Kate Beatty
Biographic Data
| ID | 6063113 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kate Beatty |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kate |
| FAMILY NAME | Beatty |
| SIGNATURE | BEATTY K |
| AFFILIATIONS | East Tennessee State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0226-3029 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Emergency Contraception Provision at Safety‐Net Clinics in the Southeastern United States
Access to EC varies across safety-net clinics in the US South and has not improved over time. Addressing barriers to EC access and providing accurate information about contraceptive methods is essential to empower informed family planning decisions. As reproductive health legislation continues to evolve, expanding access to EC remains critical for safeguarding reproductive health and autonomy
An assessment of area‐level vulnerability and resilience indices by geography
PURPOSE: Area-level vulnerability and resilience indices combine multiple dimensions of demographic, economic, and environmental factors into a single measure of area-level risk. These indices are widely used to allocate resources in health care and public health. We investigated how commonly used, existing area-level indices correlate with each other, and how they differ by geography, comparing rural and urban areas. METHODS: Seven publicly avai…
Breaking Bread” With Respondents
Findings indicate high response rates are achievable despite high survey burden (ie, detailed information, length of survey). We found that sample screening was critical and that food-based incentives made an impression on respondents that positively impacted the researcher-respondent relationship. Providing detailed methodology and additional literature will assist researchers working with similar populations-a gap in the applied methodological …
The association between grandparents as caregivers and overdose mortality in Appalachia and non-Appalachia counties
Objective To assess the association of drug overdose mortality with grandparents serving as caregivers of children in Appalachia and non-Appalachia in the U.S. Methods This study used a cross-sectional design, with percent of grandparents as caregivers and overdose mortality rates being of primary interest. County-level data were combined, and descriptive, bivariate, and multivariable statistics were applied. Multiple sociodemographic and geograp…
Contraceptive care service provision via telehealth early in the Covid‐19 pandemic at rural and urban federally qualified health centers in 2 southeastern states
PURPOSE: To investigate telehealth use for contraceptive service provision among rural and urban federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in Alabama (AL) and South Carolina (SC) during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: This is a mixed-methods study using data from the FQHC Contraceptive Care Survey and key informant interviews with FQHC staff in AL and SC conducted in 2020. Differences between rural and urban clinics in tele…
Impact of the Choose Well Initiative on Contraceptive Access at Federally Qualified Health Centers in South Carolina
Choose Well (CW) is a statewide contraceptive access initiative to reduce unintended pregnancy among patients utilizing federally funded family planning services. We examined CW’s impact on contraceptive access at South Carolina federally qualified health centers from 2016 to 2019, which reported significantly higher increases in providing the full range of contraceptive methods and training onsite. CW prioritized ensuring change sustainability t…
Geographic differences in contraception provision and utilization among federally funded family planning clinics in South Carolina and Alabama
PURPOSE: Access to the full range of contraceptive options is essential to providing patient-centered reproductive health care. Women living in rural areas often experience more barriers to contraceptive care than women living in urban areas. Therefore, federally funded family planning clinics are important for ensuring women have access to contraceptive care, especially in rural areas. This study examines contraceptive provision, factors support…
South Carolina’s Choose Well Initiative to Reduce Unintended Pregnancy
Before the initiative's launch in 2017, a statewide needs assessment indicated that to meet the contraceptive needs of uninsured and underinsured patients in South Carolina, support should be directed to training and preparing the workforce, subsidizing the cost of
Funding and Service Delivery in Rural and Urban Local US Health Departments in 2010 and 2016
Objectives. To investigate differences in funding and service delivery between rural and urban local health departments (LHDs) in the United States. Methods. In this repeated cross-sectional study, we examined rural–urban differences in funding and service provision among LHDs over time using 2010 and 2016 National Association of County and City Health Officials data. Results. Local revenue among urban LHDs (41.2%) was higher than that in large r…
The Intersection of Residence, Community Vulnerability, and Premature Mortality
PURPOSE: Rural communities often experience higher rates of mortality than their urban counterparts, with gaps widening in the foreseeable future. However, the underlying level of socioeconomic vulnerability (area deprivation) among rural communities can vary widely. This study examines rural-urban differences in mortality-related outcomes within comparable levels of deprivation. METHODS: Rural-urban differences in Years of Potential Life Lost (Y…
