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Submissions from 2022

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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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NH Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Program (DSRIP): Key Findings from the Summative Evaluation Report, Mary Lindsey Smith PhD, Deborah Thayer MBA, Katie Rosingana BA, Rachel M. Gallo MPH, Catherine McGuire BS, Evelyn Ali MPH, Katharine Knight MPH, Chinonye Anumaka, Tyler Egeland BA, Mark Richards BS, and Karen Pearson MLIS

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Summative Evaluation Report by the Independent Evaluator for the New Hampshire Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) Program, Mary Lindsey Smith PhD; Deborah Thayer MBA; Katie Rosingano BA; Rachel M. Gallo MPH; Catherine McGuire BS; Evelyn Ali MPH; Katharine Knight MPH; Chinonye Anumaka OD, MPH; Tyler Egelund BA; Mark Richards BS; and Karen Pearson MLIS, MA

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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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SUPPORT for ME Assessment of Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Services Current Infrastructure and Future Needs: Findings from the SUPPORT for ME Youth Survey (Condensed), Evelyn Ali BS, Katie Rosingana BA, and Mary Lindsey Smith PhD

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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 Key Takeaways of the Care Integration Assessment, Rachel M. Gallo MPH; Mary Lindsey Smith PhD; Katie Rosingana BA; Evelyn Ali BS; Karen Pearson MLIS, MA; Mark Richards BS; Tyler Egeland BA; and Olivia Dooley MPA

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SUPPORT for ME Results from the Care Integration Assessment, Rachel M. Gallo MPH; Mary Lindsey Smith PhD; Katie Rosingana BA; Evelyn Ali BS; Karen Pearson MLIS, MA; Mark Richards BS; Tyler Egeland BA; and Olivia Dooley MPA

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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