The Rural Policy Research Institute provides nonpartisan, research-based analysis and information on the challenges, needs, and opportunities facing rural communities.
Browse our work on the well-being of rural communities, including publications, presentations, news, and events.
View Article SOMERSET, Ky. — The bipartisan effort to revive and diversify Eastern Kentucky’s coal-dependent economy “is the most exciting thing occurring in local community
View Policy Paper In this study, the authors expand the scope of their previous research using the Human Development & Technology Index (HDTI) to assess
View Policy Paper Three factors comprise the Human Development Index—health, education, and living standards. We examine those factors and provide a framework for policy considerations.
This year’s focus will be on how we create better outcomes for rural communities by specifically addressing barriers that disproportionately affect rural people and places,
Imagine a networking project that feels like a matchmaking service. Organizers get to know you and your community, and then find someone somewhere else in
People outside cities need schools and nursing homes too — and USDA thinks private investors can be convinced to finance them. View Full Article
The demographics and economic realities of rural America are shifting. The dividing lines between country and city spheres are increasingly fluid. Art of the Rural
This presentation explains the global rationale for “Regional Rural Innovation” as well as rural imperatives. It will also touch base on challenging the hegemony of
The Next Generation Initiative : Future of Arts and Culture Placemaking in Rural America. Art of the Rural, in partnership with the Rural Policy Research
Last fall we were honored to join “Art of the Rural: Creating Thriving Places Beyond the City,” a conversation hosted by the Wormfarm Institute and Fermentation Fest –
Rural Policy Research Institute
The University of Iowa
College of Public Health
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