Researchers in the News

 

2023

November 2023

Dr. Elizabeth Crouch

National Rural Health Association 2023 Rural Health Researcher of the Year

January 2023

Dr. Peiyin Hung

Hospital obstetrics on chopping block as facilities pare costs

Axios

2022

December 2022

Dr.  Whitney Zahnd

During Pandemic, Some Rural Clinics Closed or Stopped Cancer Screenings; Telehealth Grew Four-Fold

The Daily Yonder - Keep It Rural

October 2022

Dr. Peiyin Hung

Why the problem of maternity care deserts is getting worse

PBS News Hour

Dr. Peiyin Hung

Childbearing women at risk as maternity care 'deserts' increase nationwide

Yahoo News

August 2022

Dr.  Peiyin Hung

In rural America, maternal health care is vanishing. These moms are most at risk.

USA Today

Dr.  Peiyin Hung

Native Americans given promise of health care. For rural moms, it's an empty one.

USA Today

Dr.  Peiyin Hung

Inequities in maternal health care access are not new. They have deep roots in history.

USA Today

Dr.  Peiyin Hung

Maternal mortality rates are higher for rural women of color. Data, charts, and maps show the disparity.

USA Today

July 2022

Dr. Jan Probst

In Rural American COVID Hits Black and Hispanic People Hardest

New York Times

 

2021

Dr. Jan Probst

Lack of health services and transportation impede access to vaccine in communities of color

The Washington Post

 

Dr. Whitney Zahnd

Lack of pharmacies poses vaccination hurdles for some in 2-state region

February 2021

Rural Communities Struggle To Get Vaccinated - WRDW Augusta, GA

Dr. Whitney Zahnd

February 2021

What is a 'Pharmacy Desert' and why they make it harder for some people to get vaccinated in SC What Is A "Pharmacy Desert"? WIS TV Columbia, SC

 

 

Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina

January 2021

South Carolina Poverty Study 

Dr. Melinda Merrell

January 2021

Poverty By Design’ study by SC nonprofit examines disparities in Palmetto State

Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina - The Post and Courier Charleston, SC

Dr. Melinda Merrell

January 2021

Local charity working to end poverty in South Carolina

Economic stability is the goal of The Sisters of Charity Foundation - WCBD Mt. Pleasant, SC

Dr. Melinda Merrell

January 2021

New Study Sheds Light On Barriers Perpetuating Systemic Poverty In South Carolina

New Data Proves That A Person’s Racial or Ethnic Identity, Gender and Where They Are Born Can Present Significant Barriers To Economic Self-sufficiency in South Carolina - Holy City Sinner Blog Charleston, SC

Dr. Melinda Merrell

January 2021

Report: South Carolina poverty rate ranks among highest in nation

New Report Spreading Awareness on Poverty in South Carolina - WCIV Charleston, SC

Dr. Melinda Merrell

January 2021

Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina releases comprehensive poverty study

The Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina works to address the root causes of poverty and its effects in South Carolina “through action, advocacy, and leadership.” - Sisters of Charity of South Carolina

Dr. Melinda Merrell

January 2021

Study of SC poverty rates show high evictions, food insecurity and childhood poverty -

A new report analyzing different causes of poverty across South Carolina - WCSC Charleston, SC

 

Dr. Elizabeth Crouch

Deputy Director and Assistant professor named 2021 Breakthrough Star  

Dr. Elizabeth Crouch named 2021 Office of Research Breakthrough Star - University of South Carolina

 

2020

Dr. Peiyin Hung, Rural and Minority Health Research Center contribute to Rural Action Plan  October 2020

Arnold School of Public Health News

 

Dr. Jan Eberth and Dr. Elizabeth Crouch

September 2020

Rural and Minority Health Research Center awarded 2.8 million from Health Resources and Services Administration

 

Dr. Peiyin Hung, Dr. Jan M. Eberth, Dr. Elizabeth Crouch, Dr. Janice C. Probst

September 2020

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Rural Action Plan

 

Dr. Jan Eberth

September 2020

Jan Eberth, MSPH, PhD, named Outstanding Researcher of the Year by the National Rural Health Association

 

Dr. Jan Eberth and Dr. Andrew Kaczynski

August 2020

https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/public_health/about/news/2020/coei_kaczynski_eberth.php#.X1t0K2hKiUl

 

Dr. Jan Eberth, PBS NewsHour

February 2020

'It's nothing but talk.' In South Carolina, rural voters want change

 

Yu-Hsiu Lin, RMHRC graduate research associate alumna, wins early career award.

Young Scholar Fellowship from the Taiwan Ministry of Science and Technology’s Einstein Program 

 

Dr. Jan Eberth, Dr. Peiyin Hung and Dr. Whitney Zahnd - Rural Health Research Gateway Webinar - February 2020

Cancer surveillance and access to care in rural America

 

2019

Dr. Jan Probst

December 2019

Growing Rural Podcast

 

Drs. Probst, Zahnd, Eberth, Crouch and Bennett highlighted in Health Affairs special issue - December 2019

Health Affairs special issue on Rural Health

 

Dr. Jan Eberth

November 2019

Study finds survival rate for lung cancer in SC among lowest in country

 

Dr. Peiyin Hung

November 2019

Nearly twenty percent of rural Americans live more than 60 miles from cancer care providers, according to new research

 

Dr. Cassie Odahowski

September 2019

August graduate prepares students for public health careers as assistant professor at the University of Central Florida

 

Dr. Peiyin Hung

January 2019