The Kentucky Settlement in Madison County, Iowa

The Winnebago County (Iowa) Meteorites.

Child-Only Welfare Cases in Madison County

Ever since the welfare reform of the late 1990's, greater attention has been paid to the child-only welfare households. These are the households in which only the children are eligible to receive TANF funding, due the SSI or immigrant status of their parents or because they are living with non-parent relative caregivers. Studies have begun to look at the specific problems facing these household...

A waterborne outbreak of hepatitis A in Meade County, Kentucky.

In November 1982, Meade County, Kentucky health officials noted a sudden increase in the incidence of hepatitis A. Using a standardized interview of 73 cases (68 serologically confirmed), and 85 controls (all negative for antibody to hepatitis A virus), the most important risk factor identified was household use of untreated water from a single spring. A dose-response relationship was found for...

Location Patterns of Section 8 Housing in Jefferson County, Kentucky

The controversial Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program is the largest federal low-income housing program. Using GIS-based spatial clustering analysis (Getis–Ord’s Gi statistic) and multiple linear regressions, in this paper, the authors examine the locational patterns of more than 13,600 Section 8 housing units in Jefferson County, Kentucky, and explore key social, economic, demographic, an...

Controlled Waterfowl Hunting At Lake Odessa, Louisa County, Iowa