Evaluating the Implementation of a Twitter-Based Foodborne Illness Reporting Tool in the City of St. Louis Department of Health
Foodborne illness is a serious and preventable public health problem affecting 1 in 6 Americans with cost estimates over $50 billion annually. Local health departments license and inspect restaurants to ensure food safety and respond to reports of suspected foodborne illness. The City of St. Louis Department of Health adopted the HealthMap Foodborne Dashboard (Dashboard), a tool that monitors Twitter for tweets about food poisoning in a geographi…
Health and Social Conditions of the Poorest Versus Wealthiest Counties in the United States
Objectives. To more clearly articulate, and more graphically demonstrate, the impact of poverty on various health outcomes and social conditions by comparing the poorest counties to the richest counties in the United States and to other countries in the world. Methods. We used 5-year averages for median household income to form the 3141 US counties into 50 new “states”—each representing 2% of the counties in the United States (62 or 63 counties e…
Collaboration Among Missouri Nonprofit Hospitals and Local Health Departments
Objectives. We identified the levels of joint action that led to collaboration between hospitals and local health departments (LHDs) using the hospital’s community health needs assessments (CHNAs). Methods. In 2014, we conducted a content analysis of Missouri nonprofit hospitals (n = 34) CHNAs, and identified hospitals based on previously reported collaboration with LHDs. We coded the content according to the level of joint action. A comparison s…
The Role of Interorganizational Partnerships in Health Services Provision Among Rural, Suburban, and Urban Local Health Departments
CONTEXT: With limited resources and increased public health challenges facing the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and others have identified partnerships between local health departments (LHDs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) as critical to the public health system. LHDs utilize financial, human, and informational resources and develop partnerships with local NGOs to provide public health services. PURPOSE: Our study h…
Collaboration Among Missouri Nonprofit Hospitals and Local Health Departments
Objectives. We identified the levels of joint action that led to collaboration between hospitals and local health departments (LHDs) using the hospital’s community health needs assessments (CHNAs). Methods. In 2014, we conducted a content analysis of Missouri nonprofit hospitals (n = 34) CHNAs, and identified hospitals based on previously reported collaboration with LHDs. We coded the content according to the level of joint action. A comparison s…
Health and Social Conditions of the Poorest Versus Wealthiest Counties in the United States
Objectives. To more clearly articulate, and more graphically demonstrate, the impact of poverty on various health outcomes and social conditions by comparing the poorest counties to the richest counties in the United States and to other countries in the world. Methods. We used 5-year averages for median household income to form the 3141 US counties into 50 new “states”—each representing 2% of the counties in the United States (62 or 63 counties e…
South Carolina’s Choose Well Initiative to Reduce Unintended Pregnancy
Before the initiative's launch in 2017, a statewide needs assessment indicated that to meet the contraceptive needs of uninsured and underinsured patients in South Carolina, support should be directed to training and preparing the workforce, subsidizing the cost of
The Role of Interorganizational Partnerships in Health Services Provision Among Rural, Suburban, and Urban Local Health Departments
CONTEXT: With limited resources and increased public health challenges facing the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and others have identified partnerships between local health departments (LHDs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) as critical to the public health system. LHDs utilize financial, human, and informational resources and develop partnerships with local NGOs to provide public health services. PURPOSE: Our study h…
Collaboration Among Missouri Nonprofit Hospitals and Local Health Departments
Objectives. We identified the levels of joint action that led to collaboration between hospitals and local health departments (LHDs) using the hospital’s community health needs assessments (CHNAs). Methods. In 2014, we conducted a content analysis of Missouri nonprofit hospitals (n = 34) CHNAs, and identified hospitals based on previously reported collaboration with LHDs. We coded the content according to the level of joint action. A comparison s…
Health and Social Conditions of the Poorest Versus Wealthiest Counties in the United States
Objectives. To more clearly articulate, and more graphically demonstrate, the impact of poverty on various health outcomes and social conditions by comparing the poorest counties to the richest counties in the United States and to other countries in the world. Methods. We used 5-year averages for median household income to form the 3141 US counties into 50 new “states”—each representing 2% of the counties in the United States (62 or 63 counties e…
Evaluating the Implementation of a Twitter-Based Foodborne Illness Reporting Tool in the City of St. Louis Department of Health
Foodborne illness is a serious and preventable public health problem affecting 1 in 6 Americans with cost estimates over $50 billion annually. Local health departments license and inspect restaurants to ensure food safety and respond to reports of suspected foodborne illness. The City of St. Louis Department of Health adopted the HealthMap Foodborne Dashboard (Dashboard), a tool that monitors Twitter for tweets about food poisoning in a geographi…
