The RUPRI Population and Place Analytics Panel and the RUPRI Health Panel jointly provided comments to the Census Bureau on the proposed definition of Urban Places. Read the Comment Letter Here
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RUPRI Health Panel Comment Letter on Census Bureau Urban Definition. May 2021
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RUPRI Releases Comments on Office Of Management & Budget Proposal to Revise Metropolitan and Micropolitan Area Standards. March 2021
RUPRI, led by the Rural Health Panel and the Population and Place Analytics Panel, has released comments on Recommendations from the Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area Standards Review Committee to Changes in Metropolitan and Micropolitan Area Standards. Read Comments Here In our comments, we recommend that OMB not implement a change in the metropolitan statistical …
Considerations for Defining Rural Places in Health Policies and Programs
The RUPRI Health Panel has released a new brief that identifies key questions to ask when creating, modifying, or using a definition. Rural definitions in statute and policy are used to direct resources to underserved peoples. But changes in population behavior and Census processes have led to concern about historic methods of defining rural. This …
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National Academy of Sciences releases report: Rationalizing Rural Area Classifications for ERS, including presentations from RUPRI Leaders, Dr. Tom Johnson and Dr. Bruce Weber
National Academy of Sciences releases report Rationalizing Rural Area Classifications for the Economic Research Service, including presentations from RUPRI Leaders, Dr. Tom Johnson and Dr. Bruce Weber. The Economic Research Service at USDA maintains four distinct geographic classification systems to designate areas by the degree to which they are rural. In April 2015, the Committee …
The American Community Survey and Rural Data Analysis. Association of Public Data Users Newsletter. August 2012.
This article was authored by Kathy Miller. Click Here for Article
The American Community Survey: What it Means for County Data. RUPRI Data Brief. March 2010.
This Data Brief was authored by Kathleen Miller Click Here for Data Brief
Why Definitions Matter: Rural Definitions and State Poverty Rankings. Data Brief. March 2010.
This Data Brief was authored by Kathleen Miller. Click Here for Data Brief.
Choosing Rural Definitions: Implications for Health Policy. RUPRI Rural Health Panel. March 2007.
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