Women

Current Projects

• Higher-Level Neonatal and Obstetric/Well-Infant Care Access in Rural Communities
  This project's goal is to describe access to childbirth-related care for families living in rural and urban communities, including attention to rural communities without access to either neonatal or obstetric services, and those communities with obstetric and well-infant care, but without higher-level neonatal care.
  Research center: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Healthcare access, Hospitals and clinics, Maternal health, Women
  
• Preventive Cancer Screenings and Behaviors Among Rural and Urban Populations
  This study examines rural use of preventive cancer screenings and related behaviors using Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data. It will examine rural-urban differences in adherence to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines for cancer screenings and explore associated behavioral risk factors.
  Research center: Northeast Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Cancer, Chronic diseases and conditions, Health promotion and disease prevention, Healthcare access, Public health, Rural statistics and demographics, Women