Publications from 2008
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
Early Detection and Intervention for the Prevention of Psychosis. Outreach Evaluation Report: Year 1 Annual Report, Brenda M. Joly PhD, MPH; Martha Elbaum-Williamson MPA; and Prashant Mittal MS, MSc
The Underinsured in Rural America: The Root of the Problem and Possible Solutions, Andrew F. Coburn PhD and Erika C. Ziller PhD
Healthy IDEAS for Caregivers of People with Dementia in Maine: Evaluation Report, Julie T. Fralich MBA; Stuart Bratesman MPP; Mark Richards BS; and Susan M.C. Payne PhD, MPH
Strategies for Improving Enrollment and Maximizing Cost Savings in Maine’s Private Health Insurance Premium Program (PHIP), Katie Rosingana and Kimberley Fox
Episode-based Physician Profiling: A Guide to the Perplexing, Lewis G. Sandy MD, Mark C. Rattray MD, and J. William Thomas PhD
Maine CDC/DHHS Demographics and Health Indicator Comparison Tables: Estimates for the Year 2006 and Projections for the Year 2015, Helen Hemminger MMHS
Substance Abuse Among Rural Youth: A little meth and a lot of booze, David Lambert PhD; John A. Gale MS; and David Hartley PhD, MHA
Use of Mental Health Services by Rural Children, David Lambert PhD, Erika C. Ziller PhD, and Jennifer D. Lenardson MHS
Strategies for Improving Patient Safety in Small Rural Hospitals, Judith B. Tupper DHEd, CHES, CPPS; Andrew F. Coburn PhD; Stephanie Loux MS; Ira S. Moscovice PhD; Jill Klingner PhD; and Mary Wakefield PhD, RN
The Economic Impacts of the Horizon Wind Energy Project, Charles Colgan
Guidance for Private Property Owners: Steps and Alternatives for Disposal of Material Dredged from River and Harbors of Casco Bay, Normandeau Associates and The Environment Company
A Compendium of Three Discussion Papers: Strategies for Promoting and Improving the Direct Service Workforce: Applications to Home and Community-Based Services, Elise Scala MS, Leslie Hendrickson, and Carol Regan MPH
Recommendations for Future Restoration and Management Efforts for Mill Brook, Westbrook, Maine, Casco Bay Estuary Partnership and Jeff Varricchione
Developing Indicators to Document the Community Impact of CAHs (Policy Brief #7), John A. Gale MS, Jennifer D. Lenardson MHS, Andrew F. Coburn PhD, and Melanie M. Race MS
Brunswick ME: De-militarizing the BNAS, Anne Holland, Brett Richardson, and Richard Barringer
Portland ME: Affordable Housing v. Open Space, Patrick Wright, Brett Richardson, and Richard Barringer
Sustainable Portland: Implementation Series 1, New England Environmental Finance Center
Children Served by MaineCare, 2007: Survey Findings, Deborah Thayer MBA and Nathaniel J. Anderson MS, MPH
Implementing a New USDA Rural Development Program Targeting Small Rural Hospitals and Their Communities, 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’s Technology Sectors and Clusters: Status and Strategy, Charles Colgan, Marianne Clark, Charles Lawton, and James Damicis
The Community Benefit and Impact of CAHs: Results of the 2007 CAH Survey (Briefing Paper #19), Stephanie L. Loux MS, Andrew F. Coburn PhD, John A. Gale, and Jennifer D. Lenardson MHS
The Community Benefit and Impact of CAHs: the Results of the 2007 CAH Survey (Policy Brief #6), Stephanie L. Loux MS, Andrew F. Coburn PhD, John A. Gale MS, and Jennifer D. Lenardson MHS
Bridging Health Research and Policy: Effective Dissemination Strategies, Timothy McBride PhD; Andrew F. Coburn PhD; A. Clinton Mackinney MD,MS; Keith J. Mueller PhD; Rebecca T. Slifkin PhD; and Mary Wakefield PhD, RN
Rural-urban Differences in Work Patterns Among Adults with Depressive Symptoms, Lisa Morris PhD; Stephenie L. Loux MS; Erika C. Ziller PhD; and David Hartley PhD, MHA
Maine Department of Corrections Annual Juvenile Recidivism Report, Susan Pate
Conceptual Plan for Nutrient Criteria Development in Maine Coastal Waters, Battelle
Distribution of Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities Across the Rural-Urban Continuum [Policy Brief], Jennifer D. Lenardson MHS and John A. Gale MS
Targeted Interventions Could Ease Maine's Prison and Jail Populations, Mark Rubin
Active Living for Rural Youth [Policy Brief], Anush Yousefian Hansen MS, MA; Erika C. Ziller PhD; Jon Swartz BA; and David Hartley PhD, MHA
Maine Road-Stream Crossing Survey Manual, Alex Abbott
Survival, Nest Success and Productivity of Female Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima dresseri) on Flag Island, Harspwell, Casco Bay, Maine, R. Bradford Allen, Daniel G. McAuley, and Anthony Tur
Presumpscot River Dye Study Below Cumberland Dam, Westbrook to Old Smelt Hill Dam, Falmouth, Tim Bridges
Wet Weather Water Quality Study Portland and South Portland, Maine: Project Report, Tim Bridges
Recommendations for Future Restoration and Management Efforts for Mill Brook, Westbrook, Maine: Appendix B. Mill Brook Fisheries Reports, Casco Bay Estuary Partnership
Presumpscot River Youth Conservation Corps 2008 Summary Report, Casco Bay Estuary Partnership, Presumpscot River Watershed Coalition, Presumpscot River Watch, and Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District
Development of Nutrient Criteria For Maine's Coastal Waters, Andrew Fisk
Development of Nutrient Criteria For Maine’s Coastal Waters, Andrew Fisk
Employment of Advanced-practice Psychiatric Nurses to Stem Rural Mental Health Workforce Shortages, Nancy P. Hanrahan PhD, RN and David Hartley PhD, MHA
Maine’s Marine Invasion (Fact Sheet), Tracy Hart, Beth Bisson, Maine Sea Grant College Program, and Maine Marine Invasive Species Working Group
Mapping and Restoration Inventory of Fringing Marsh Habitat in the Casco Bay Estuary, Project Report, Peter Hayes, Rachel Carr, and Michele Dionne
Changing Physician Practice Arrangements in Maine: Trends and Implications, Jennifer Lenardson, Catherine McGuire, Shaun Alfreds, and Robert Keith
Understanding Changes to Physician Practice Arrangements in Maine and New Hampshire, Jennifer Lenardson, Catherine McGuire, Shaun Alfreds, and Robert Keith
Snapshot 2008: Maine Workers with Disabilities, Maine’s Commission on Disability and Employment and Choices CEO Project
Feasibility of mitigating physical disturbances to eelgrass in northern Casco Bay: Impacts and Options, MER Assessment Corp.
Providing Health Coverage and Other Services to Recruit and Retain Direct Service Community Workers in Maine, L. Morris, Elise Scala MS, and L.M. Lindenschmidt
Property and Violent Crimes Increase in 2006, But 30-Year Trend is Downward, Becky Noreus and John A. Gale MS
The Impact of Medicare Prescription Drug Part D Coverage on Dual Eligibles and Drugs for the Elderly Enrollees and on the Organizations that Serve Them, Susan Payne PhD, MPH; Kimberley Fox MPA; and Deborah Thayer MBA
