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PUBLICATIONS

  1. Incomes remained lower for the poorest rural families with children in 2014

By 2014, average income (adjusted for inflation) for all U.S. families with children exceeded prerecession levels, and average income had almost completely recovered for all rural families with children as well. For the bottom 25 percent of rural families (when ranked by income), however, average income remained considerably below its prior peak. In 2003, the average income for families in this lowest income quartile was $17,200 (in 2014 dollars) and it fell by 6.0 percent between 2003 and 2007, despite the fact that the U.S. economy was growing. Not surprisingly, incomes for the bottom quartile fell by another 4.6 percent between 2007 and 2010, due to the Great Recession (December 2007-June 2009). When economic growth resumed, however, it did not immediately translate into growth for these low-income rural families: by 2012, their average income had fallen by another 10.1 percent. Average income for the bottom quartile rebounded somewhat between 2012 and 2014, but remained 13.4 percent below the 2003 level.

  1. The Opioid Epidemic: Rural Organizations Fight Back
    by Zachary Toliver
    The initial shock of the opioid epidemic is settling, and rural communities have identified several avenues to combat opioid addiction. Rural organizations are implementing innovative solutions to shrink the number of opioid overdoses, and many are finding that great success requires teamwork.

 

  1. Food-Related Practices and Beliefs of Rural US Elementary and Middle School Teachers
    Results of a study examining personal health and eating habits, classroom food practices, beliefs about the school food environment, and nutrition knowledge of 102 teachers from 8 rural school districts in northeastern Oregon.
    Author(s): Nancy E. Findholt, Betty T. Izumi, Jackilen Shannon, Thuan Nguyen
    Location: Rural and Remote Health, 16
    Date: 06/2016
  2. Health Insurance Marketplaces: Premium Trends in Rural Areas
    A policy brief analyzing the variation in the average Health Insurance Marketplace (HIM) health insurance premiums from 2014 to 2015, without accounting for subsidies. Provides a discussion on the differences rural populations may be experiencing in HIM insurance premiums relative to their urban populations.
    Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
    Date: 05/2016
  3. Impact of the Affordable Care Act Coverage Expansion on Rural and Urban Populations
    A brief discussing the advances supported by the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in health insurance coverage, premium tax credits, and healthcare access for rural and urban populations with a special focus on rural individuals.
    Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
    Date: 06/2016
  4. Innovation in Rural Health Care: Contemporary Efforts to Transform into High Performance Systems
    Provides themes and strategies focused on reducing the challenges related to healthcare innovation in rural areas based on discussions with rural and frontier innovators held September 2013 and July 2015. Includes a brief summary of programs and interventions developed by the rural and frontier organizations participating in these discussions.
    Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
    Date: 05/2016
  5. Medicaid Payment and Delivery System Reform: Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Health Systems
    An analysis of the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on rural Medicaid programs across the U.S. Examines their acceptance of alternate payment models and their applications of delivery system reform. Provides policy recommendations supporting integrated and comprehensive primary care delivery, and rural participation in value-based payment and delivery system reforms.
    Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel
    Date: 06/2016

 

  1. Failure to Act: Closing the Infrastructure Investment Gap for America's Economic Future

The Failure to Act report series from American Society of Civil Engineers answers this key question — how does the nation's failure to act to improve the condition of U.S. infrastructure systems affect the nation's economic performance?

EVENTS/LEARNING

  1. Understanding Revolving Loan Funds

An introductory overview of revolving loan fund and the economic development needs of communities and small businesses involved are outlined by Mark Barbash of CDFA in this presentation.

  1. FY 2016 Community Compass and Capacity Building Program NOFA Notices

The FY 2016 HUD Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program NOFA, Funding Opportunity No.: 6000-N-06 webinar, related presentation slides, and FAQs are now available for HUD customers. Materials related to the HUD Community Compass Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Program NOFA will be posted on the NOFA page on hud.gov. The webinar is located on HUD’s YouTube channel. Should you have difficulty viewing either of these, please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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