Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses
Virginia's Licensed Nurse Practitioner Workforce: 2022
An overview of the licensed nurse practitioner (NP) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2022 Licensed Nurse Practitioner Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of NPs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 10/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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An overview of the licensed nurse practitioner (NP) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2022 Licensed Nurse Practitioner Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of NPs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 10/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Rural Health Clinics: Focusing on the Patient
Brief overview of the history of Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), from their origins in the Rural Health Clinic Services Act of 1977, and into the present, as they continue to provide an array of vital services to rural communities.
Date: 10/2022
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Brief overview of the history of Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), from their origins in the Rural Health Clinic Services Act of 1977, and into the present, as they continue to provide an array of vital services to rural communities.
Date: 10/2022
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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A Career of Influencing Rural Healthcare Delivery: Bill Finerfrock and the NARHC Origin Story
Reviews the founding of the National Association of Rural Health Clinics (NARHC), with insights from long-time NARHC executive director Bill Finerfrock about collaborative work with other rural health organizations to support the Rural Health Clinic program.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 10/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Reviews the founding of the National Association of Rural Health Clinics (NARHC), with insights from long-time NARHC executive director Bill Finerfrock about collaborative work with other rural health organizations to support the Rural Health Clinic program.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 10/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Rural Health Clinic Program at 45 Years: Created for Access and Still Delivering Care
Features rural health policy experts, researchers, and clinicians discussing the impact of the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) program on outpatient healthcare delivery.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 10/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Features rural health policy experts, researchers, and clinicians discussing the impact of the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) program on outpatient healthcare delivery.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 10/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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The Involvement of Rural Health Clinic Practitioners in Cancer Treatment Decisions and Survivorship Care
Results of a survey examining how practitioners from 153 Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) in 36 states are involved in their patients' cancer treatment and survivorship decisions. Features statistics on RHC characteristics, proportions of RHC practitioners who provide care or engage in joint decisions with another practitioner, RHC practitioner roles in cancer survivorship care, and experience with follow-up care for cancer survivors.
Author(s): Whitney E. Zahnd, Allie F. Silverman, Stella Self, et al.
Date: 10/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Results of a survey examining how practitioners from 153 Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) in 36 states are involved in their patients' cancer treatment and survivorship decisions. Features statistics on RHC characteristics, proportions of RHC practitioners who provide care or engage in joint decisions with another practitioner, RHC practitioner roles in cancer survivorship care, and experience with follow-up care for cancer survivors.
Author(s): Whitney E. Zahnd, Allie F. Silverman, Stella Self, et al.
Date: 10/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Changes in the Supply and Rural-Urban Distribution of Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners in the U.S., 2014-2021
Describes the distribution of psychiatric nurse practitioners in U.S. counties by rural or urban location and census division. Features statistics with breakdowns by 6 levels of population density and by year. Includes county-level map showing change in psychiatric nurse practitioners per 100,000 population in rural counties, from 2014-2021.
Author(s): CHA Andrilla, SC Woolcock, LA Garberson, DG Patterson
Date: 10/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Describes the distribution of psychiatric nurse practitioners in U.S. counties by rural or urban location and census division. Features statistics with breakdowns by 6 levels of population density and by year. Includes county-level map showing change in psychiatric nurse practitioners per 100,000 population in rural counties, from 2014-2021.
Author(s): CHA Andrilla, SC Woolcock, LA Garberson, DG Patterson
Date: 10/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Rural Hospital Closures and Burnout
Webinar describing research on rural nurse job outcomes in rural Texas counties with a recent hospital closure. Describes the impact of closures on healthcare access and outcomes for rural residents. Transcript for video available by clicking three dots under the video.
Date: 08/2022
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: University of Texas at Arlington Center for Rural Health and Nursing
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Webinar describing research on rural nurse job outcomes in rural Texas counties with a recent hospital closure. Describes the impact of closures on healthcare access and outcomes for rural residents. Transcript for video available by clicking three dots under the video.
Date: 08/2022
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: University of Texas at Arlington Center for Rural Health and Nursing
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Integration of Rural Nursing in the Curriculum: A Strategy to Increase Nursing Education's Contribution to Population Health
Webinar on integrating rural nursing concepts into a Texas nursing education program. Includes information on the nurse workforce distribution across Texas, healthcare challenges in rural areas, training nursing students in rural areas, telehealth, "grow your own" strategies, and more. Transcript for video available by clicking three dots under the video.
Date: 07/2022
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: University of Texas at Arlington Center for Rural Health and Nursing
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Webinar on integrating rural nursing concepts into a Texas nursing education program. Includes information on the nurse workforce distribution across Texas, healthcare challenges in rural areas, training nursing students in rural areas, telehealth, "grow your own" strategies, and more. Transcript for video available by clicking three dots under the video.
Date: 07/2022
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: University of Texas at Arlington Center for Rural Health and Nursing
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Oregon Primary Care Loan Forgiveness Program (PCLF) Active Awardees by City
Map displays the location and the number of Oregon Primary Care Loan Forgiveness Program (PCLF) recipients by city and county.
Date: 07/2022
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Office of Rural Health
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Map displays the location and the number of Oregon Primary Care Loan Forgiveness Program (PCLF) recipients by city and county.
Date: 07/2022
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Office of Rural Health
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Indiana's Registered Nurse Workforce: Data Report
Information on demographics, education and practice characteristics, license status, and distribution of Indiana registered nurses (RNs) and advanced practice registered nurses (APRN). Includes county-by-county data on capacity and distribution of Indiana RNs and APRNs, with breakdowns by urban or rural location.
Author(s): Analise Dickinson, Mykayla Tobin, Sierra Vaughn, Hannah Maxey
Date: 07/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Information on demographics, education and practice characteristics, license status, and distribution of Indiana registered nurses (RNs) and advanced practice registered nurses (APRN). Includes county-by-county data on capacity and distribution of Indiana RNs and APRNs, with breakdowns by urban or rural location.
Author(s): Analise Dickinson, Mykayla Tobin, Sierra Vaughn, Hannah Maxey
Date: 07/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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