Rural & Underserved Health Research Center Publications
Submissions from 2026
Non-Metropolitan vs. Metropolitan Variations in Alcohol, Illicit Drug, and Prescription Therapeutic Drug Misuse, Tyrone F. Borders
Management of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors by Rural and Urban Primary Care Practices, Lars E. Peterson and Zachary J. Morgan
Rural and Urban Availability of Substance Use Treatment Facilities, Aaron P. Smith and Tyrone F. Borders
High-Deductible Health Plans in Rural and Urban Populations: Outpatient Utilization and Out-of-Pocket Costs, Aaron P. Smith and Jefferey Talbert
Rural-Urban Differences in Dental Care Utilization After a Public Health Emergency, Quazi Minhaz Tabassum, Redwan Bin Abdul Baten, and Ahmed A. Arif
Review of Current Research Describing the Influence of Non-health Care Drivers of Health in Rural and Urban Populations, Katie Youngen, Julia Cecil, and Tyrone F. Borders
Rural/Urban Disparities in Utilization of Diabetes Self-Management Training (DSMT) to the Fee-for-Service Medicare Population, 2017–2024, Wanying Zhu, Aleksandr Taraskin, and Jeffrerey Talbert
Submissions from 2025
Third Party Negotiated Hospital Pricing in Rural and Urban Hospitals within 12 U.S. States, Lindsey R. Hammerslag, Aaron P. Smith, and Jeffrey C. Talbert
Rural Access to Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs), Aaron P. Smith and Jeffrey Talbert
Submissions from 2023
Diabetes Prevalence and Monitoring in Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Areas Within a Commercially Insured U.S. Population, Lindsey R. Hammerslag and Jeffery Talbert
Submissions from 2022
Serious Mental Illness and Mental Health Treatment Utilization among Adults Residing in Non-Metropolitan and Metropolitan Counties, Tyrone F. Borders and Timothy Williams
Non-Metropolitan and Metropolitan Trends in Mental Health Treatment Availability in Community Health and Community Mental Health Centers, Tyrone F. Borders, Timothy Williams, Katherine Youngen, and Julia Cecil
Increased Rates of Death from Unintentional Injury among Non-Hispanic White, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Non-Metropolitan Communities, Lindsey R. Hammerslag, Jeffery Talbert, and Tyrone F. Borders
The Racial and Ethnic Diversity of the Family Physician Workforce in Non-Metropolitan and Metropolitan Counties, Lars E. Peterson and Zachary J. Morgan
Submissions from 2021
Spatial Analysis of Health Care Utilization among Medicare Beneficiaries with Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis and Other Related Pneumoconiosis, Ahmed A. Arif, Claudio Owusu, Rajib Paul, Christopher M. Blanchette, Ripsi P. Patel, and Tyrone F. Borders
Medicare-Paid Naloxone: Trends in Non-Metropolitan and Metropolitan Areas, Chris Delcher, Yue Cheng, Minji Sohn, Jeffery C. Talbert, and Patricia R. Freeman
Submissions from 2020
Major Depression, Treatment Receipt, and Treatment Sources among Non-Metropolitan and Metropolitan Adults, Tyrone F. Borders
Risky Substance Use Behaviors Among Adolescents Residing in Non-Metropolitan and Metropolitan Counties in the United States, 2017-2018, Tyrone F. Borders, Michael D. Singleton, and Katherine Youngen
Risky Substance Use Behaviors Among Adults Residing in Non-Metropolitan and Metropolitan Counties in the United States, 2017-2018, Tyrone F. Borders, Michael D. Singleton, and Katherine Youngen
Rural/Urban Disparities in Utilization of Diabetes Self-Management Training to the Fee-for-Service Medicare Population, Christian Rhudy, Aric Schadler, and Jeffery C. Talbert
Rural/Urban Disparities in the Utilization of Health and Behavioral Assessments/Interventions in the Fee-for-Service Medicare Population, Christian Rhudy, Eugene Shin, and Jeffery C. Talbert
Rural/Urban Disparities in Utilization of Medical Nutrition Therapy to the Fee-for-Service Medicare Population, Christian Rhudy, Eugene Shin, and Jeffery C. Talbert
Submissions from 2019
Hospital Closures and Short-Run Change in Ambulance Call Times, Sookti Chaudhary, Alison F. Davis, Kenneth R. Troske, and SuZanne Troske
Suicidal Thoughts, Plans, and Attempts by Non-Metropolitan and Metropolitan Residence, Kathi Harp and Tyrone F. Borders
Do Hospital Closures Affect Patient Time in an Ambulance?, SuZanne Troske and Alison Davis
