of the Rural HIV/AIDS Planning Program. We pay particular attention to any barriers to or facilitators of successful grant implementation, and the sustainability of programs and acquisition of future funding.

2021

Rural Health Network Development Planning Grants: Geographic Location and Change Over Time
Policy Brief
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 11/2021
The purpose of this policy brief is to examine the geographic distribution of Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant recipients across the United States.
Successes and Challenges to Network Sustainability: Perspectives of 2019-2020 Rural Health Network Development Planning Grantees
Policy Brief
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Date: 10/2021
The purpose of this brief is to examine the successes and challenges to network sustainability, as well as barriers to and facilitators of success among the 2019-2020 cohort grantees in the Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program.
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.
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.
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.