Women

Completed Projects

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How are Rural Health Clinics Serving Pediatric and Obstetrical Medicaid Populations?
This project examined the roles of independent and provider-based Rural Health Clinics in serving pediatric and obstetrical patients covered by state Medicaid programs.
Research center: Maine Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Children and adolescents, Health services, Healthcare financing, Maternal health, Medicaid and CHIP, Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), Women

Overcoming Barriers to Providing Rural Obstetrical Training for Physicians
Rural communities struggle to maintain obstetrical (OB) services, due in part to scarce rural training opportunities for obstetricians and family physicians. This study described the availability, characteristics, and output of residency and fellowship programs offering rural OB training and identified solutions to support this training.
Research center: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Healthcare access, Maternal health, Physicians, Women, Workforce

Preventive Health Service Use Among Rural Residents
Examining differences in rural-urban preventive health service use is critical to assessing the impact of health benefit design changes on access to preventive services and their use among rural and urban populations. We used National Health Institute Survey data to compare receipt of preventive health services among rural and urban adults.
Research center: Maine Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Health promotion and disease prevention, Health services, Women

Perinatal Health in the Rural United States, 2005
This study examines perinatal outcomes in rural areas across the United States in 2005.
Research center: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Children and adolescents, Women

Declining Access to Hospital-based Obstetric Services in Rural Areas: Causes and Impact
This study examines the declining availability of hospital-based obstetric services in rural areas from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s. It examines potential causes for this trend and explores the effects of medical malpractice reforms.
Research center: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Topics: Hospitals and clinics, Legislation and regulation, Maternal health, Women

Quality of Women's Care in Rural Health Clinics: A National Analysis
This study will analyze the rates at which women patients receive five recommended preventive screening interventions in a national, geographically stratified random sample of Rural Health Clinics. Results of the analysis will be used to derive implications for rural health policy.
Research center: FORHP-funded Individual Grantees
Topics: Quality, Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), Women

In What Types of Communities Do Rural Women Physicians Practice?
Research center: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Physicians, Women, Workforce