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“Community Susceptibility and Resiliency to COVID-19 Across the Rural-Urban Continuum in the US” Journal of Rural Health

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 a COVID-19 susceptibility scale at the county level, describes its components, and then assesses the health and socioeconomic resiliency of susceptible places across the rural-urban continuum. Methods: Factor analysis grouped … Continue reading “Community Susceptibility and Resiliency to COVID-19 Across the Rural-Urban Continuum in the US” Journal of Rural Health

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“Rural Areas Face Higher and Distinct Risks of Serious COVID-19 Outcomes than Urban Areas” ISU Extension

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 in the absence of cases, as the pandemic may just be taking hold. This makes rural places statistically invisible, creating a false sense of rural immunity. There is an immediate need … Continue reading “Rural Areas Face Higher and Distinct Risks of Serious COVID-19 Outcomes than Urban Areas” ISU Extension

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“Using Census Data to Understand County-Level Differences in Opioid Mortality Rates” American Journal of Public Health

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. (JCR=5.38, SJR=4.21)

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“The Opioid Hydra: Understanding Mortality Epidemics and Syndemics Across the Rural-Urban Continuum” Rural Sociology

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, SJR=1.98)

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“Understanding the Opioid Crisis in Rural and Urban Iowa” ISU Extension

Peters, D., Miller, P. & Hochstetler, A. (2018). Understanding the Opioid Crisis in Rural and Urban Iowa. SOC 3088, January. Iowa State University Extension.