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Resources by Topic: Poverty

The Long-Term Unemployed in the Wake of the Great Recession: Percent of Unemployed Americans Seeking Work for Longer Than Six Months More Than Doubled Between 2007 and 2013
Describes the demographic and economic characteristics of the urban and rural long-term unemployed and compares them with their short-term unemployed counterparts.
Author(s): Andrew Schaefer
Date: 2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Carsey School of Public Policy
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Testing to Prevent Colon Cancer: Results from a Rural Community Intervention
Examines the use of a discrete choice experiment (DCE) to learn about how vulnerable individuals, with public or no insurance and low-incomes, in rural North Carolina value different aspects of colorectal cancer (CRC) screenings. Includes statistics on DCE participants, such as race/ethnicity, education, income, employment, insurance, assistance needed with written materials, and agreement on CRC screening attributes.
Author(s): John M. Westfall, Linda Zittleman, Christin Sutter, et al.
Citation: Annals of Family Medicine, 11(6), 500-507
Date: 11/2013
Type: Document
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CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report - United States, 2013
Addresses the differences in mortality and disease risk factors related to behaviors, access to healthcare, and social determinants of health in both rural and urban settings.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 62(3)
Date: 11/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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An Overview of Farm Labor in the United States
Describes farm employment, farm workers, and the socioeconomic status of hired farm workers. Discusses how migration flow and immigration laws and policies increase the vulnerability of U.S. agriculture and potentially pose other concerns or threats to U.S. farmers.
Author(s): Philip Martin, Douglas Jackson-Smith
Citation: Rural Connections, 8(1), 21-24
Date: 11/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Western Rural Development Center
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The Burden of Chronic Diseases in a Rural North Florida Sample
Discusses the frequency of four common and preventable chronic diseases (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and arthritis), and the risk factors that may be associated with these diseases among residents in rural North Florida.
Author(s): Henrietta Logan, Yi Guo, Virginia J Dodd, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 13, 906
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services Meeting Summary, Bozeman, Montana, September 4-6, 2013
Provides a summary of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services meeting. Discusses rural health in Montana, along with rural outreach, enrollment and education for the health insurance market places of the Affordable Care Act, and the intersection of poverty and human service delivery in rural areas.
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Housing in Central Appalachia
Discusses the social, economic, and housing characteristics of Central Appalachia. Includes information on housing quality.
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Housing Conditions for Rural Farmworkers
Analyzes the status of farmworkers in the U.S. in 2013 and discusses housing conditions. Includes social and economic characteristics as well as information on housing quality.
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Housing in the Lower Mississippi Delta
Defines the lower Mississippi Delta and discusses the economic, housing, and social characteristics of the region. Includes information on housing quality.
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Health Care in the Two Americas: Findings from the Scorecard on State Health System Performance for Low-Income Populations, 2013
Identifies opportunities for states to improve their healthcare systems for economically disadvantaged populations in both rural and urban areas, and provides state benchmarks of achievement.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Author(s): Cathy Schoen, David Radley, Pamela Riley, et al.
Date: 09/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
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