Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health workforce supply and demand
How Tribal Medical Education Programs Could Solve the Rural Health Care Crisis with Natasha Bray, DO
Highlights a partnership between The Cherokee Nation and the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine to address physician recruitment and retention in tribal communities. Discusses physician residencies, cultural competency, national physician shortages, and lessons learned. Transcript beneath podcast player.
Date: 01/2024
Sponsoring organization: American Medical Association
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Highlights a partnership between The Cherokee Nation and the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine to address physician recruitment and retention in tribal communities. Discusses physician residencies, cultural competency, national physician shortages, and lessons learned. Transcript beneath podcast player.
Date: 01/2024
Sponsoring organization: American Medical Association
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Status Report of the Alabama Primary Care Physician Workforce, 2024
Discusses distribution of Alabama's primary care physicians (PCPs) and their availability to state residents. Features county-level maps showing 78 Alabama cities and towns and the practice locations of PCPs, Alabama towns and cities with shortages of PCPs and those with an adequate number or a surplus of PCPs as of 2024, and statistics on physician need in Alabama population centers as of 2025, with breakdowns by urban or rural location.
Author(s): Heather Crow, William H. Coleman, Kyle Siegrist, Caleb Lenox
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Office of Healthcare Workforce
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Discusses distribution of Alabama's primary care physicians (PCPs) and their availability to state residents. Features county-level maps showing 78 Alabama cities and towns and the practice locations of PCPs, Alabama towns and cities with shortages of PCPs and those with an adequate number or a surplus of PCPs as of 2024, and statistics on physician need in Alabama population centers as of 2025, with breakdowns by urban or rural location.
Author(s): Heather Crow, William H. Coleman, Kyle Siegrist, Caleb Lenox
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Office of Healthcare Workforce
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National Health Service Corps 2023 Report to Congress
Details program accomplishments of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), provides updates on Health Professional Shortage Area designations, explains recruitment efforts for NHSC Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs, provides estimates on number of patients seen by NHSC clinicians, and details short- and long-term retention rates. Features state-by-state data with breakdowns by urban and rural locations.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Details program accomplishments of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC), provides updates on Health Professional Shortage Area designations, explains recruitment efforts for NHSC Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs, provides estimates on number of patients seen by NHSC clinicians, and details short- and long-term retention rates. Features state-by-state data with breakdowns by urban and rural locations.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Arizona Healthcare Employment, Projections, and Wage Report
Data visualization on current and projected healthcare employment by county in Arizona, utilizing Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics data. Data may be sorted by health profession and county, metro versus non metro area, level of rurality, and more.
Author(s): B Koch, C Drake, S Coates
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Data visualization on current and projected healthcare employment by county in Arizona, utilizing Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics data. Data may be sorted by health profession and county, metro versus non metro area, level of rurality, and more.
Author(s): B Koch, C Drake, S Coates
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Arizona Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers Report
Data visualization on supply and demand of physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in Arizona from health professional licensing board data. Breaks down data by county, level of rurality, and tribal area.
Author(s): D Derksen, B Koch, C Drake, S Coates
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Data visualization on supply and demand of physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in Arizona from health professional licensing board data. Breaks down data by county, level of rurality, and tribal area.
Author(s): D Derksen, B Koch, C Drake, S Coates
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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The Status of the Nebraska Healthcare Workforce: Update 2023
Provides data on the Nebraska healthcare workforce by position as well as forecasts of workforce supply and demand through 2030. Includes number of healthcare professionals by county as well as metro versus nonmetro comparisons.
Author(s): Josie Schafer, Morgan Vogel, Tara Grell, Meagan Paez, Amanda Parker
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Provides data on the Nebraska healthcare workforce by position as well as forecasts of workforce supply and demand through 2030. Includes number of healthcare professionals by county as well as metro versus nonmetro comparisons.
Author(s): Josie Schafer, Morgan Vogel, Tara Grell, Meagan Paez, Amanda Parker
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report
Features information on notable accomplishments of 2024, a financial summary, undergraduate medical education, and graduate medical education in Georgia. Includes a section on physicians for rural areas, with statistics on numbers of award recipients in various loan repayment programs.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Features information on notable accomplishments of 2024, a financial summary, undergraduate medical education, and graduate medical education in Georgia. Includes a section on physicians for rural areas, with statistics on numbers of award recipients in various loan repayment programs.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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State of Nursing in Kansas, 2024 Dashboard
Provides interactive data on the nursing profession in Kansas, with information on nurse demographics, work characteristics, and more. Includes county-level maps showing number of employed registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses/licensed vocational nurses (LPNs/LVNs), and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs).
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Nursing Workforce Center
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Provides interactive data on the nursing profession in Kansas, with information on nurse demographics, work characteristics, and more. Includes county-level maps showing number of employed registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses/licensed vocational nurses (LPNs/LVNs), and advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs).
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Nursing Workforce Center
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Kentucky Medical Laboratory Science Workforce Report 2024
Offers definitions of different types of medical laboratory science occupations, and features projected supply and demand in Kentucky and average salaries. Includes a section on the Medical Laboratory Science program offered at the University of Kentucky's Hazard campus, in rural eastern Kentucky.
Author(s): Frances J. Feltner, Caleb K. Williams, William Mace Baker
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health
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Offers definitions of different types of medical laboratory science occupations, and features projected supply and demand in Kentucky and average salaries. Includes a section on the Medical Laboratory Science program offered at the University of Kentucky's Hazard campus, in rural eastern Kentucky.
Author(s): Frances J. Feltner, Caleb K. Williams, William Mace Baker
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health
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Hawai'i State Center for Nursing 2024 Annual Report: A Report for Governor Josh Green and the Hawai'i State Legislature
Provides an overview of the Hawaiʻi State Center for Nursing's activities in Fiscal Year 2024. Reports on the Center's funding structure, education and training programs, data gathering and research activities, and other efforts to improve nursing workforce recruitment, retention, and ability to provide high-quality care. Identifies workforce trends, and strategies for improvement. Highlights rural needs and projects.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Hawai'i State Center for Nursing
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Provides an overview of the Hawaiʻi State Center for Nursing's activities in Fiscal Year 2024. Reports on the Center's funding structure, education and training programs, data gathering and research activities, and other efforts to improve nursing workforce recruitment, retention, and ability to provide high-quality care. Identifies workforce trends, and strategies for improvement. Highlights rural needs and projects.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Hawai'i State Center for Nursing
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