The Health Insurance Rural Economic Development and Agriculture (HIREDnAG) Project is a national USDA funded integrated research and extension project examining how health insurance affects economic development and quality of life in the farm sector.
Short Research Briefs
- 2017 National Survey Findings: Health Insurance is Key to Farm & Ranch Viability
- 2019 Farm Households Health Insurance Coverage and Costs
- 2019 Health Insurance and Farm Risk Management: Farm Households and Farm Employees
Popular Press Articles
Research Articles
- Inwood, S.M. et al. (2018) “Health Insurance and National Farm Policy” Choices.
- Inwood, S.M. (2017) ” Agriculture, health insurance, human capital and economic development at the rural-urban-interface” Journal of Rural Studies.
- Inwood, S.M. et al. (2017) The Farming Population and Health Insurance: Educational Needs and Approaches from Extension Professionals” Journal of Extension.
- Inwood, S.M. (2015) “Opportunities for Extension Linking Health Care Reform and Farm Viability” Journal of Extension.
State Profiles
- State Case Study Profile Series: California
- State Case Study Profile Series: Washington
- State Case Study Profile Series: Michigan
- State Case Study Profile Series: Kentucky
- State Case Study Profile Series: Massachusetts
- State Case Study Profile Series: Mississippi
- State Case Study Profile Series: PennsylvaniaState Case Study Profile Series: VermontState Case Study Profile Series: Ohio
Video: Healthy Farmers Prosperous Farms Video
Extension outreach tools
Link to the HIREDnAg project to find
Core Project Team
Shoshanah Inwood, School of Environment and Natural Resources, OSU
Florence Becot, Penn State University
