Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Recruitment and retention of health professionals
Remote Work: How US State Practices Affect Rural Local Public Health
Examines perspectives on remote work in rural local health departments (LHDs) and state health departments, using interview data from 14 rural LHD leaders. Discusses benefits and complications of remote work for LHD staff recruitment and retention, communication with state health department staff, and more.
Author(s): Paula M. Kett, Kelly Chadwick, Betty Bekemeier
Citation: American Journal of Public Health
Date: 06/2026
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Examines perspectives on remote work in rural local health departments (LHDs) and state health departments, using interview data from 14 rural LHD leaders. Discusses benefits and complications of remote work for LHD staff recruitment and retention, communication with state health department staff, and more.
Author(s): Paula M. Kett, Kelly Chadwick, Betty Bekemeier
Citation: American Journal of Public Health
Date: 06/2026
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Promoting Your Teaching Health Center Dental Residency
Toolkit offering strategies to reach dental students and encourage them to consider residency programs in Teaching Health Centers. Full access to toolkit requires a free Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) account.
Date: 06/2026
Sponsoring organizations: 3RNET, THCGME.org, The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
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Toolkit offering strategies to reach dental students and encourage them to consider residency programs in Teaching Health Centers. Full access to toolkit requires a free Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) account.
Date: 06/2026
Sponsoring organizations: 3RNET, THCGME.org, The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
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Governors' Policy Actions on Behavioral Health Access
Provides examples of behavioral health priorities outlined in state Rural Health Transformation Programs, including integrated care models, scaling telehealth services, and workforce incentives. Describes how states can incorporate supplemental grant funding to promote sustainable growth of the behavioral health workforce.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Governors Association
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Provides examples of behavioral health priorities outlined in state Rural Health Transformation Programs, including integrated care models, scaling telehealth services, and workforce incentives. Describes how states can incorporate supplemental grant funding to promote sustainable growth of the behavioral health workforce.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Governors Association
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Rural Health Transformation Fund: Workforce Trends and Implications for Rural Care
Webinar presenting findings from a review of all 50 state Rural Health Transformation Fund plans, examining how workforce issues are framed, strategies that states are prioritizing, and how telehealth and digital health are reflected in workforce planning. Also explores the challenge of maintaining the workforce needed to support technology-enabled care in rural settings.
Additional links: PowerPoint, Transcript
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
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Webinar presenting findings from a review of all 50 state Rural Health Transformation Fund plans, examining how workforce issues are framed, strategies that states are prioritizing, and how telehealth and digital health are reflected in workforce planning. Also explores the challenge of maintaining the workforce needed to support technology-enabled care in rural settings.
Additional links: PowerPoint, Transcript
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
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Governors' Policy Actions in Rural Health Workforce
Describes policy actions taken by governors to advance healthcare career pathways, education and training, and recruitment and retention, as well as policies related to licensure and scope of practice. Includes examples from state Rural Health Transformation Program project narratives.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Governors Association
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Describes policy actions taken by governors to advance healthcare career pathways, education and training, and recruitment and retention, as well as policies related to licensure and scope of practice. Includes examples from state Rural Health Transformation Program project narratives.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Governors Association
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North Carolina Health Care Provider Placement Services: 2025 Profile
Fact sheet on funding, performance measures, and economic impact of the North Carolina Health Care Provider Placement Services program. Includes a county-level map showing provider placement and financial incentive locations.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
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Fact sheet on funding, performance measures, and economic impact of the North Carolina Health Care Provider Placement Services program. Includes a county-level map showing provider placement and financial incentive locations.
Date: 05/2026
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
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Assessing Disruption Impact on Quality Improvement Activities Designed to Improve HPV Vaccination in Rural Primary Care
Assesses the types and impacts of disruptions to clinical practice on Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination quality improvement projects in rural primary care clinics in Oregon. Includes quantitative findings for 41 clinics as well as qualitative findings for 8 of those clinics. Discusses staffing and organization structures, COVID-19, and electronic health record systems, noting factors driving resilience during disruption.
Author(s): Chrystal Barnes, NithyaPriya Ramalingam, Steele Valenzuela, et al.
Citation: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 17
Date: 03/2026
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Assesses the types and impacts of disruptions to clinical practice on Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination quality improvement projects in rural primary care clinics in Oregon. Includes quantitative findings for 41 clinics as well as qualitative findings for 8 of those clinics. Discusses staffing and organization structures, COVID-19, and electronic health record systems, noting factors driving resilience during disruption.
Author(s): Chrystal Barnes, NithyaPriya Ramalingam, Steele Valenzuela, et al.
Citation: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 17
Date: 03/2026
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Strengthening the Rural Health Workforce
Discusses legislation passed by state legislatures to address rural healthcare workforce challenges. Describes policies related to measuring the health workforce, encouraging rural practice, enhancing access to specialty care, and retaining rural healthcare professionals.
Author(s): Kelsie George
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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Discusses legislation passed by state legislatures to address rural healthcare workforce challenges. Describes policies related to measuring the health workforce, encouraging rural practice, enhancing access to specialty care, and retaining rural healthcare professionals.
Author(s): Kelsie George
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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Allied Health Workforce: Supporting Rural Providers, with Chris Laman
An episode of the Exploring Rural Health podcast featuring Chris Laman, Vice President of Strategy at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria, Oregon. Focuses on the hospital's work developing and maintaining the rural allied health workforce. Part 2 in a 3-part series from the December 2025 Health Innovation Potluck held in Hutchinson, Kansas.
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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An episode of the Exploring Rural Health podcast featuring Chris Laman, Vice President of Strategy at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria, Oregon. Focuses on the hospital's work developing and maintaining the rural allied health workforce. Part 2 in a 3-part series from the December 2025 Health Innovation Potluck held in Hutchinson, Kansas.
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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'Our Peers Can Be The Best Teachers': Rural Hospitals Learn From One Another at Innovation Potluck
Highlights the second annual Rural Workforce Innovation Potluck, which brought together healthcare professionals from around the country to share experiences in rural recruitment, retention, and bridging workforce gaps.
Author(s): Gretel Kauffman
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Highlights the second annual Rural Workforce Innovation Potluck, which brought together healthcare professionals from around the country to share experiences in rural recruitment, retention, and bridging workforce gaps.
Author(s): Gretel Kauffman
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 03/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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