Low-Skill Employment and the Changing Economy of Rural America (USDA Economic Research Service, 2005)
This USDA study reports trends in rural low-skill employment in the 1990s and their impact on the rural workforce.
Read MoreThis USDA study reports trends in rural low-skill employment in the 1990s and their impact on the rural workforce.
Read MoreThis USDA-Rural Development report identifies the types of nonmetropolitan counties that are likely to experience the greatest surge in baby boom migration during 2000-20 and projects the likely impact on the size and distribution of retirement-age populations in destination counties.
Read MoreThis topic guide, managed by the Rural Health Information Hub, focuses on the health inequities that rural residents experience, and how income-level, educational attainment, race/ethnicity, housing quality and other factors impact health.
Read MoreThis Commonwealth Fund brief provides an overview of the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) model, which offers participants comprehensive medical and long-term services and supports and highlights include Mountain Empire’s PACE, which serves older adults in rural Virginia.
Read MoreThe South Carolina Rural Research Center conducted a study of how rural counties were impacted by the 2008 recession, specifically focused on an increase in poverty levels, shifts in population and loss or reduction of healthcare services and facilities.
Read MoreThis USDA-RD report describes the costs to maintain and improve USDA-funded rental housing. The report also includes a framework for how USDA can collaborate with stakeholders and policymakers to preserve rural rental housing.
Read MoreThis issue of the Housing Assistance Council's Rural Voices tackles the question, "What is the future of housing finance in rural America?" from a variety of perspectives.
Read MoreThe Housing Assistance Council developed a snapshot of older veterans in the United States and their social, economic, and housing characteristics.
Read MoreThis issue of the Housing Assistance Council's magazine Rural Voices takes a look at rural homelessness around the country.
Read MoreThis study looks at public service use among 163 chronically homeless adults with disabilities. Researchers compare the frequency with which participants used various medical services -- for the six months before and six months after supportive housing placement.
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