Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health workforce shortage designations
2025 National Shortage Designation Update Informational Session (NSDU): Introducing New Data to Existing HPSAs
Webinar highlighting updates to the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSAs) and Maternity Care Target Area (MCTAs) source data, eligibility criteria, and other aspects of the the shortage designation process. Includes discussion of Rural Health Clinics, tribally-run clinics, and other aspects of rural healthcare. See video description for transcript.
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Author(s): Matt Patterson
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Webinar highlighting updates to the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSAs) and Maternity Care Target Area (MCTAs) source data, eligibility criteria, and other aspects of the the shortage designation process. Includes discussion of Rural Health Clinics, tribally-run clinics, and other aspects of rural healthcare. See video description for transcript.
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Author(s): Matt Patterson
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Physician Workforce in Nevada, 2025
Provides data on the supply and geographic distribution of physicians in Nevada by county, including data on Nevada's rural and frontier counties.
Author(s): Nicole Mwalili, Tabor Griswold, John Packham, et al.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Health Workforce Research Center
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Provides data on the supply and geographic distribution of physicians in Nevada by county, including data on Nevada's rural and frontier counties.
Author(s): Nicole Mwalili, Tabor Griswold, John Packham, et al.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Health Workforce Research Center
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Quantifying Arizona's Dental Health Workforce Shortage Using Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Data: Updated April 2025
Reports on dental workforce shortages in Arizona. Includes data on safety net providers and workforce supply in Arizona counties and tribal nations.
Author(s): B. Koch, C. Drake, A. Garn, D. Derksen
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Reports on dental workforce shortages in Arizona. Includes data on safety net providers and workforce supply in Arizona counties and tribal nations.
Author(s): B. Koch, C. Drake, A. Garn, D. Derksen
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Mapping Maternity Care Deserts: Driving Distance and Health Outcomes in North Carolina
Examines the relationship between maternity care deserts in North Carolina and maternal and infant health. Utilizes 2016-2021 hospitalization records to examine travel distance to care and health outcomes such as cesarean delivery rates, severe maternal morbidity, and hypertension. Discusses maternal health access issues across rural-urban commuting (RUCA) codes.
Author(s): Margaret Sugg, Shishir Shakya, Sarah Ulrich, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(2)
Date: 04/2025
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Examines the relationship between maternity care deserts in North Carolina and maternal and infant health. Utilizes 2016-2021 hospitalization records to examine travel distance to care and health outcomes such as cesarean delivery rates, severe maternal morbidity, and hypertension. Discusses maternal health access issues across rural-urban commuting (RUCA) codes.
Author(s): Margaret Sugg, Shishir Shakya, Sarah Ulrich, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 41(2)
Date: 04/2025
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Job Assessments and the Anticipated Retention of Behavioral Health Clinicians Working in U.S. Health Professional Shortage Areas
Examines perspectives of behavioral health clinicians working in Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (mHPSAs) related to their anticipated retention in an mHPSA. Examines 2016-2023 survey feedback from 2,587 respondents regarding their anticipated retention, with data breakdowns according to demographics, professional characteristics, education debt, and rural versus urban location.
Author(s): Donald E. Pathman, Lisa de Saxe Zerden, Thomas R. Konrad, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 25, 592
Date: 04/2025
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Examines perspectives of behavioral health clinicians working in Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (mHPSAs) related to their anticipated retention in an mHPSA. Examines 2016-2023 survey feedback from 2,587 respondents regarding their anticipated retention, with data breakdowns according to demographics, professional characteristics, education debt, and rural versus urban location.
Author(s): Donald E. Pathman, Lisa de Saxe Zerden, Thomas R. Konrad, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 25, 592
Date: 04/2025
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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 Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area Service Areas
Illustrates the Primary Care 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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Illustrates the Primary Care 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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Medically Underserved Areas and Medically Underserved Populations in Washington
Shows full or partial areas of counties designated as a Medically Underserved Area (MUA) or Medically Underserved Population (MUP) in Washington
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Washington State Department of Health
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Shows full or partial areas of counties designated as a Medically Underserved Area (MUA) or Medically Underserved Population (MUP) in Washington
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Washington State Department of Health
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Federally Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas for Mental Care in Washington
Shows full or partial areas of counties designated as Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in Washington.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Washington State Department of Health
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Shows full or partial areas of counties designated as Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in Washington.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Washington State Department of Health
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