“Spatial mismatch” is a term used to describe how where people live can isolate them from social services, opportunities for employment, and access to health care and nutritious food.
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How Better Measurement Can Improve Transportation Equity in Underserved Communities
- Alix Gould-Werth, Alexandra Murphy, and Aaron Steiner
- Webinar
- November 30 2021
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Service Deserts and Oases: Evaluating Service Availability for Individuals with Autism
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- October 15 2021
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Rural communities’ challenges in accessing treatment services
- Patricia Strach, Elizabeth Pérez-Chiqués, and Katie Zuber
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- May 2020
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Focus & Focus+ 36(2), May 2020
Human services programs and the opioid crisis, Part 2
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- May 2020
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Many Rural Americans Are Still “Left Behind”
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- January 2020
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Understanding the effects of the U.S. prison boom on rural communities
- John M. Eason
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- November 2019
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Brian Thiede on the Rural Economy and Barriers to Work in Rural America
- Brian Thiede
- Podcasts
- September 2019
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Ensuring Equity in Evolving High School Career and Technical Education Policies
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- August 2019
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A history of residential segregation in the United States
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- March 2019
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Segregation and subprime lending within and across metropolitan areas
- Jackelyn Hwang, Michael Hankinson, and Kreg Steven Brown
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- March 2019