Kate Beatty, PhD

• Current Projects - (2)
• Completed Projects - (3)
• Publications - (1)

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Current Projects - (2)

• Comparing Across Health Indices: Differences by Rurality, Missingness, and Associations With Health Outcomes
  The purpose of this study is to describe and compare existing area-level indices of vulnerability by rurality and to examine associations between indices and health outcomes of interest by area-level measures of rurality.
  Research center: ETSU/NORC Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Healthcare access, Poverty, Rural statistics and demographics, Social determinants of health, Uninsured and underinsured
  
• Understanding Rural Health Data Challenges through Analysis of Peer-Reviewed Publication Limitations
  This project will quantify and characterize health data-related limitations commonly identified in published studies on rural health and ways in which researchers overcome these challenges. Findings will provide a rigorous description of rural health data challenges, which may be used by researchers, policymakers, and rural health data collectors to improve rural data and research using rural data.
  Research center: ETSU/NORC Rural Health Research Center
  Topic: Rural statistics and demographics
  

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Completed Projects - (3)

• Assessment of the Area Deprivation Index in Rural Areas
  The Area Deprivation Index (ADI) was created by University of Wisconsin researchers to provide a score for neighborhoods based on their level of disadvantage. This study characterized differences in ADI in rural vs urban areas, summarized the existing literature on ADI, and described expert considerations for utilizing the ADI for future policy.
  Research center: ETSU/NORC Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Frontier health, Poverty, Rural statistics and demographics, Social determinants of health
  
• Examining the Burden of Public Stigma Associated with Mental Illness in the Rural U.S.
  This project quantitatively examined the burden of public stigma associated with mental illness in rural versus nonrural communities using a nationally representative panel-based survey. Findings inform strategies aimed at reducing stigma and improving the lives of those experiencing mental illness in rural communities.
  Research center: ETSU/NORC Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Health services, Mental and behavioral health
  
• Following the Money: Do Block Grant Resources Reach Rural Communities?
  This project applied a mixed methods design to describe the distribution of block grant resources from federal agencies through states to the local level in rural and non-rural communities in the United States. Findings could guide federal agencies and policy makers to develop strategies to more effectively target block grant resources to ensure that the needs of rural populations are addressed.
  Research center: ETSU/NORC Rural Health Research Center
  Topics: Health services, Healthcare financing, Public health, Rural statistics and demographics
  

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Publications - (1)