Cutler Institute

The Maine Health Access Foundation and Cutler researchers recently released a report examining access to health care services in Maine. One of the key findings of the study is that 20-30% of Mainers across all income groups report paying off health care bills over time.

Working with an expert review committee from 15 organizations, Dr. Jean Talbot and her team from the Muskie School developed a comprehensive report that explored rates and patterns of commercial tobacco use across rural subpopulations, aspects of the rural context that may affect tobacco prevention and control efforts, and rural tobacco control activities. The report includes 15 recommendations for advancing rural tobacco control initiatives and suggestions for future research.

Congratulations to Karen Pearson and George Shaler on receiving the Journal of Health and Human Services Administration's Best Paper of 2018 award! From a small,state-funded project comes national recognition, showcasing the high level of work conducted by our research staff.

Meredith Sells had worked for five years on Wall Street — cultivating relationships and helping her clients invest their money — when she decided to return to Maine and enroll at the University of Southern Maine. For a young woman who grew up in Cape Elizabeth and had succeeded in New York City, it was an abrupt shift. But Sells, who describes herself as a “curious chameleon,” is a formidable person with the talent and drive to achieve her goals.

Planning on Rural Places

With the support of the Maine Philanthropy Center, the Cutler’s Data Improvement Project (DIP) released a report on Maine foundations' evaluation expectations.

Helping to understand and improve Maine's criminal justice response to survivors of sexual assault.

Catastrophic climate events have been going on for a while now.

Muskie supports Maine leadership on End Girls' Incarceration Initiative.

Evaluating a grocery retail-researcher partnership to promote healthier purchases among rural shoppers.