Publications from 2009
South Burlington, VT: Mixed-Use Comes to O’Dell Parkway, Ryan Neale, Brett Richardson, and Richard Barringer
A Rural Perspective/Commentary Regarding (Description of Policy Options) "Expanding Health Care Coverage: Proposals to Provide Affordable Coverage to All Americans", Senate Finance Committee, May 14, 2009, Keith J. Mueller PhD; Andrew F. Coburn PhD; A. Clinton MacKinney MD,MS; Timothy D. McBride PhD; and Rebecca T. Slifkin PhD
Comparison of Primary Care Received by New Hampshire Medicaid Members at Different Practice Settings, 2006, Kimberley S. Fox MPA
ISP Indicators / Combined Report, Helen Hemminger MMHS
State Report of Unmet Needs for Quarter 3 FY '09 (Jan- Mar '09), Helen Hemminger MMHS
Active Living for Rural Youth: Addressing Physical Inactivity in Rural Communities, Anush Yousefian Hansen MS, MA; Erika C. Ziller PhD; Jon Swartz BA; and David Hartley PhD, MHA
Overview of Mapping Applications in Health Research, Helen Hemminger MMHS
Sustainable Portland: Implementation Series 2, New England Environmental Finance Center
Children at Risk in the Child Welfare System: Collaborations to Promote School Readiness - Final Report, Helen Ward JD, Julie Atkins MA, Patricia Morris, and Sun Young Yoon
Cross-System Profile of Maine's Long Term Support System: A New View of Maine's Long Term Services and Supports and the People Served, Eileen Griffin JD, Julie T. Fralich MBA, Catherine McGuire BS, Louise Olsen, Stuart Bratesman MPP, Kathy Bubar, and Romaine Turyn
An Environmental Assessment Instrument for Rural Communities: Development of the Rural Active Living Assessment (RALA) Tools, Anush Yousefian Hansen MS, MA
Economic Impacts of the Proposed Maine Power Reliability Project, Charles S. Colgan
Analysis of 2006 Maine Emergency Department Use: A Study Conducted on Behalf of the Emergency Department Use Work Group of the Maine Advisory Council on Health System Development, Carolyn E. Gray MPH, Catherine McGuire BS, Beth Kilbreth, and Tamar Chitashvili
Status, Trends, and Conservation of Eelgrass in Atlantic Canada and the Northeastern United States: Workshop Report, Hilary A. Neckles, Al R. Hanson, Phil Colarusso, Robert N. Buchsbaum, and Fred T. Short
Evaluation of Maine Technology Institute Programs For Awards Ending July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2008, Charles Colgan and Bruce Andrews
Opening the World of Learning: Features, Effectiveness and Implementation Strategies, M. Ashe, Susan Reed, David Dickenson, A. B. Morse, and S. J. Wilson
Making a Brighter Future for Foster Youth in York County, Maine, Jennifer Boes
Climate Change in the Casco Bay Region: Maine’s Coastal Environment in a Greenhouse World (2009 Presentation), Curtis C. Bohlen PhD
Measurement of Sediment Oxygen Demand (SOD) in Upper New Meadows River and Quahog Bay Estuarine Areas, Maine, Tim Bridges
Recent Accomplishments 2010 (Fact Sheet), Casco Bay Estuary Partnership
Communicating Rural Research to Policy: An Evaluation of the Rural Research to Diverse Audiences Project, Andrew F. Coburn PhD and Patricia Moulton PhD
Toxic Contaminants in the Surficial Sediments of the Fore River, Maine, Mike Doan
Summary Statistics for the Data Collected During the 2008 Portland Harbor/Presumpscot River Nitrogen Monitoring Project, Mike Doan Doan
Maine Crime & Justice Data Book 2008 (2009), Jennifer Dodge, Becky Noréus, Mark Rubin, and Michael Rocque
Expanding Rural Elder Care Options: Models That Work, Peter Fitzgerald MSc, Andrew F. Coburn PhD, and Sharon K. Dwyer MS
Friends of Casco Bay (FOCB) Water Quality (2010 State of the Bay Report), Friends of Casco Bay
Policy Issues Affecting Maine’s Hospitals, John A. Gale MS and Jennifer D. Lenardson MHS
Preliminary Findings of Contaminant Screening of Maine Bird Eggs, 2008 Field Season, Wing Goodale
Rural Health Clinics, Health Reform, and the Safety Net: Capacity and Roles May Vary by State, David Hartley PhD, MHA and John A. Gale MS
Building a Model and Framework for Child Welfare Supervision, Peg Hess PhD, ACSW; Susan Kanak MBA; and Julie Atkins MA
Using Maps to Assess Food Access in Rural Maine, Teresa A. Hubley
Mental Health and Substance Abuse in Maine: Building a community-based system, David Lambert PhD and John A. Gale MS
Rural Children Don't Receive the Mental Health Care They Need, David Lambert PhD, Erika C. Ziller PhD, and Jennifer D. Lenardson MHS
Casco Bay Shorebird Monitoring Project: Year One Revised 2009 Report, Slade Moore
The 2009 Report to the Secretary: Rural Health and Human Services Issues, National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Status, Trends, and Conservation of Eelgrass in the Northeast, Hilary Neckles
Preserving Assets in At-Risk Municipalities: Financial Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation, New England Environmental Finance Center
Probation and Split-Sentencing in Maine: In Brief, Michael Rocque and Mark Rubin
Presumpscot River Watershed CD Resource Guide for Teachers, A Product of the Presumpscot River Targeted Watershed Initiative Grant, Robert M. Sanford PhD, Sarah Plummer, Rosemary Mosher, and Matthew Craig
Hard Times in the Heartland: Health Care in Rural America, Meena Seshamani MD, PhD; Joan Van Nostrand PhD; Jenna Kennedy BA; and Carrie Cochran MPA
Assessment of LIDAR for Simulating Existing and Potential Future Marsh Conditions in Casco Bay: Appendix A. Figures, Peter Slovinsky and Stephen Dickson
Private health insurance in rural areas: Challenges and opportunities, Erika C. Ziller PhD and Andrew F. Coburn PhD
Rural coverage gaps decline following public health insurance expansions, Erika C. Ziller PhD and Andrew F. Coburn PhD
Rural-urban differences in health care access vary across measures, Erika C. Ziller PhD and Jennifer D. Lenardson MHS
Publications from 2008
Housing Availability for Clients of OAMHS by Community Service Network (CSN) Regions, Helen Hemminger MMHS
Lessons from a Project to Create Performance Measures for Public Health, Teresa A. Hubley
Reduced Availability of Sugar-sweetened Beverages and Diet Soda has a Limited Impact on Beverage Consumption Patterns in Maine High School Youth, Janet E. Whatley Blum ScD; Anne-Marie Davee MS, RD; Christina M. Beaudoin PhD; Paul L. Jenkins PhD; Lori A. Kaley MS, MSB; and Debra A. Wigand MEd, CHES
Rural Adults Face "parity" Problems and Other Barriers to Appropriate Medical Care, Erika C. Ziller PhD; Nathaniel J. Anderson MS, MPH; and Andrew F. Coburn PhD
Rural Policy Research Institute Health Panel Response to CMS' Report to Congress: Plan to Implement a Medicare Hospital Value-based Purchasing Program, Andrew F. Coburn PhD; A. Clinton MacKinney MD,MS; Timothy D. McBride PhD; Keith J. Mueller PhD; Rebecca T. Slifkin PhD; and Mary Wakefield PhD, RN
Maine Barriers to Integration Study: Environmental Scan, John A. Gale MS and David Lambert PhD
