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WWAMI Rural Health Research Center (WWAMI RHRC)

Description
One of the Rural Health Research Centers currently funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. Focuses on policy-oriented research with an emphasis on the rural healthcare workforce and access to care. Based in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Tagged as
Cancer · Conducting Research, Needs Assessment, and Evaluation · Healthcare Access · Healthcare Workforce · Rural Health Policy · Alaska · Idaho · Montana · Washington · Wyoming

Resources (82)

  • 2005 Physician Supply and Distribution in Rural Areas of the United States, 11/2007, view details
  • Access to Cancer Services for Rural Colorectal Cancer Patients, 10/2007, view details
  • Access to Health Information Technology Training Programs at the Community College Level, 11/2015, view details
  • Access to Rural Home Health Services: Views from the Field, 02/2016, view details
  • The Aging of the Primary Care Physician Workforce: Are Rural Locations Vulnerable?, 06/2009, view details
  • The Aging of the Rural Primary Care Physician Workforce: Will Some Locations Be More Affected than Others?, 09/2013, view details
  • Assessing Rural-Urban Nurse Practitioner Supply and Distribution in 12 States Using Available Data Sources, 08/2015, view details
  • The Association of Rurality and Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis: A National Study of the SEER Cancer Registry, 10/2021, view details
  • The Availability of Family Medicine Residency Training in Rural Locations of the United States, 06/2009, view details
  • Changes in the Rural Registered Nurse Workforce from 1980 to 2004, 10/2007, view details
  • Changes in the Supply and Rural-Urban Distribution of Counselors in the U.S., 2014-2021, 10/2022, view details
  • Changes in the Supply and Rural-Urban Distribution of Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners in the U.S., 2014-2021, 10/2022, view details
  • Changes in the Supply and Rural-Urban Distribution of Psychiatrists in the U.S., 1995-2019, 10/2022, view details
  • Changes in the Supply and Rural-Urban Distribution of Psychologists in the U.S., 2014-2021, 10/2022, view details
  • Changes in the Supply and Rural-Urban Distribution of Social Workers in the U.S., 2014-2021, 10/2022, view details
  • Changes in the Supply of Physicians with a DEA DATA Waiver to Prescribe Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder, 05/2017, view details
  • Characteristics of Rural RNs Who Live and Work in Different Communities, 09/2012, view details
  • Community Factors and Outcomes of Home Health Care for High-Risk Rural Medicare Beneficiaries, 10/2016, view details
  • Conrad 30 Waivers for Physicians on J-1 Visas: State Policies, Practices, and Perspectives, 03/2016, view details
  • The Contributions of Community Colleges to the Education of Allied Health Professionals in Rural Areas of the United States, 10/2012, view details
  • The Crisis in Rural Dentistry, 04/2009, view details
  • The Crisis in Rural General Surgery, 04/2009, view details
  • The Crisis in Rural Primary Care, 04/2009, view details
  • Dentist Supply, Dental Care Utilization, and Oral Health Among Rural and Urban U.S. Residents, 06/2015, view details
  • Dentist Vacancies in Federally Funded Health Centers, 12/2005, view details
  • Differences in Care Processes Between Community-Entry Versus Post-Acute Home Health for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries, 03/2019, view details
  • Different Populations Served by the Medicare Home Health Benefit: Comparison of Post-Acute Versus Community-Entry Home Health in Rural Areas, 07/2018, view details
  • The Distribution of the General Surgery Workforce in Rural and Urban America in 2019, 03/2021, view details
  • Do Rural Patients with Early-Stage Prostate Cancer Gain Access to All Treatment Choices?, 02/2014, view details
  • Evaluation of Alternative Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Definitions in Washington State, 08/2006, view details
  • Family Medicine Residency Training in Rural Locations, 07/2010, view details
  • Family Medicine Rural Training Track Residencies: 2008-2015 Graduate Outcomes, 02/2016, view details
  • Family Physician Vacancies in Federally Funded Health Centers, 11/2005, view details
  • The Future of Family Medicine and Implications for Rural Primary Care Physician Supply, 08/2010, view details
  • Geographic Access to Health Care for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries: A National Study, 09/2021, view details
  • Geographic Access to Health Care for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries in Five States: An Update, 04/2021, view details
  • Graduates of Rural-Centric Family Medicine Residencies: Determinants of Rural and Urban Practice, 07/2016, view details
  • Health Center Expansion and Recruitment Survey 2004: Results by Health and Human Services Regions and Health Center Geography, 03/2007, view details
  • Health Workforce Assessment: Tools for Policymakers and Planners, 07/2013, view details
  • How Could Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Be Deployed to Provide Rural Primary Care?, 03/2016, view details
