Public health

Research Findings

View publications, including policy briefs, working papers, and journal articles, on Public health:

• Research Products & Journal Articles - (87)

Recaps

View one-page summary Recaps of key findings from the Rural Health Research Centers on Public health:

• Effects of Rural Hospital Closures
  Date: 12/2017
  From January 2005 through early November 2017, 124 rural hospitals closed in the U.S. This Recap, two of two, provides a summary of the Rural Health Research Centers' most recent research on the effects of these closures.
• Rural Hospital Closures
  Date: 12/2017
  From January 2005 through early November 2017, 124 rural hospitals closed in the U.S. This Recap, one of two, provides a summary of the Rural Health Research Centers' most recent research on hospital closures.

Webinars

Access information on upcoming or archived webinars on Public health.

• Examining the Burden of Public Stigma Associated With Mental Illness in the Rural U.S.
  Presented Tuesday, March 12, 2024

• Rural Healthy People 2030: Charting a Course for Rural Health Over the Next Decade
  Presented Monday, January 22, 2024

• Using the 2023 Rural Population Health Chartbook
  Presented Tuesday, March 28, 2023

• Social Determinants of Health: Challenges and Opportunities in Rural America
  Presented Tuesday, December 15, 2020

• Social Determinants of Health: Challenges & Opportunities in Rural America
  Presented Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Projects on this Topic

Learn more about the research questions guiding each study, the lead researcher for each, and when the Research Center anticipates releasing completed product(s) under each project.

• Currently, there are 8 research projects underway to explore this issue.

• In the past, 32 research projects have been completed on Public health.