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Covering The Care: Medical Debt: A Uniquely American Issue, Kimberly Persson

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Healthcare is one of the most prominent issues facing Americans due to issues of affordability, access, and potential for debt.¹ A July 2025 poll from Kaiser Family Foundation indicates that approximately half of U.S. adults say it is difficult to afford healthcare costs and about one third of adults say they have postponed care in the last year because of the cost.² According to a 2024 New Hampshire specific survey, 69% of adults have delayed or gone without healthcare due to cost, 71% of adults have experienced a healthcare affordability issue in the past year, and more than …

Covering The Care: Why Financial Resources Matter For Health, Mark Bonica, Phd,Mba,Ms

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Where people end up in the income and wealth distribution has a powerful and lasting influence on how healthy they are and how long they live. This is not just a story about poverty versus comfort. Across the entire population, health improves step by step as financial resources increase. Researchers call this pattern the health gradient.

This brief explains why that gradient exists. Drawing on decades of research from economics, public health, and social epidemiology, it shows how limited financial resources shape health through multiple pathways that unfold over different time horizons—from immediate consequences to cumulative effects that build …

Globe Biosphere: Phenological Gardens Data Sheet 2026, Globe U.S. Coordination Office

GLOBE Data Sheets

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Template For A Lab/Group/Team Manual, University Of New Hampshire (Unh) Responsible Conduct Of Research & Scholarly Activity (Rcr) Committee

Integrity in Research and Scholarship

Lab/group/team manuals or handbooks are becoming more common in academic research settings as the research environment grows in complexity. Explaining in writing expectations for how a research group operates as well as providing resources for group members can be invaluable.

The University of New Hampshire (UNH) Responsible Conduct of Research & Scholarly Activity (RCR) Committee developed these templates to help researchers convey important and useful information to their research groups in a consistent manner. Each Principal Investigator (PI) and research group can choose the preferred version template (abbreviated or long) and customize the information to address topics relevant for their …

Covering The Care: Utilization Rate Trends Among Nh Older Adults Enrolled In Medicare Aged 65 And Over, Erica Plante ,Ms, Deborah Fournier ,Jd

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This data brief summarizes a retrospective analysis of New Hampshire Medicare Parts A and B claims, examining six-year (2018–2023) trends in utilization rates for selected medical services among adults aged 65 and older. It is the third and last of a three-part series of Covering the Care analytic reports exploring healthcare utilization trends in the state.

Strafford County 2025 Annual Report Of The Commissioners, Treasurer, Other County Officers, And The Strafford County Delegation For The Year Ending December 31, 2025, Strafford County Representatives

Strafford County, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report for 2025 containing vital statistics for Strafford County in the state of New Hampshire.

Eelgrass Distribution In The Great Bay Estuary And Piscataqua River For 2025: Final Project Report Submitted To The Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership, Michael Routhier, Raymond Grizzle, Taylor Goddard, Krystin Ward

PREP Reports & Publications

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Prep’S Communications Strategy: A Ten-Year Plan From 2025-2035, Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (Prep)

PREP Reports & Publications

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Research Initiative For Northeast Grazing Soils (Rings) Soil Carbon Data Report, Karla M. Jarecke, Joseph P. Amsili, Alexandra Contosta, Caitlin Hicks Pries, Kelsey H. Jensen, Morgan Mcclure, Alexander Steiner, Eric Von Wettberg, Mojtaba Zeraatpisheh

Faculty Publications

The Research Initiative for Northeast Grazing Soils (RINGS) is a multi-institutional collaboration with a mission to advance the understanding of soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics in grazing systems across the northeastern United States. RINGS distributed a survey between October 2025 and June 2026 to researchers and practitioners across the Northeast to identify where SOC data has been collected and the basic field and lab methods used. The survey asked participants to describe existing soil datasets collected on land directly or indirectly impacted by grazing livestock. The survey was distributed to colleagues of RINGS researchers that work at university, corporate and …

Nh Youth Code Of Conduct, Hannah Majewski

UNH Cooperative Extension

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Simple Guide To Research Integrity For Undergraduate Researchers, Julie Simpson

Integrity in Research and Scholarship

Involving undergraduates in research is valuable for their education and important for their career development, vital for science, and rewarding for supervisors. Instilling the importance of research integrity as fundamental to the advancement of knowledge may be challenging, particularly for first time trainees, as they learn the research process and their attendant responsibilities. This simple guide was developed to assist researchers who oversee the work of undergraduate trainees address basic concepts and topics. After the core values which establish the basis for the integrity of research and scholarship broadly, the ordering of concepts/topics does not represent a hierarchy; the sequence …

A Simple Guide For Researchers And Institutional Review Boards (Irbs) To Protect Data Integrity In Online Human Subjects Survey Research, Julie Simpson

Integrity in Research and Scholarship

Researchers have used the internet to collect data for over two decades. More recently, however, online research has become a target for fraudulent respondents, particularly when researchers offer monetary incentives for participation in a study. This guide will briefly outline the evolution of internet-based human subjects research, explore the current environment for online data collection from human participants, outline strategies for researchers and Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) to help minimize and identify fraudulent responses and protect data integrity in online surveys, and discuss the challenges of balancing data integrity with research participant welfare.

