Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health occupations
Idaho Mental Health Professional Shortage Area Service Areas
Identifies the Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in the state of Idaho by county. Includes both the geographic and population group HPSA designations.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Idaho Bureau of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Identifies the Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in the state of Idaho by county. Includes both the geographic and population group HPSA designations.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Idaho Bureau of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Idaho Dental Health Professional Shortage Area Service Areas
Identifies the Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in the state of Idaho by county. Includes both the geographic and population group HPSA designations.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Idaho Bureau of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Identifies the Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in the state of Idaho by county. Includes both the geographic and population group HPSA designations.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Idaho Bureau of Rural Health and Primary Care
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National Health Service Corps Site Reference Guide
Provides clarification for National Health Service Corps (NHSC) sites regarding eligibility requirements, qualification factors, compliance, roles and responsibilities, and other factors for becoming an NHSC approved site. Acts as a supplemental resource to the information provided in the online NHSC Site Application.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Provides clarification for National Health Service Corps (NHSC) sites regarding eligibility requirements, qualification factors, compliance, roles and responsibilities, and other factors for becoming an NHSC approved site. Acts as a supplemental resource to the information provided in the online NHSC Site Application.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Indiana Dental Workforce in Context
Provides data on the dentist and dental hygienist workforce supply in Indiana. Includes interactive county-level maps that show Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Author(s): Zachary Ammerman
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Provides data on the dentist and dental hygienist workforce supply in Indiana. Includes interactive county-level maps that show Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Author(s): Zachary Ammerman
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Innovative Solutions to Address the Oral Health Care Workforce Shortage: Insights from Michigan
Discusses the impact of the oral healthcare workforce shortage on rural communities and other communities in need in Michigan. Provides examples, strategies, and collaborative efforts of State Medicaid agencies to address the shortage.
Author(s): Jade Kissi
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
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Discusses the impact of the oral healthcare workforce shortage on rural communities and other communities in need in Michigan. Provides examples, strategies, and collaborative efforts of State Medicaid agencies to address the shortage.
Author(s): Jade Kissi
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
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Indiana Registered Nurses Health Workforce: 2023 Data Report
Provides an overview of the nursing workforce in Indiana, with data on license renewals, actively practicing nurses, employment characteristics and specialties, populations served, and more. Includes information on geographic distribution of registered nurses (RNs) and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) by county.
Author(s): Yan Ge, Sierra Vaughn
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Provides an overview of the nursing workforce in Indiana, with data on license renewals, actively practicing nurses, employment characteristics and specialties, populations served, and more. Includes information on geographic distribution of registered nurses (RNs) and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) by county.
Author(s): Yan Ge, Sierra Vaughn
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Nursing Workforce in Nevada - 2025
Provides data on the supply and geographic distribution by county, including rural and frontier, of nurses in Nevada.
Author(s): John Packham, Vallabhi Shah, Simran Kaur, et al.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Health Workforce Research Center
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Provides data on the supply and geographic distribution by county, including rural and frontier, of nurses in Nevada.
Author(s): John Packham, Vallabhi Shah, Simran Kaur, et al.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Health Workforce Research Center
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A Picture of the Loss of Rural Obstetrical Service in Alabama 1980 to 2025
County-level maps showing counties with hospitals offering obstetrical service in 1980 and those offering service as of March 2025.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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County-level maps showing counties with hospitals offering obstetrical service in 1980 and those offering service as of March 2025.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Study Protocol of Sustaining Home Palliative Care for Patients with Heart Failure (Hf) and Their Family Caregivers in Rural Appalachia: A Mixed Methods Randomized Clinical Trial
Study protocol to examine an integrated nurse-led intervention bundle for patients with heart failure and their family caregivers regarding home supportive end-of-live palliative care in rural West Virginia. Discusses the assessment of the intervention's sustainability with rural stakeholders, visiting volunteers, and the West Virginia Faith Community Nurse Network.
Author(s): Ubolrat Piamjariyakul, Stephanie Young, Angel Smothers, et al.
Citation: BMC Palliative Care, 24(1)
Date: 03/2025
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Study protocol to examine an integrated nurse-led intervention bundle for patients with heart failure and their family caregivers regarding home supportive end-of-live palliative care in rural West Virginia. Discusses the assessment of the intervention's sustainability with rural stakeholders, visiting volunteers, and the West Virginia Faith Community Nurse Network.
Author(s): Ubolrat Piamjariyakul, Stephanie Young, Angel Smothers, et al.
Citation: BMC Palliative Care, 24(1)
Date: 03/2025
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Tennessee Maternal Health Strategic Plan, 2025-2030
Addresses Tennessee's maternal health outcomes. Outlines goals, strategies, and objectives that seek to build on existing partnerships and strengths while addressing challenges and gaps, to improve maternal health statewide. Mentions rural throughout.
Author(s): Hannah Dudney
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Addresses Tennessee's maternal health outcomes. Outlines goals, strategies, and objectives that seek to build on existing partnerships and strengths while addressing challenges and gaps, to improve maternal health statewide. Mentions rural throughout.
Author(s): Hannah Dudney
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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