  • Inadequate Prenatal Care Among Racial and Ethnic Groups in the Rural United States, 2005, 10/2013, view details
  • Inadequate Prenatal Care in the Rural United States, 2005, 10/2013, view details
  • Low Birth Weight Rates Among Racial and Ethnic Groups in the Rural United States, 2005, 10/2013, view details
  • Low Birth Weight Rates in the Rural United States, 2005, 10/2013, view details
  • A National Agenda for Community Paramedicine Research, 02/2013, view details
  • National Consensus Conference on Community Paramedicine: Summary of an Expert Meeting, 02/2013, view details
  • A National Study of Lifetime Asthma Prevalence and Trends in Metro and Non-Metro Counties, 2000-2003, 01/2007, view details
  • National Trends in the Perinatal and Infant Health of Rural American Indians (AIs) and Alaska Natives (ANs): Have the Disparities Between AI/ANs and Whites Narrowed?, 09/2007, view details
  • Outcomes of Rural-Centric Residency Training to Prepare Family Medicine Physicians for Rural Practice, 03/2016, view details
  • Pathways to Rural Practice: A Chartbook of Family Medicine Residency Training Locations and Characteristics, 08/2005, view details
  • Persistent Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and Health Care Access in Rural America, 09/2009, view details
  • Poor Birth Outcome in the Rural United States: 1985-1987 to 1995-1997, 02/2008, view details
  • Post-Acute Care Trajectories for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries: Planned versus Actual Hospital Discharges to Skilled Nursing Facilities and Home Health Agencies, 03/2021, view details
  • Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Personnel: Comparing Rural and Urban Professional Experience and Provision of Evidence-Based Care, 05/2022, view details
  • Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Personnel in Rural Areas: Results from a Survey in Nine States, 08/2015, view details
  • Quality of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Are the Gaps Between Rural and Urban Hospitals Closing?, 03/2010, view details
  • Quality of Home Health Agencies Serving Rural Medicare Beneficiaries, 02/2022, view details
  • Quality of Skilled Nursing Facilities Serving Rural Medicare Beneficiaries, 02/2022, view details
  • Recruitment of Non-U.S. Citizen Physicians to Rural and Underserved Areas through Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Programs, 04/2015, view details
  • Registered Nurse Vacancies in Federally Funded Health Centers: Project Summary, 12/2006, view details
  • Results of the 2004 Health Center Expansion and Recruitment Survey for Health Centers: Analyses for Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI States), 11/2006, view details
  • Rural Communities Opioids Response Program (RCORP), 02/2024, view details
  • Rural Dental Practice: A Tale of Four States, 03/2006, view details
  • The Rural Health Workforce: Challenges and Opportunities, 07/2013, view details
  • Rural Research Focus: Rural Physician Shortages, 05/2002, view details
  • State of the Health Workforce in Rural America: Profiles and Comparisons, 2003, view details
  • The Supply and Distribution of the Behavioral Health Workforce in America: A State-Level Analysis, 07/2017, view details
  • Supply and Distribution of the Behavioral Health Workforce in Rural America, 09/2016, view details
  • Supply and Distribution of the Primary Care Workforce in Rural America: 2019, 06/2020, view details
  • The Supply and Rural-Urban Distribution of the Obstetrical Care Workforce in the U.S, 06/2020, view details
  • Support for Rural Recruitment and Practice among U.S. Nurse Practitioner Education Programs, 05/2014, view details
  • Threats to the Future Supply of Rural Registered Nurses, 04/2009, view details
  • Training Physicians for Rural Practice: Capitalizing on Local Expertise to Strengthen Rural Primary Care, 01/2011, view details
  • Trends in Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Practices Among Women in Rural and Urban Areas of the United States, 08/2008, view details
  • The U.S. Rural Physician Workforce: Analysis of Medical School Graduates from 1988-1997, 10/2008, view details
  • Understanding Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Distribution in Urban and Rural Areas of the United States Using National Provider Identifier Data, 04/2012, view details
  • Understanding and Overcoming Barriers to Rural Training in Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowships, 06/2023, view details
  • Variability in General Surgical Procedures in Rural and Urban U.S. Hospital Inpatient Settings, 02/2015, view details
  • Variation in Use of Home Health Care among Fee-for-Service Medicare Beneficiaries by Rural-Urban Status and Geographic Region: Assessing the Potential for Unmet Need, 02/2020, view details
  • What Is Rural in the WWAMI States? Why Definitions Matter, 07/2013, view details
  • What Makes Physician Assistant (PA) Training Programs Successful at Training Rural PAs?, 06/2018, view details
  • Which Physician Assistant Training Programs Produce Rural PAs? A National Study, 02/2016, view details