Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health occupations
A Longitudinal Analysis of the General Surgery Workforce in the United States, 1981-2005
Examines the supply of general surgeons per capita from 1981-2005. Includes information by rural/urban location, age, and gender.
Author(s): Dana Christian Lynge, Eric H. Larson, Matthew J. Thompson
Citation: Archives of Surgery, 143(4), 345-350
Date: 04/2008
Type: Document
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Examines the supply of general surgeons per capita from 1981-2005. Includes information by rural/urban location, age, and gender.
Author(s): Dana Christian Lynge, Eric H. Larson, Matthew J. Thompson
Citation: Archives of Surgery, 143(4), 345-350
Date: 04/2008
Type: Document
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Dental Health and Access to Care Among Rural Children: A National and State Portrait
Examines topics related to children and their access to dental health services. Covers dental health status, preventive services, and insurance coverage for children in rural and urban areas. Includes data by race/ethnicity, age, gender, poverty level, and other child, family, and community characteristics. Provides state-by-state data and state profiles.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): Amy Brock Martin, Eric Wang, Janice C. Probst, Nathan Hale, Andrew O. Johnson
Date: 03/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Examines topics related to children and their access to dental health services. Covers dental health status, preventive services, and insurance coverage for children in rural and urban areas. Includes data by race/ethnicity, age, gender, poverty level, and other child, family, and community characteristics. Provides state-by-state data and state profiles.
Additional links: Fact Sheet
Author(s): Amy Brock Martin, Eric Wang, Janice C. Probst, Nathan Hale, Andrew O. Johnson
Date: 03/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Employment of Advanced-Practice Psychiatric Nurses to Stem Rural Mental Health Workforce Shortages
Reports on the advanced-practice psychiatric nurse (APPN) workforce and discusses the potential of using APPNs to address the shortage of mental health providers in rural communities.
Author(s): Nancy P. Hanrahan, David Hartley
Citation: Psychiatric Services, 59(1), 109-111
Date: 01/2008
Type: Document
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Reports on the advanced-practice psychiatric nurse (APPN) workforce and discusses the potential of using APPNs to address the shortage of mental health providers in rural communities.
Author(s): Nancy P. Hanrahan, David Hartley
Citation: Psychiatric Services, 59(1), 109-111
Date: 01/2008
Type: Document
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Report to HRSA: Opportunities to Advance Clinical Pharmacy Services in Safety-Net Settings
Offers recommendations for how Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) programs such as the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) can improve the use of clinical pharmacists in safety net settings. Covers challenges for safety net providers and rural areas, including the difficulty of recruiting and retaining clinical pharmacists and Medicaid reimbursement.
Author(s): Suzanne Felt-Lisk, Todd Sorensen, Zandra Glenn, Margaret Colby, Christopher Fleming
Date: 01/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Mathematica Policy Research
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Offers recommendations for how Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) programs such as the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) can improve the use of clinical pharmacists in safety net settings. Covers challenges for safety net providers and rural areas, including the difficulty of recruiting and retaining clinical pharmacists and Medicaid reimbursement.
Author(s): Suzanne Felt-Lisk, Todd Sorensen, Zandra Glenn, Margaret Colby, Christopher Fleming
Date: 01/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Mathematica Policy Research
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How is a Shortage of Primary Care Physicians Affecting the Quality and Cost of Medical Care?: A Comprehensive Evidence Review
Provides an overview of trends in the primary care physician workforce and discusses the importance and value of primary care. Describes the growing demand for primary care services in the U.S., specifically highlighting rural areas.
Author(s): M. Renee Zerehi
Date: 2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American College of Physicians
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Provides an overview of trends in the primary care physician workforce and discusses the importance and value of primary care. Describes the growing demand for primary care services in the U.S., specifically highlighting rural areas.
Author(s): M. Renee Zerehi
Date: 2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: American College of Physicians
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2005 Physician Supply and Distribution in Rural Areas of the United States
Describes the 2005 supply and distribution of physicians with particular emphasis on generalists in rural areas. Discusses the role that osteopaths (DOs) and international medical graduates (IMGs) play in the rural physician workforce.
Additional links: Project Summary
Author(s): Meredith A. Fordyce, Frederick M. Chen, Mark P. Doescher, L. Gary Hart
Date: 11/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Describes the 2005 supply and distribution of physicians with particular emphasis on generalists in rural areas. Discusses the role that osteopaths (DOs) and international medical graduates (IMGs) play in the rural physician workforce.
Additional links: Project Summary
Author(s): Meredith A. Fordyce, Frederick M. Chen, Mark P. Doescher, L. Gary Hart
Date: 11/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Changes in the Rural Registered Nurse Workforce from 1980 to 2004
Describes changes in rural and urban registered nurse (RN) demographics, education, and employment characteristics over time.
Additional links: Project Summary
Author(s): Susan M. Skillman, Lorella Palazzo, L. Gary Hart, Patricia Butterfield
Date: 10/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Describes changes in rural and urban registered nurse (RN) demographics, education, and employment characteristics over time.
Additional links: Project Summary
Author(s): Susan M. Skillman, Lorella Palazzo, L. Gary Hart, Patricia Butterfield
Date: 10/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services Meeting Minutes, Madison, Wisconsin, September 12-14, 2007
Minutes from the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services' 57th meeting, which included discussions on several Wisconsin-specific healthcare and healthcare workforce issues, welfare reform, state Medicaid waivers, Toyota Motor Company's North American health initiatives, child poverty, and more.
Date: 09/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Minutes from the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services' 57th meeting, which included discussions on several Wisconsin-specific healthcare and healthcare workforce issues, welfare reform, state Medicaid waivers, Toyota Motor Company's North American health initiatives, child poverty, and more.
Date: 09/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Rural Emergency Department Staffing: Potential Implications for the Quality of Emergency Care Provided in Rural Areas
Reports results of a study of rural emergency department staffing and discusses potential implications of staffing for the quality of emergency care provided in rural areas.
Date: 08/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Reports results of a study of rural emergency department staffing and discusses potential implications of staffing for the quality of emergency care provided in rural areas.
Date: 08/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Trends in Licensed Health Professions in North Carolina, 1979-2005
Brings together 27 years of data on the supply and distribution of practitioners in 17 categories of healthcare professions in rural and urban North Carolina.
Date: 06/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
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Brings together 27 years of data on the supply and distribution of practitioners in 17 categories of healthcare professions in rural and urban North Carolina.
Date: 06/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
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