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Publications from 2022

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Launching Into Life After College, Leonard J. Shedletsky, Jeanette Andonian, David Bantz, and Dennis Gilbert

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HOUSE: Homeless Opioid User Service Engagement Program. Year 1 Report, Mary Lindsey Smith PhD; Katharine Knight MPH; Evelyn Ali BS; Thomas Chalmers McLaughlin MSW, PhD; Katie Rosingana BA; Tyler Egeland BA; Mark Richards BS; and Karen Pearson MLIS, MA

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Medication Assisted Treatment: Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction Expansion Project, Mary Lindsey Smith PhD, Katharine Knight MPH, Mark Richards BS, Tyler Egeland BA, and Evelyn Ali BS

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Rural Health Action Network Enhanced Outreach Initiative. Year One Final Report, Mary Lindsey Smith PhD; Karen Pearson MLIS, MA; and Evelyn Ali BS

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SUPPORT for ME Needs Assessment Summary., Mary Lindsey Smith PhD; Katie Rosingana BA; Evelyn Ali BS; Karen Pearson MLIS, MA; Mark Richards BS; Katharine Knight MPH; Tyler Egeland BA; and Olivia Dooley MPA

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Economic Security of Older Women in Maine, Kimberly I. Snow MHSA, Elizabeth Gattine JD, and Sammy-Ellie MacKinnon MSW

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Financial Alignment Initiative: New York Integrated Appeals and Grievances Demonstration. First Brief Report, Kimberly I. Snow MHSA, Elizabeth Gattine JD, Edith G. Walsh PhD, and Amy Chepaitis PhD

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Moral Values, Social Ideologies, and Threat-Based Cognition: Implications for Intergroup Relations., Brandon D. Stewart PhD and David S. M. Morris

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Out-of-Hospital Births and Infant Mortality in the United States: Effect Measure Modification by Rural Maternal Residence, Elora Way; Jenny L. Carwile ScD, MPH; Erica C. Ziller PhD; and Katherine Ahrens PhD

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Does Everyone Have an Internal Monologue? What if You Don't?, Robyn White and Leonard J. Shedletsky

Submissions from 2021

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Rural-urban residence and maternal hepatitis C infection, United States: 2010-2018, Katherine A. Ahrens PhD, MPH; Laura M. Rossen PhD, MS; Amanda R. Burgess MPPM; Kristin K. Palmsten ScD; and Erika C. Ziller PhD, MS

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HIV and Hepatitis C in Rural Areas: Prevalence, Service Availability, and Challenges [Webinar], Katherine Ahrens PhD and Amanda Burgess MPPM

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Rural HIV Prevalence and Service Availability in the United States: A Chartbook, Katherine Ahrens PhD, Amanda Burgess MPPM, Louisa Munk, and Erika Ziller PhD

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Medication for Addiction Treatment and Postpartum Health Care Utilization Among Pregnant Persons With Opioid Use Disorder., Katherine Ahrens PhD, Carole A McBride PhD, Alane O'Connor DNP, and Marjorie C Meyer MD

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Experiences of Stigma among Individuals in Recovery from Opioid Use Disorder in a Rural Setting: A Qualitative Analysis, Amanda Burgess MPPM, MPH; Emily Bauer MPH; Shane Gallagher MS; Brianne Karstens BS; LeeAnna Lavoie MPH, CHES; Katherine A. Ahrens PhD; and Alane O'Connor DNP

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Growing Pains Marijuana Legalization in Maine, Wendy Chapkis PhD

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Community Impact and Benefit Activities of Critical Access, Other Rural, and Urban Hospitals, 2019 [State Data Report], Zachariah T. Croll and John Gale MS

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The Use of Deferred Dispositions in Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Cases in Maine, Robyn Dumont, Tara Wheeler MPPM, George Shaler MPH, Elisabeth Snell MPH, and Brook Vail BA

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Evaluation of the Use of Critical Access Hospital [CAH] Cohorts for Quality Improvement Activities, John Gale MS; Celia Jewell RN, MPH; Sara Kahn-Troster MPH; and Nathan First LCSW, MSW, MA

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Monitoring State Flex Program Financial and Operational Improvement Activities, John Gale MS; Sara Kahn-Troster MPH; Zachariah T. Croll MPH; and Nathan First LCSW, MSW, MA

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Opioid and Substance Use Strategies for Critical Access Hospitals [Webinar], John Gale MS; Sara Kahn-Troster MPH; Karen Pearson MLIS, MA; and Nathan First LCS, MSW, MA

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SUPPORT for ME: Substance Use Disorder Prevalence and Treatment Capacity Assessment, Rachel T. Gallo MPH, Katharine Knight MPH, and Mary Lindsey Smith PhD

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Opioid use disorder treatment in rural settings: The primary care perspective., Valerie S Harder PhD; Andrea C Villanti PhD; Sarah H Heil PhD; Mary Lindsey Smith PhD; Diann E Gaalema PhD; Marjorie C Meyer MD; Nathaniel H Schafrick MS, MPH; and Stacey C Sigmon PhD

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Opioid Use Among Rural Medicare Beneficiaries, Yvonne C. Jonk PhD; Heidi O'Connor; Karen Pearson MLIS, MA; Zachariah T. Croll MPH; and John Gale MS

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Transitioning From Youth to Adulthood: Mapping the Impact of Systems & Places on Youth Pathways, Danielle Layton, Erica King MSW, Jillian Foley MPPM, Sophia McMullan, and Mara Sanchez MPPM