Understanding Housing as a Social Driver of Health for Rural Residents
Date:
Time:
10:00 am Pacific,
11:00 am Mountain,
12:00 pm Central,
1:00 pm Eastern
Duration: approximately
minutes
During this webinar, our presenters will share recent research findings on rural/urban differences in housing cost burden and quality of housing stock. This webinar will also include results from a series of key informant interviews on challenges and opportunities to support housing and improve health for rural residents. After attending, participants will be able to describe differences between rural and urban residents in basic housing access and quality measures. Attendees will also be able to identify opportunities to improve housing as a social driver of health through policy and programming.
Registration is free and required. Attendance of the live webinar is limited to 500 persons. If you are unable to attend, you will be able to access the recording, archived on the Gateway website.
Registration
Presenters
Mariana Tuttle,
MPH
Mariana Tuttle is a Research Fellow at the University
of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center. Since
joining the Center in June of 2019, she has worked on
an array of projects relating to various aspects of
rural health. She has contributed to research on rural
health issues across the lifespan, from maternal and
child health to aging and older adults. Her research
has also included work on sexual orientation and gender
identity, living alone, access to care for rural
residents, and evaluation of rural health grant
programs. Ms. Tuttle holds a BA in biology and a BA in
Spanish from the University of Arkansas, and received
her Master of Public Health degree from the University
of Minnesota. Her primary research interests center on
the social determinants of health, racial and
geographic health disparities, maternal and child
health, quality of life across the lifespan, and access
to care for rural populations.
Madeleine Pick,
MPH
Madeleine Pick is a Research Fellow with the University
of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center and the Flex
Monitoring Team. Since joining the Center in 2020, her
work has focused on quality of care and best practices
in Critical Access Hospitals and access to healthcare
for rural residents. She has also contributed to work
addressing needs of marginalized populations, including
the health and well-being of rural LGBTQ+ residents and
language interpreter services in Critical Access
Hospitals. Ms. Pick holds a BS in neuroscience and a
minor in communication and journalism from the
University of St. Thomas and an MPH in public health
administration and policy from the University of
Minnesota School of Public Health.
Katie Rydberg, MPH
Katie Rydberg is a Program Manager at the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center. Since joining the Center in 2020, she has managed the operations and development of the University of Minnesota Rural Health Program. She has also contributed to federally funded research projects including evaluations of two HRSA planning grant programs and research on the rural direct care workforce, rural housing, the impact of ransomware attacks on rural hospitals, and rural medical debt. Ms. Rydberg holds a BA in Psychology and Sociology/Anthropology from St. Olaf College and an MPH in Community Health Sciences from the University of Illinois Chicago.