Janessa Graves, PhD, MPH

• Current Projects - (4)
• Publications - (1)

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Current Projects - (4)

• Assessing Access to Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Communities Influenced by the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)
  This project will use national prescription claims data to compare access to buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder in rural counties with and without Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) funding and urban counties. An accurate understanding of access to buprenorphine treatment is essential for determining the influence of RCORP funding on a critical strategy for curbing the opioid epidemic.
  Research center: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Health services, Healthcare access, Mental and behavioral health, Pharmacy and prescription drugs, Substance use and treatment, Workforce
  
• Rural and Urban Medical School Programs that Demonstrate a Commitment to Producing Rural Physicians
  Studies of individual medical schools have identified characteristics associated with working in rural areas, but little is known about which organizational factors are the most significant predictors of rural practice. This project will examine characteristics of medical schools' missions and organizational commitments to promote physician practice in rural communities.
  Research center: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Health services, Healthcare access, Physicians, Workforce
  
• The Nursing Home and Skilled Nursing Facility Workforce in the Rural and Urban U.S.
  This project will describe the rural and urban distribution of nursing and non-nursing staff in U.S. long-term care facilities and investigate how the workforce varies by facility and community characteristics.
  Research center: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Aging, Healthcare access, Long-term care, Workforce
  
• Understanding Changes in the Rural Marriage and Family Therapist and Mental Health Counselor Workforces Under New Medicare Reimbursement Policy
  Marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors are newly eligible as of January 1, 2024, for reimbursement to provide care for Medicare enrollees. This study will describe the change in these clinicians in rural vs. urban communities and seek to understand barriers and solutions to fully realize the benefits of this new reimbursed policy for rural populations.
  Research center: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Allied health professionals, Health disparities and health equity, Medicare, Mental and behavioral health, Workforce
  

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Publications - (1)