New tool released to assist rural communities in estimating how changes in demographics, social conditions, drug risk factors, treatment provision, and work in injury-prone jobs… Read More
Community Susceptibility and Resiliency to COVID-19 Across the Rural-Urban Continuum in the US Accepted article in Journal of Rural Health Abstract Purpose: This study creates… Read More
Rural Areas Face Higher and Distinct Risks of Serious COVID-19 Outcomes than Urban Areas Rural places may still be at risk for COVID-19 even… Read More
Monnat. S., Peters, D., Berg, M., & Hochstetler, A. “Using Census Data to Understand County-Level Differences in Opioid Mortality Rates.” American Journal of Public Health 109: 1084-1091. … Read More
Peters, D., Monnat. S., Hochstetler, A., & Berg, M. “The Opioid Hydra: Understanding Mortality Epidemics and Syndemics Across the Rural-Urban Continuum.” Rural Sociology, early view https://doi.org/10.1111/ruso.12307 (JCR=1.87,… Read More
Peters, D., Miller, P. & Hochstetler, A. (2018). Understanding the Opioid Crisis in Rural and Urban Iowa. SOC 3088, January. Iowa State University Extension. Read More