Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health occupations
North Dakota Mental Health HPSAs
Map of North Dakota identifying the counties and facilities designated as Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services
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Map of North Dakota identifying the counties and facilities designated as Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services
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North Dakota Dental Health HPSAs
Map of North Dakota identifying the counties and facilities designated as Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services
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Map of North Dakota identifying the counties and facilities designated as Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services
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Full Practice Authority for Nurse Practitioners in Indiana: A White Paper
A policy paper focused on nurse practitioner (NP) scope of practice in Indiana. Discusses requirements to become an NP, places in the U.S. that allow full practice NPs, and recommendations related to scope of practice and the impact on rural and underserved areas.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Rural Health Association
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A policy paper focused on nurse practitioner (NP) scope of practice in Indiana. Discusses requirements to become an NP, places in the U.S. that allow full practice NPs, and recommendations related to scope of practice and the impact on rural and underserved areas.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Rural Health Association
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Distribution of Georgia's Actively Licensed Nursing Workforce (2023)
One-page report on Georgia's nursing workforce. Provides data on nursing license distribution by age, license type, rural or urban area, and more.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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One-page report on Georgia's nursing workforce. Provides data on nursing license distribution by age, license type, rural or urban area, and more.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Treating Rural America: The Last Doctor in Town
3 part documentary discussing challenges with accessing healthcare in rural communities. Part 1, "The Last Doctor in Town," highlights shortages of physicians in rural areas. Part 2, "The New Country Doctors," discusses rural residencies and the role of a rural physician. Part 3, "The Telehealth Solution," discusses the role of telehealth as a possible solution for barriers to care. Captions are available in the video player.
Additional links: The New Country Doctors, The Telehealth Solution
Author(s): Hyacinth Empinado
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: STAT
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3 part documentary discussing challenges with accessing healthcare in rural communities. Part 1, "The Last Doctor in Town," highlights shortages of physicians in rural areas. Part 2, "The New Country Doctors," discusses rural residencies and the role of a rural physician. Part 3, "The Telehealth Solution," discusses the role of telehealth as a possible solution for barriers to care. Captions are available in the video player.
Additional links: The New Country Doctors, The Telehealth Solution
Author(s): Hyacinth Empinado
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: STAT
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Provision of Evaluation and Management Visits by Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in the USA from 2013 to 2019: Cross-Sectional Time Series Study
Evaluated healthcare visits of Medicare patients between 2013 and 2019 to determine trends in proportion of visits by a nurse practitioner or physician assistant versus a physician. Includes analyses of clinical setting, diagnosis, and various patient characteristics including rurality. Discusses workforce shortage impacts on the findings.
Author(s): Sadiq Y. Patel, David Auerbach, Haiden A. Huskamp, et al.
Citation: BMJ, 382, e073933
Date: 2023
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Evaluated healthcare visits of Medicare patients between 2013 and 2019 to determine trends in proportion of visits by a nurse practitioner or physician assistant versus a physician. Includes analyses of clinical setting, diagnosis, and various patient characteristics including rurality. Discusses workforce shortage impacts on the findings.
Author(s): Sadiq Y. Patel, David Auerbach, Haiden A. Huskamp, et al.
Citation: BMJ, 382, e073933
Date: 2023
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Disparities in Spatial Accessibility of Primary Care in Louisiana: From Physical to Virtual Accessibility
Evaluates both physical and virtual accessibility to primary care physicians (PCPs) across Louisiana. Analyzes disparities in access between rural and urban areas, the Black population and the general population, and for Area Deprivation Index (ADI) areas.
Author(s): Fahui Wang, Yutian Zeng, Lingbo Liu, Tracy Onega
Citation: Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1154574
Date: 2023
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Evaluates both physical and virtual accessibility to primary care physicians (PCPs) across Louisiana. Analyzes disparities in access between rural and urban areas, the Black population and the general population, and for Area Deprivation Index (ADI) areas.
Author(s): Fahui Wang, Yutian Zeng, Lingbo Liu, Tracy Onega
Citation: Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1154574
Date: 2023
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Telehealth and In-Person Behavioral Health Services in Rural Communities Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Multisite Prospective Cohort Study
Evaluated telehealth and in-person behavioral healthcare encounters in 95 rural communities before and during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency to identify changes in healthcare delivery. Discusses specific diagnoses, type of healthcare service, and clinician type.
Author(s): Marcia M. Ward, Fred Ullrich, Divya Bhagianadh, et al.
Citation: JMIR Mental Health, 10, e47047
Date: 2023
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Evaluated telehealth and in-person behavioral healthcare encounters in 95 rural communities before and during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency to identify changes in healthcare delivery. Discusses specific diagnoses, type of healthcare service, and clinician type.
Author(s): Marcia M. Ward, Fred Ullrich, Divya Bhagianadh, et al.
Citation: JMIR Mental Health, 10, e47047
Date: 2023
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The Future Pediatric Subspecialty Physician Workforce: Meeting the Needs of Infants, Children, and Adolescents
Reports on barriers to increasing the pediatric subspecialist workforce and discusses the impact on research to improve health outcomes for children. Discusses access to care, education of the workforce, reimbursement rates, and more. Highlights rural specific challenges throughout.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Board on Children, Youth, and Families
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Reports on barriers to increasing the pediatric subspecialist workforce and discusses the impact on research to improve health outcomes for children. Discusses access to care, education of the workforce, reimbursement rates, and more. Highlights rural specific challenges throughout.
Additional links: Read Online
Author(s): Board on Children, Youth, and Families
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Utah's Loan Repayment Awards Map
Map details the distribution of Utah's state loan repayment program funding. Highlights the funding issued via the Healthcare Workforce, Rural Physician Loan Repayment, and Behavioral Health Workforce programs for the previous year.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Map details the distribution of Utah's state loan repayment program funding. Highlights the funding issued via the Healthcare Workforce, Rural Physician Loan Repayment, and Behavioral Health Workforce programs for the previous year.
Date: 2023
Sponsoring organization: Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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