Rockingham County Advisory Council 2026 Meeting Minutes, Extension

Advisory Council

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Strafford County Extension - Advisory Council Meeting Minutes 2026, Rebecca Hull

Advisory Council

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Cheshire County 4-H Awards 2026, Diane Dugray

UNH Cooperative Extension

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2026 Nh 4 H Qualifying And Entry For Ese, Hannah Majewski

UNH Cooperative Extension

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Health Regulations For 2026 Nh Fairs And Shows, Hannah Majewski

UNH Cooperative Extension

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4-H Livestock Field Day Sponsor Form, Hannah Majewski

UNH Cooperative Extension

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What Is Nh 4-H Agri-Science Quiz Bowl, Hannah Majewski

UNH Cooperative Extension

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Selecting Plants And Informational Resources, Kat Kelleher

UNH Cooperative Extension

Considerations that go into plant selection on a site when thinking about creating resilient spaces that are able to provide more than one function.

Assessing And Understanding Soil Characteristics, Amy Papineau

UNH Cooperative Extension

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Nh 4-H Animal Fair Book 2026, Hannah Majewski

UNH Cooperative Extension

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Your Wellness Wheel [Activity], Alyssa Lemmermann, Kendra Lewis

UNH Cooperative Extension

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Workshop Outcomes Report: 2nd International Workshop On Seismic Resilience Of Arctic Infrastructure And Social Systems, Majid Ghayoomi, Daniela Morganti

Faculty Publications

The report provides an overview of the second international workshop on Seismic Resilience of Arctic Infrastructure and Social Systems. The report discusses agenda, workshop activities, interdisciplinary working groups, and results. It ends with several strategic questions and investigation plans that were developed as part of the workshop activities.

Research And Innovation Update, December 23, 2025, Office Of The Vice President For Research And Innovation

Office of Research, Economic Engagement and Outreach

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A Framework For Fostering Flood Ready Neighborhoods, Kirsten Howard, Lucy Perkins, Alyson Eberhardt, Lisa Wise, Abigail Lyon, Lynn Vaccaro, Gracie Ballou, Annie Cox, Kate O'Brien

UNH Cooperative Extension

This resource summarizes lessons learned from the Flood Ready Neighborhoods Program and shares prompts and resources for readers related to community engagement and resilience building.

Seagrassnet Monitoring In The Great Bay Estuary, Nh/Me Field Season 2024, Kalle Matso, Lara M. Martin, Christopher Whitney, Amanda Giacchetti, Trevor Mattera, David M. Burdick, Thomas K. Gregory

PREP Reports & Publications

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Research And Innovation Update, December 10, 2025, Office Of The Vice President For Research And Innovation

Office of Research, Economic Engagement and Outreach

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The Influence Of Servant Leadership On Team Adaptability During Organizational Change, Mark Lloyd L. Leyva

M.S. in Leadership

Organizational change, an inevitable element of modern workplaces, often introduces stress, uncertainty, and the need for resilience among employees. This study investigates the impact of servant leadership on team adaptability during such transitions. Servant leadership, characterized by empathy, empowerment, trust-building, and support, presents a human-centered alternative to traditional, authority-driven leadership models that prioritize compliance. This research explores how servant leadership behaviors foster resilience, engagement, and adaptability within teams experiencing organizational change. A mixed-methods approach will be utilized, combining quantitative surveys to measure employee adaptability and engagement with qualitative interviews to delve into perceptions of servant leadership behaviors. Existing literature suggests …

The Heart Of Leadership: What Is The Importance Of Emotional Intelligence In Leadership?, Catherine E. Lee

M.S. in Leadership

Emotional intelligence is a concept that has been gaining traction in recent decades, and organizations have been trying to assess its place within leadership and training. Previous research on this topic has shown the growing importance of emotional intelligence in the workplace, with particular attention to employee retention and satisfaction. By using a mixed methods approach to understand the importance of emotional intelligence (EI), this paper explores the specific components of EI employees look for in an organization and a leader. Using a survey of almost one hundred respondents and six in-depth interviews, EI was determined to have a significant …