Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health workforce supply and demand
Distribution of Physicians in Georgia by Race and Ethnicity: Based on 2019-2020 Licensure Renewal Data and New Licensees
Provides survey data on the race and ethnicity of physicians in Georgia for the year 2020, with comparisons to selected years 2006-2015. Also presents a table showing race, ethnicity, and total physicians in each Georgia county.
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Provides survey data on the race and ethnicity of physicians in Georgia for the year 2020, with comparisons to selected years 2006-2015. Also presents a table showing race, ethnicity, and total physicians in each Georgia county.
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Georgia Physician Practice Settings: Based on 2019-2020 License Renewal and New Licensees
Reports physician practice settings in Georgia for the year 2020, including data for hospitals, single specialty private practices, solo private practices, and more. Provides county-level data on practice setting, population, and total physicians.
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Reports physician practice settings in Georgia for the year 2020, including data for hospitals, single specialty private practices, solo private practices, and more. Provides county-level data on practice setting, population, and total physicians.
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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New Mexico Health & Human Services Data Book, 2022
2022 data book for New Mexico highlighting sociodemographic indicators, substance use, behavioral health, various health conditions, mortality, and more. Includes county profiles outlining a range of demographic, economic, and health data.
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Human Services Department
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2022 data book for New Mexico highlighting sociodemographic indicators, substance use, behavioral health, various health conditions, mortality, and more. Includes county profiles outlining a range of demographic, economic, and health data.
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Human Services Department
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Wisconsin Office of Children's Mental Health 2022 Annual Report
Provides an overview on children's mental health in Wisconsin, with information on well-being trends and demographics, partnerships and response to needs, potential strategies, and more. Includes data on county-level provider to resident ratios, mental health statistics broken down by race/ethnicity as well as social/economic factors, and family stories from rural areas.
Additional links: Briefing, Dashboard, Presentation Slides
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Children's Mental Health
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Provides an overview on children's mental health in Wisconsin, with information on well-being trends and demographics, partnerships and response to needs, potential strategies, and more. Includes data on county-level provider to resident ratios, mental health statistics broken down by race/ethnicity as well as social/economic factors, and family stories from rural areas.
Additional links: Briefing, Dashboard, Presentation Slides
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Children's Mental Health
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2021 Georgia Dental Hygienist Workforce Report: Based on 2020-2021 Licensure Renewal Data
An overview of Georgia's dental hygienist workforce. Includes statistics on distribution of Georgia dental hygienists by age, sex, work hours per week, specialty, and years of licensure. Features county-level maps showing counties without dental hygienists and concentrations of dental hygienists per 100,000 residents as of 2021.
Author(s): Chet Bhasin, Leanna Greenwood, G.E.Alan Dever, Cherri Tucker, Jocelyn Hart
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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An overview of Georgia's dental hygienist workforce. Includes statistics on distribution of Georgia dental hygienists by age, sex, work hours per week, specialty, and years of licensure. Features county-level maps showing counties without dental hygienists and concentrations of dental hygienists per 100,000 residents as of 2021.
Author(s): Chet Bhasin, Leanna Greenwood, G.E.Alan Dever, Cherri Tucker, Jocelyn Hart
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Does Primary Care Availability Mediate the Relationship Between Rurality and Lower Life Expectancy in the United States?
Analyzes if the availability of primary care providers (PCPs) is a factor in life expectancy outcomes in rural areas. Utilizes county-level statistics for the years 2010, 2015, and 2017 to see if rural counties with higher PCP density trended toward higher life expectancy. Includes descriptive statistics that show rural versus urban comparisons for life expectancy, race/ethnicity, education level, income, insurance and employment status, rate of elderly residents, and access to/cost of medical care.
Author(s): Arjun Sharma, Sanjay Basu
Citation: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 13
Date: 2022
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Analyzes if the availability of primary care providers (PCPs) is a factor in life expectancy outcomes in rural areas. Utilizes county-level statistics for the years 2010, 2015, and 2017 to see if rural counties with higher PCP density trended toward higher life expectancy. Includes descriptive statistics that show rural versus urban comparisons for life expectancy, race/ethnicity, education level, income, insurance and employment status, rate of elderly residents, and access to/cost of medical care.
Author(s): Arjun Sharma, Sanjay Basu
Citation: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 13
Date: 2022
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An Assessment of Indiana's Maternity Care Workforce: 2022 Report
Reports on the overall supply and geographic distribution of the maternity care workforce in Indiana including physicians and various types of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). Includes county-level data and maps of maternity care practice settings with indicators for metro and nonmetro counties.
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Reports on the overall supply and geographic distribution of the maternity care workforce in Indiana including physicians and various types of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). Includes county-level data and maps of maternity care practice settings with indicators for metro and nonmetro counties.
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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2021 Georgia Dentist Workforce Report: Based on 2020-2021 Licensure Renewal Data
An overview of Georgia's dental workforce. Includes statistics on distribution of Georgia dentists by age, sex, work hours per week, specialty, and years of licensure. Features county-level maps showing counties without dentists and concentrations of dentists per 100,000 residents as of 2021.
Author(s): Freeman Montaque, Leanna Greenwood, G.E.Alan Dever, Jocelyn Hart
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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An overview of Georgia's dental workforce. Includes statistics on distribution of Georgia dentists by age, sex, work hours per week, specialty, and years of licensure. Features county-level maps showing counties without dentists and concentrations of dentists per 100,000 residents as of 2021.
Author(s): Freeman Montaque, Leanna Greenwood, G.E.Alan Dever, Jocelyn Hart
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Arizona Health Workforce Profile: Direct Care Workers (DCWs)
Brief examining the direct care workforce in Arizona, including a breakdown of home health and personal aides, Nursing Assistants, and Licensed Practical Nurses by small, medium, and large counties. Uses data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Handbook and the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity.
Author(s): B. Koch, S. Coates, C. Drake, D. Derksen
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Brief examining the direct care workforce in Arizona, including a breakdown of home health and personal aides, Nursing Assistants, and Licensed Practical Nurses by small, medium, and large counties. Uses data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Handbook and the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity.
Author(s): B. Koch, S. Coates, C. Drake, D. Derksen
Date: 2022
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Medical School Impact on the Primary Care Physician Shortage in Pennsylvania: Staff Study
Describes training required to become a physician in Pennsylvania and examines issues contributing to primary care physician shortages, including student debt burden, burnout, and low investment in primary care. Features information on primary care initiatives from Pennsylvania's medical schools, including health workforce pipeline programs, and statistics including average number of graduates matching into primary care specialties from each institution, estimates of how many graduates intend to specialize in primary care, and how many are retained by the state. Mentions rural throughout.
Author(s): Bryan W. DeWalt, Stephen J. Kramer, Wendy L. Baker
Date: 12/2021
Sponsoring organization: Joint State Government Commission, General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Describes training required to become a physician in Pennsylvania and examines issues contributing to primary care physician shortages, including student debt burden, burnout, and low investment in primary care. Features information on primary care initiatives from Pennsylvania's medical schools, including health workforce pipeline programs, and statistics including average number of graduates matching into primary care specialties from each institution, estimates of how many graduates intend to specialize in primary care, and how many are retained by the state. Mentions rural throughout.
Author(s): Bryan W. DeWalt, Stephen J. Kramer, Wendy L. Baker
Date: 12/2021
Sponsoring organization: Joint State Government Commission, General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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