Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health workforce supply and demand
2023 Kentucky Nursing Workforce Report
Reports on Registered Nurses and Advance Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) licensed in Kentucky in 2023. Includes breakdowns by urban and rural location and provides county-by-county APRN to population ratios. Discusses challenges related to nursing workforce distribution.
Author(s): Sierra Williams, Frances Feltner, Sydney P. Howard
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Center for Economic Analysis of Rural Health
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Reports on Registered Nurses and Advance Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) licensed in Kentucky in 2023. Includes breakdowns by urban and rural location and provides county-by-county APRN to population ratios. Discusses challenges related to nursing workforce distribution.
Author(s): Sierra Williams, Frances Feltner, Sydney P. Howard
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Center for Economic Analysis of Rural Health
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An Overview of the Kansas Health Care Workforce
Provides an overview of the Kansas healthcare workforce, with data projected through 2030. Focuses on ambulatory healthcare services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities. Includes metro versus nonmetro wage comparisons for nursing and personal aide occupations.
Author(s): Nathan Kessler
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Labor
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Provides an overview of the Kansas healthcare workforce, with data projected through 2030. Focuses on ambulatory healthcare services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities. Includes metro versus nonmetro wage comparisons for nursing and personal aide occupations.
Author(s): Nathan Kessler
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Department of Labor
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Primary Care Professionals' Perspectives on Tailoring Buprenorphine Training for Rural Practice
Interviewed 23 rural Ohio primary care professionals to identify barriers to prescribing buprenorphine for opioid use disorder treatment. Discusses the need for training addressing rural-specific barriers, limited patient access to required social supports, workforce, and stigma. Offers recommendations based on findings.
Author(s): Cheyenne Fenstemaker, Elizabeth A. Abrams, Benjamin Obringer, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 40(4), 671-680
Date: 2024
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Interviewed 23 rural Ohio primary care professionals to identify barriers to prescribing buprenorphine for opioid use disorder treatment. Discusses the need for training addressing rural-specific barriers, limited patient access to required social supports, workforce, and stigma. Offers recommendations based on findings.
Author(s): Cheyenne Fenstemaker, Elizabeth A. Abrams, Benjamin Obringer, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health, 40(4), 671-680
Date: 2024
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2022 Indiana Behavioral Health Workforce Demand Brief
Provides information on county-level demand for various behavioral health professions in Indiana, as well as job growth rates at the state and national level. Includes data on addiction and mental health counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Provides information on county-level demand for various behavioral health professions in Indiana, as well as job growth rates at the state and national level. Includes data on addiction and mental health counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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2023 Indiana EMS Workforce Assessment
Provides an overview of the emergency medical services (EMS) workforce in Indiana. Focuses on sustainable EMS workforce tracking, pipeline and retention assessments, and county-level workforce needs. Includes county-level data on population characteristics, such as uninsurance, opioid use, and emergency department utilization rates as compared to EMS workforce characteristics and supply in each respective county.
Author(s): Mykayla Tobin, Becky Boustani, Courtney Medlock, Sierra Vaughn, Hannah L. Maxey
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Provides an overview of the emergency medical services (EMS) workforce in Indiana. Focuses on sustainable EMS workforce tracking, pipeline and retention assessments, and county-level workforce needs. Includes county-level data on population characteristics, such as uninsurance, opioid use, and emergency department utilization rates as compared to EMS workforce characteristics and supply in each respective county.
Author(s): Mykayla Tobin, Becky Boustani, Courtney Medlock, Sierra Vaughn, Hannah L. Maxey
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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2024 Status of Women and Girls in Minnesota
Report examining economic opportunity, safety, health and wellness, and leadership equality among women and girls in Minnesota based on data from the American Community Survey, Minnesota Student Survey, and other sources. Highlights disparities in healthcare access, food security, and environmental health for rural populations.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organizations: Center on Women, Gender and Public Policy, University of Minnesota, Women's Foundation of Minnesota
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Report examining economic opportunity, safety, health and wellness, and leadership equality among women and girls in Minnesota based on data from the American Community Survey, Minnesota Student Survey, and other sources. Highlights disparities in healthcare access, food security, and environmental health for rural populations.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organizations: Center on Women, Gender and Public Policy, University of Minnesota, Women's Foundation of Minnesota
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Modeling Early Detection and Geographic Variation in Health System Capacity for Alzheimer's Disease–Modifying Therapies
Examines the impact of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) to slow the progression of early-stage Alzheimer's disease (AD) and the availability of DMTs across the U.S. Discusses wait times for DMTs in rural versus urban areas and provides U.S. maps showing demographic and healthcare workforce supply data by county.
Author(s): Jodi L. Liu, Lawrence Baker, Annie Chen, Jessie Wang, Federico Girosi
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Examines the impact of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) to slow the progression of early-stage Alzheimer's disease (AD) and the availability of DMTs across the U.S. Discusses wait times for DMTs in rural versus urban areas and provides U.S. maps showing demographic and healthcare workforce supply data by county.
Author(s): Jodi L. Liu, Lawrence Baker, Annie Chen, Jessie Wang, Federico Girosi
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Oregon J-1 Physician Placements by County: 2002-2023
Details the number and location by county of J-1 visa physician placements in the state of Oregon from 2002 to 2023.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Health Authority
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Details the number and location by county of J-1 visa physician placements in the state of Oregon from 2002 to 2023.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Health Authority
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Oregon J-1 Physician Placements by City: 2002-2023
Details the number and location by city of J-1 visa physician placements in the state of Oregon from 2002 to 2023.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Health Authority
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Details the number and location by city of J-1 visa physician placements in the state of Oregon from 2002 to 2023.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Health Authority
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Washington State Data Snapshot: Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners (ARNPs)
Highlights data and characteristics, such as age, sex, and number of licenses, for advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNPs) in rural and urban Washington State.
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: Washington Center for Nursing
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Highlights data and characteristics, such as age, sex, and number of licenses, for advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNPs) in rural and urban Washington State.
Date: 12/2023
Sponsoring organization: Washington Center for Nursing
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