Research Brief
Study finds disparities in functional improvement of home health care patients based on race, ethnicity and income
The percentage of patients with functional improvement was 79% for white and higher-income patients, 76% for AAPI patients, 72% for Black and AIAN patients, 71% for low-income patients and 70% for Hispanic patients.
Intimate partner violence before or during pregnancy more common among rural residents
Use of law enforcement strategies to curb underage drinking have decreased over past decade
Profitability decline is forcing many rural hospitals to close or merge
A new SPH study examined the financial distress of hospitals in rural areas by analyzing how rural hospitals — including unprofitable ones — fared over the course of eight years.
