Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health occupations
Maryland Rural Behavioral Health Workforce
Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in Maryland in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in Maryland in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Maryland Rural Primary Care Workforce
Offers maps and tables of the primary care workforce distribution in Maryland in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Offers maps and tables of the primary care workforce distribution in Maryland in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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New Insights on the Rural Public Health Workforce, with Casey Balio and Betty Bekemeier
An episode of the Exploring Rural Health podcast featuring Casey Balio, research assistant professor at the East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health and Research, and Betty Bekemeier, director of the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice. Focuses on new insights about the rural public health workforce from their recently published research study.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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An episode of the Exploring Rural Health podcast featuring Casey Balio, research assistant professor at the East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health and Research, and Betty Bekemeier, director of the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice. Focuses on new insights about the rural public health workforce from their recently published research study.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Oklahoma Rural Primary Care Workforce
Offers maps and tables of the primary care workforce distribution in Oklahoma in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Offers maps and tables of the primary care workforce distribution in Oklahoma in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Oklahoma Rural Obstetrical Workforce
Offers maps and tables of the obstetricians and advanced practice midwives workforce distribution in Oklahoma in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Offers maps and tables of the obstetricians and advanced practice midwives workforce distribution in Oklahoma in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Oklahoma Rural Behavioral Health Workforce
Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in Oklahoma in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in Oklahoma in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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South Dakota Health Professional Shortage Areas: Dental Healthcare
County-level South Dakota map showing geographic, population, and automatic Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: South Dakota Office of Rural Health
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County-level South Dakota map showing geographic, population, and automatic Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: South Dakota Office of Rural Health
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State Policies Can Help Address the Mental Health Care Workforce Shortages
Discusses how state needs assessments can help policymakers address gaps in mental healthcare workforce coverage. Details rural mental health workforce shortages and highlights how state programs, informed by needs assessments, can address workforce shortages.
Author(s): Stacey Baxter
Date: 04/2026
Sponsoring organization: Pew
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Discusses how state needs assessments can help policymakers address gaps in mental healthcare workforce coverage. Details rural mental health workforce shortages and highlights how state programs, informed by needs assessments, can address workforce shortages.
Author(s): Stacey Baxter
Date: 04/2026
Sponsoring organization: Pew
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Boosting Oral Health Care in Rural Communities
Provides a brief overview of the state of oral healthcare in rural areas. Highlights state and federal actions taken to improve access to oral healthcare and support and expand the dental health workforce.
Date: 04/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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Provides a brief overview of the state of oral healthcare in rural areas. Highlights state and federal actions taken to improve access to oral healthcare and support and expand the dental health workforce.
Date: 04/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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Implementing Measurement-Based Care in Virtual Mental Health Services for Rural Veterans: Provider Insights from a Pre-Implementation Evaluation
Examines behavioral health provider perspectives on measurement-based care (MBC) implementation in rural and virtual Veterans Health Administration (VHA) settings in the South Central United States. Utilizes qualitative survey feedback from 46 providers on issues such as MBC use, benefits and drawbacks of MBC, and educational needs for successful MBC implementation.
Author(s): Amanda Heeren, Kimberly McCoy, Lindsey Fuhrmeister, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 26, 694
Date: 04/2026
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Examines behavioral health provider perspectives on measurement-based care (MBC) implementation in rural and virtual Veterans Health Administration (VHA) settings in the South Central United States. Utilizes qualitative survey feedback from 46 providers on issues such as MBC use, benefits and drawbacks of MBC, and educational needs for successful MBC implementation.
Author(s): Amanda Heeren, Kimberly McCoy, Lindsey Fuhrmeister, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 26, 694
Date: 04/2026
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