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Access to Rural Maternity Care
Policy paper describing obstetric care for rural women in the U.S. Covers challenges to providing access to rural maternity care, such as healthcare quality, birth outcomes, workforce shortages, access, and financial challenges. Includes discussion on policy alternatives and considerations to address workforce issues, barriers to practicing obstetrics in rural areas, and increasing access to maternity care services.
Author(s): Britta Anderson, Adam Gingery, Maeve McClellan, et al.
Date: 01/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Rural Eye Healthcare: Optometrist Explains the Benefits of the Medical Model of Optometry
A rural optometrist from a California Federally Qualified Health Center discusses the connection between vision and overall health and the health benefits that optometric care brings to rural patients. Also discusses additional community health training optometry graduates may consider, such as an Indian Health Service residency program for optometrists.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 01/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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What Medical Students Need to Know About Training for a Career in Rural Surgery
Addresses the need for rural general surgery residencies and describes what medical students should look for when choosing one. Provides a list of 12 verified rural surgical residencies.
Author(s): Matthew B. Rossi
Citation: Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 104(1), 72-74
Date: 01/2019
Type: Document
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Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska Legislative Report: FY 2018 & 2019
Provides a data overview of behavioral health needs and workforce in Nebraska. Includes county-level information on psychiatric prescribers and non-prescribers, behavioral health locations, training sites, and more.
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska, University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Nurse Practitioner Practice in Nebraska
Provides information on advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in Nebraska. Includes APRN data by type/specialty, number, and location by county; forecasted shortages through 2025; and more.
Author(s): Kathy Hoebelheinrich, Juan P. Ramírez, Holly Chandler
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Center for Nursing
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An Analysis of the Economic Impact of Missouri Physicians
Provides an overview on the economic impact of physicians in Missouri, with a focus on physician specialties, education, employment and salary conditions, and the economic inputs and outputs related to physicians. Includes rural versus urban physician economic impacts as well as county-level data on doctors of medicine (MDs), doctors of osteopathic medicine (DOs), physicians, and multi-specialty physicians, among other data.
Author(s): David M. Mitchell
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Hospital Association
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Missouri's Health Care Workforce: Providing Care and Opportunity
Provides information on Missouri's healthcare workforce, including current demand and projected demand, healthcare education, projection of future healthcare needs, and more. Includes data on job postings in rural versus urban areas as well as county-level information on licensed practical nurses (LPNs), registered nurses (RNs), average age of citizens, net commuters, and projected percent change in demand for healthcare from 2017 to 2030, among other data.
Author(s): Jill Williams, David M. Mitchell
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Hospital Association
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2018-2019 New Hampshire Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) Workforce Data Report
An overview of the mental health practitioner (MHP) workforce in New Hampshire, based on data from 590 actively practicing, New Hampshire-licensed MHPs who renewed their licenses between July 2018 and June 2019. Features statistics including demographics, distribution, education, practice status and capacity, retention, and geographic disparities, with breakdowns by rural and nonrural location.
Date: 2019
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
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Evaluating Home-Based Health Coaching from Community Health Representatives for Navajo Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Reports on the Community Outreach and Patient Empowerment (COPE) program that utilizes community health representatives (CHRs) in the home setting to assist Navajo adults with diabetes management. Discusses CHRs' community-wide health promotion strategies and individualized in-home patient care. Includes results of the program on participant health.
Author(s): Sonya S. Shin, A. Katrina Nelson, Letizia Trevisi, et al.
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
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2019 Missouri Nurse Student Loan and Loan Repayment Report
Examines the characteristics and demographic depictions of Missouri Nurse Student Loan (NSL) and Nurse Loan Repayment Program (NLRP) recipients. Features statistics including 2019 NLRP recipients by degree type, with breakdowns by urban or rural location.
Date: 2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Missouri Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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