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New GAO Reports Source: Government Accountability Office NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS FEMA Has Made Progress in Improving Grant Management and Assessing Capabilities, but Challenges Remain GAO-13-456T, Mar...

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Guidebook for Construction Management Practices for Rural Projects

Guidebook for Construction Management Practices for Rural Projects Source: Transportation Research Board TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Results Digest 381:...

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Global Monitoring Report 2013 : Rural-Urban Dynamics and the Millennium...

Global Monitoring Report 2013 : Rural-Urban Dynamics and the Millennium Development Goals Source: World Bank The Global Monitoring Report 2013: Rural-Urban Dynamics and the Millennium Development Goals...

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Patterns of Care for Rural and Urban Children with Mental Health Problems

Patterns of Care for Rural and Urban Children with Mental Health Problems (PDF) Source: University of Southern Maine (Maine Rural Health Research Center) Controlling for demographic and risk factors,...

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Rural Broadband At A Glance, 2013 Edition

Rural Broadband At A Glance, 2013 Edition Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service Rural Internet and broadband adoption rates still lag behind urban rates in the United...

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Safety in Numbers: Are Major Cities the Safest Places in the United States?

Safety in Numbers: Are Major Cities the Safest Places in the United States? (PDF) Source: Annals of Emergency Medicine Study objectives: Many US cities have experienced population reductions, often...

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CRS — Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA’s Rural Utilities Service

Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA’s Rural Utilities Service (PDF) Source: Congressional Research Service (via Federation of American Scientists) Given the large potential impact broadband...

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Most Critical Access Hospitals Would Not Meet the Location Requirements If...

Most Critical Access Hospitals Would Not Meet the Location Requirements If Required To Re-enroll in Medicare Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General WHY WE DID...

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Traffic Safety Facts — Rural/Urban Comparison

Traffic Safety Facts — Rural/Urban Comparison (PDF) Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration This fact sheet contains statistics on motor vehicle fatal crashes based on data from the...

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Selected charts from Ag and Food Statistics: Charting the Essentials

Selected charts from Ag and Food Statistics: Charting the Essentials Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service This collection of nine charts and maps presents essential...

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Explaining the rural-urban gap in infant mortality in India

Explaining the rural-urban gap in infant mortality in India Source: Demographic Research Background: Prior studies suggest that infant mortality in rural areas of India is substantially higher than in...

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Selected charts from Ag and Food Statistics: Charting the Essentials

Selected charts from Ag and Food Statistics: Charting the Essentials Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service This collection of nine charts and maps presents essential...

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Rural Veterans at a Glance

Rural Veterans at a Glance Source: USDA Economic Research Service Nearly 4 million veterans reside in rural (nonmetropolitan) America. They are a rapidly aging and increasingly diverse group of men and...

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Rural America at a Glance, 2013 Edition

Rural America at a Glance, 2013 Edition Source: USDA Economic Research Service Rural America at a Glance, 2013 Edition highlights the most recent indicators of social and economic conditions in rural...

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Emerging Energy Industries and Rural Growth

Emerging Energy Industries and Rural Growth Source: USDA Economic Research Service This report builds on findings from recent studies led by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service...

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Emerging Energy Industries and Rural Growth

Emerging Energy Industries and Rural Growth Source: USDA Economic Research Service This report builds on findings from recent studies led by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service...

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The Delivery of Pretrial Justice in Rural Areas: A Guide for Rural County...

The Delivery of Pretrial Justice in Rural Areas: A Guide for Rural County Officials (PDF) Source: National Association of Counties This publication outlines the obstacles many small counties face when...

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CRS — Wilderness: Legislation and Issues in the 113th Congress

Wilderness: Legislation and Issues in the 113th Congress (PDF) Source: Congressional Research Service (via National Agricultural Law Center) The Wilderness Act of 1964 established the National...

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CRS — What Is the Farm Bill? (updated)

What Is the Farm Bill? (PDF) Source: Congressional Research Service (via Federation of American Scientists) The farm bill is an omnibus, multi-year piece of authorizing legislation that governs an...

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Audit of VHA’s Mobile Medical Units

Audit of VHA’s Mobile Medical Units Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General At the request of the House Committee on Appropriations, the Office of Inspector General...

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Reconnecting Small-Town America by Bus: New Federal Transit Rules Spur...

Reconnecting Small-Town America by Bus: New Federal Transit Rules Spur Investment Source: AARP Research Millions of rural residents have lost access to scheduled intercity bus service in recent years...

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Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage...

Integrating Primary Care Practices and Community-based Resources to Manage Obesity: A Bridge-building Toolkit for Rural Primary Care Practices Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality...

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Rural Residents Who Are Hospitalized in Rural and Urban Hospitals: United...

Rural Residents Who Are Hospitalized in Rural and Urban Hospitals: United States, 2010 Source: National Center for Health Statistics Key findings Data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey, 2010...

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Labor Force Characteristics by Race and Ethnicity, 2013

Labor Force Characteristics by Race and Ethnicity, 2013 (PDF) Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics In 2013, the overall unemployment rate for the United States was 7.4 percent; however, the rate varied...

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Rural Employment Trends in Recession and Recovery

Rural Employment Trends in Recession and Recovery Source: USDA Economic Research Service This report examines the effects of the recent major recession, and gradual recovery, on employment and...

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Technology-enabled Public Libraries Can Help Improve the Quality of Life of...

Technology-enabled Public Libraries Can Help Improve the Quality of Life of the Rural Elderly Source: World Bank Over the past 40 years, China’s population has been aging at a rate that took more than...

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Factors Affecting Former Residents’ Returning to Rural Communities

Factors Affecting Former Residents’ Returning to Rural Communities Source: USDA Economic Research Service This study reports on reasons for returning and not returning to small-town America and the...

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