Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Housing and homelessness
California's Housing Future: Challenges and Opportunities, Final Statewide Housing Assessment 2025
Final report on California's housing challenges and opportunities, as mandated by state policymakers. The report incorporates stakeholder feedback and provides recommendations for a state housing action plan. Addresses housing challenges for rural areas, migrant farmworkers, and Native Americans, including a section focused on tribal housing and poverty.
Date: 02/2018
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Housing and Community Development
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Final report on California's housing challenges and opportunities, as mandated by state policymakers. The report incorporates stakeholder feedback and provides recommendations for a state housing action plan. Addresses housing challenges for rural areas, migrant farmworkers, and Native Americans, including a section focused on tribal housing and poverty.
Date: 02/2018
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Housing and Community Development
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The Impact of the Vermont Support and Services at Home Program on Healthcare Expenditures
The Support and Services at Home (SASH) program helps rural and urban program participants access healthcare and support services in order to maintain their health and age securely and safely in their homes. Report estimates the impact of the Vermont SASH program on Medicare expenditures.
Author(s): Amy Kandilov, Vince Keyes, Martijn van Hasselt, et al.
Citation: Cityscape, 20(2)
Date: 2018
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The Support and Services at Home (SASH) program helps rural and urban program participants access healthcare and support services in order to maintain their health and age securely and safely in their homes. Report estimates the impact of the Vermont SASH program on Medicare expenditures.
Author(s): Amy Kandilov, Vince Keyes, Martijn van Hasselt, et al.
Citation: Cityscape, 20(2)
Date: 2018
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Defining Homelessness in the Rural United States
Reviews the literature on rural homelessness and data sources available with a focus on how rural and homelessness are defined. Seeks to develop a comprehensive definition of rural homelessness in order to guide future research efforts and help policymakers prioritize assistance. Includes data on rural homelessness over time.
Author(s): Rhucha Samudra, Amelia Yousey
Citation: Online Journal of Rural Research & Policy, 13(4), 1-24
Date: 2018
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Reviews the literature on rural homelessness and data sources available with a focus on how rural and homelessness are defined. Seeks to develop a comprehensive definition of rural homelessness in order to guide future research efforts and help policymakers prioritize assistance. Includes data on rural homelessness over time.
Author(s): Rhucha Samudra, Amelia Yousey
Citation: Online Journal of Rural Research & Policy, 13(4), 1-24
Date: 2018
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Housing and Homelessness: Services and Partnerships to Address a Growing Issue
Results of a National Association of Area Agencies on Aging poll on programs, services, and partnerships developed by AAAs to address issues related to housing and homelessness. Includes a case study on public housing and assisted living facilities in rural Batesville, Arkansas.
Date: 2018
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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Results of a National Association of Area Agencies on Aging poll on programs, services, and partnerships developed by AAAs to address issues related to housing and homelessness. Includes a case study on public housing and assisted living facilities in rural Batesville, Arkansas.
Date: 2018
Sponsoring organization: USAging
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Priced Out: The Housing Crisis for People with Disabilities
Reports on a national rental housing study detailing the severity of the housing crisis experienced by low-income people with disabilities in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan statistical areas across the U.S. Particular focus is on non-elderly adults with disabilities who rely on Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Discusses how limited income and substandard housing places people with disabilities at greater risk of exacerbated chronic health conditions.
Author(s): Gina Schaak, Lisa Sloane, Francine Arienti, Andrew Zovistoski
Date: 12/2017
Sponsoring organizations: Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, Technical Assistance Collaborative
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Reports on a national rental housing study detailing the severity of the housing crisis experienced by low-income people with disabilities in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan statistical areas across the U.S. Particular focus is on non-elderly adults with disabilities who rely on Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Discusses how limited income and substandard housing places people with disabilities at greater risk of exacerbated chronic health conditions.
Author(s): Gina Schaak, Lisa Sloane, Francine Arienti, Andrew Zovistoski
Date: 12/2017
Sponsoring organizations: Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, Technical Assistance Collaborative
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Rural Studies Program Food Insecurity in Oregon and the U.S.: Uneven Recovery in the Midst of Overall Improvement (2014-2016)
Describes the food insecurity rate in Oregon that is statistically higher than the rate for the U.S. Highlights the characteristics of the population affected by food insecurity including renters, single mothers, limited education, and rural versus urban.
Author(s): Mark Edwards
Date: 10/2017
Sponsoring organizations: Oregon State University Rural Studies Program, School of Public Policy and the Rural Studies Program
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Describes the food insecurity rate in Oregon that is statistically higher than the rate for the U.S. Highlights the characteristics of the population affected by food insecurity including renters, single mothers, limited education, and rural versus urban.
Author(s): Mark Edwards
Date: 10/2017
Sponsoring organizations: Oregon State University Rural Studies Program, School of Public Policy and the Rural Studies Program
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Report to the President of the United States from the Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity
Report from the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity identifying key opportunities for improving the well-being of America's rural communities and citizens. Provides recommendations to the President of the United States, focusing on five main areas: e-Connectivity, improving quality of life, supporting a rural workforce, harnessing technological innovation, and developing the rural economy.
Date: 10/2017
Sponsoring organization: Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity
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Report from the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity identifying key opportunities for improving the well-being of America's rural communities and citizens. Provides recommendations to the President of the United States, focusing on five main areas: e-Connectivity, improving quality of life, supporting a rural workforce, harnessing technological innovation, and developing the rural economy.
Date: 10/2017
Sponsoring organization: Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity
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Behavioral Health Trends in Ohio
Covers publications focusing on behavioral health research in Ohio. Includes research briefs on a variety of topics, such as housing retention, care coordination, employment, social connectedness, and others, as they relate to behavioral health.
Date: 10/2017
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
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Covers publications focusing on behavioral health research in Ohio. Includes research briefs on a variety of topics, such as housing retention, care coordination, employment, social connectedness, and others, as they relate to behavioral health.
Date: 10/2017
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
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Social Determinants of Health: A Quick Reference Guide for State Offices of Rural Health and State and Territorial Health Officials
Provides an overview of social determinants of health (SDOH) in rural communities and lists partners, resources, and national-level initiatives related to 4 significant SDOH in rural areas: housing, transportation, education, and food insecurity. Intended to serve as a starting point and guide for rural organizations that wish to address SDOH through multi-sector collaboration.
Date: 09/2017
Sponsoring organizations: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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Provides an overview of social determinants of health (SDOH) in rural communities and lists partners, resources, and national-level initiatives related to 4 significant SDOH in rural areas: housing, transportation, education, and food insecurity. Intended to serve as a starting point and guide for rural organizations that wish to address SDOH through multi-sector collaboration.
Date: 09/2017
Sponsoring organizations: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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Aging in Place in Small Urban and Rural Communities
Examines the current state of aging in place, including cost benefits of rural residents living independently and using home health services and public transportation, rather than relocating to assisted living facilities. Includes statistics on costs of various types of senior living situations in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Maine, New Mexico, and Montana, and aging in place cost savings forecasts for these states.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Author(s): Del Peterson, Ted Rieck
Date: 08/2017
Sponsoring organization: Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
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Examines the current state of aging in place, including cost benefits of rural residents living independently and using home health services and public transportation, rather than relocating to assisted living facilities. Includes statistics on costs of various types of senior living situations in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Maine, New Mexico, and Montana, and aging in place cost savings forecasts for these states.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Author(s): Del Peterson, Ted Rieck
Date: 08/2017
Sponsoring organization: Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
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