The Intersection of Residence, Community Vulnerability, and Premature Mortality
PURPOSE: Rural communities often experience higher rates of mortality than their urban counterparts, with gaps widening in the foreseeable future. However, the underlying level of socioeconomic vulnerability (area deprivation) among rural communities can vary widely. This study examines rural-urban differences in mortality-related outcomes within comparable levels of deprivation. METHODS: Rural-urban differences in Years of Potential Life Lost (Y…
Funding and Service Delivery in Rural and Urban Local US Health Departments in 2010 and 2016
Objectives. To investigate differences in funding and service delivery between rural and urban local health departments (LHDs) in the United States. Methods. In this repeated cross-sectional study, we examined rural–urban differences in funding and service provision among LHDs over time using 2010 and 2016 National Association of County and City Health Officials data. Results. Local revenue among urban LHDs (41.2%) was higher than that in large r…
Geographic differences in contraception provision and utilization among federally funded family planning clinics in South Carolina and Alabama
PURPOSE: Access to the full range of contraceptive options is essential to providing patient-centered reproductive health care. Women living in rural areas often experience more barriers to contraceptive care than women living in urban areas. Therefore, federally funded family planning clinics are important for ensuring women have access to contraceptive care, especially in rural areas. This study examines contraceptive provision, factors support…
South Carolina’s Choose Well Initiative to Reduce Unintended Pregnancy
Before the initiative's launch in 2017, a statewide needs assessment indicated that to meet the contraceptive needs of uninsured and underinsured patients in South Carolina, support should be directed to training and preparing the workforce, subsidizing the cost of
The association between grandparents as caregivers and overdose mortality in Appalachia and non-Appalachia counties
Objective To assess the association of drug overdose mortality with grandparents serving as caregivers of children in Appalachia and non-Appalachia in the U.S. Methods This study used a cross-sectional design, with percent of grandparents as caregivers and overdose mortality rates being of primary interest. County-level data were combined, and descriptive, bivariate, and multivariable statistics were applied. Multiple sociodemographic and geograp…
Contraceptive care service provision via telehealth early in the Covid‐19 pandemic at rural and urban federally qualified health centers in 2 southeastern states
PURPOSE: To investigate telehealth use for contraceptive service provision among rural and urban federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in Alabama (AL) and South Carolina (SC) during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: This is a mixed-methods study using data from the FQHC Contraceptive Care Survey and key informant interviews with FQHC staff in AL and SC conducted in 2020. Differences between rural and urban clinics in tele…
Impact of the Choose Well Initiative on Contraceptive Access at Federally Qualified Health Centers in South Carolina
Choose Well (CW) is a statewide contraceptive access initiative to reduce unintended pregnancy among patients utilizing federally funded family planning services. We examined CW’s impact on contraceptive access at South Carolina federally qualified health centers from 2016 to 2019, which reported significantly higher increases in providing the full range of contraceptive methods and training onsite. CW prioritized ensuring change sustainability t…
Breaking Bread” With Respondents
Findings indicate high response rates are achievable despite high survey burden (ie, detailed information, length of survey). We found that sample screening was critical and that food-based incentives made an impression on respondents that positively impacted the researcher-respondent relationship. Providing detailed methodology and additional literature will assist researchers working with similar populations-a gap in the applied methodological …
An assessment of area‐level vulnerability and resilience indices by geography
PURPOSE: Area-level vulnerability and resilience indices combine multiple dimensions of demographic, economic, and environmental factors into a single measure of area-level risk. These indices are widely used to allocate resources in health care and public health. We investigated how commonly used, existing area-level indices correlate with each other, and how they differ by geography, comparing rural and urban areas. METHODS: Seven publicly avai…
Emergency Contraception Provision at Safety‐Net Clinics in the Southeastern United States
Access to EC varies across safety-net clinics in the US South and has not improved over time. Addressing barriers to EC access and providing accurate information about contraceptive methods is essential to empower informed family planning decisions. As reproductive health legislation continues to evolve, expanding access to EC remains critical for safeguarding reproductive health and autonomy
Medicine (12 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Population (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Public health (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Family medicine (5 works) · Family planning (5 works) · Gerontology (5 works)