Rural Health
Resources by State: Nebraska
Rural Obstetrical Care Workforce: A State-Level Analysis
Provides fact sheets on the rural obstetrical care workforce for select states in 2025. Includes maps and tables providing county-level data and rural-urban comparisons of provider to population ratios for obstetricians, advanced practice midwives, and midwives.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Provides fact sheets on the rural obstetrical care workforce for select states in 2025. Includes maps and tables providing county-level data and rural-urban comparisons of provider to population ratios for obstetricians, advanced practice midwives, and midwives.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Rural Behavioral Health Workforce: A State-Level Analysis
Provides fact sheets on the rural behavioral health workforce for select states in 2025. Includes maps and tables providing county-level data and rural-urban comparisons of provider to population ratios for psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, social workers, and counselors.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Provides fact sheets on the rural behavioral health workforce for select states in 2025. Includes maps and tables providing county-level data and rural-urban comparisons of provider to population ratios for psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, social workers, and counselors.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Rural Primary Care Workforce: A State-Level Analysis
Provides fact sheets on the rural primary care workforce for select states in 2025. Includes maps and tables providing county-level data and rural-urban comparisons of provider to population ratios for family physicians, general internists, general pediatricians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Provides fact sheets on the rural primary care workforce for select states in 2025. Includes maps and tables providing county-level data and rural-urban comparisons of provider to population ratios for family physicians, general internists, general pediatricians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Health Center Association of Nebraska 2024 Annual Report
Provides information on the activities of the Health Center Association of Nebraska (HCAN) in 2024, including efforts to support workforce, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) of Nebraska, and healthcare advocacy. Includes county-level maps showing FQHCs serving different regions of Nebraska.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Health Center Association of Nebraska
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Provides information on the activities of the Health Center Association of Nebraska (HCAN) in 2024, including efforts to support workforce, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) of Nebraska, and healthcare advocacy. Includes county-level maps showing FQHCs serving different regions of Nebraska.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Health Center Association of Nebraska
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2024 Nebraska Rural Poll Research Report: Housing
Analyzes 2024 Nebraska Rural Poll results related to housing programs and priorities as well as adequacy and perceptions of housing availability. Discusses the relationship between housing options and worker shortages.
Author(s): Heather Akin, Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel, Mary Emery, et al.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Analyzes 2024 Nebraska Rural Poll results related to housing programs and priorities as well as adequacy and perceptions of housing availability. Discusses the relationship between housing options and worker shortages.
Author(s): Heather Akin, Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel, Mary Emery, et al.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Advancing Health Equity Through the "Why Age 9" Campaign: A Collaborative Effort in the Nebraska Panhandle
Discusses the Panhandle Immunization Coalition's Why Age 9 campaign, which promotes adolescent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in Nebraska's panhandle. Highlights successes and challenges related to HPV messaging strategy, youth engagement, and health equity.
Author(s): Jessica Davies
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Discusses the Panhandle Immunization Coalition's Why Age 9 campaign, which promotes adolescent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in Nebraska's panhandle. Highlights successes and challenges related to HPV messaging strategy, youth engagement, and health equity.
Author(s): Jessica Davies
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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2024 Nebraska Rural Poll Research Report: Artificial Intelligence
Analyzes 2023 Nebraska Rural Poll results of a survey of 1,010 rural Nebraskans regarding their use of and opinions on artificial intelligence (AI). Includes data on their perceptions of AI use in healthcare, personal well-being, workforce, and more.
Author(s): Heather Akin, Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel, Mary Emery, et al.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Analyzes 2023 Nebraska Rural Poll results of a survey of 1,010 rural Nebraskans regarding their use of and opinions on artificial intelligence (AI). Includes data on their perceptions of AI use in healthcare, personal well-being, workforce, and more.
Author(s): Heather Akin, Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel, Mary Emery, et al.
Date: 12/2024
Sponsoring organization: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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2024 Nebraska Rural Poll Research Report: Economy and Trade Policy
Analyzes 2024 Nebraska Rural Poll results related to concerns over economic issues, household finances and income, and perceptions of economic policy.
Author(s): Heather Akin, Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel, Mary Emery, et al.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Analyzes 2024 Nebraska Rural Poll results related to concerns over economic issues, household finances and income, and perceptions of economic policy.
Author(s): Heather Akin, Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel, Mary Emery, et al.
Date: 11/2024
Sponsoring organization: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Ever Use of Telehealth in Nebraska by March 2021: Cross-Sectional Analysis
Analyzes telehealth usage in Nebraska according to sociodemographic variables as well as health status and healthcare access. Analyzes survey data from 1,101 respondents and discusses the impact of the digital divide, age, and race/ethnicity on telehealth use in a mostly rural state.
Author(s): Lisa C. Smith, George Johnson, Snehal Jadhav, et al.
Citation: Journal of Medical Internet Research, 26
Date: 11/2024
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Analyzes telehealth usage in Nebraska according to sociodemographic variables as well as health status and healthcare access. Analyzes survey data from 1,101 respondents and discusses the impact of the digital divide, age, and race/ethnicity on telehealth use in a mostly rural state.
Author(s): Lisa C. Smith, George Johnson, Snehal Jadhav, et al.
Citation: Journal of Medical Internet Research, 26
Date: 11/2024
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Reach, Adoption, Implementation, and Sustainability of the Mobile Health for Migrant Health (mHealth-4-Mhealth) Program: Nebraska, 2022‒2023
Assesses a mobile COVID-19 screening and resource sharing program for rural migrant families in Nebraska. Discusses the program's attempt to overcome barriers to healthcare for rural residents and migrants in those rural communities.
Author(s): Russell J. McCulloh, Ellen Kerns, Chad Abresch, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 114(11), 1212-1216
Date: 11/2024
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Assesses a mobile COVID-19 screening and resource sharing program for rural migrant families in Nebraska. Discusses the program's attempt to overcome barriers to healthcare for rural residents and migrants in those rural communities.
Author(s): Russell J. McCulloh, Ellen Kerns, Chad Abresch, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 114(11), 1212-1216
Date: 11/2024
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