Georgia Resources
Confronting the Crisis: Actions to Address Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Among Black Women in Rural Georgia
Discusses the issue of maternal mortality among Black women in rural Georgia. Focuses on policy, proposed solutions and strategies, and community-based collaborations that can provide improved maternal healthcare access to rural areas of Georgia.
Author(s): Jalen Robinson, Jaliyah Screen, Carey Roth Bayer
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 22
Date: 07/2025
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Discusses the issue of maternal mortality among Black women in rural Georgia. Focuses on policy, proposed solutions and strategies, and community-based collaborations that can provide improved maternal healthcare access to rural areas of Georgia.
Author(s): Jalen Robinson, Jaliyah Screen, Carey Roth Bayer
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 22
Date: 07/2025
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Georgia Farmworker Health Program
Describes the Georgia Farmworker Health Program (GFHP) and gives contact information for all GFHP clinic sites.
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia State Office of Rural Health
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Describes the Georgia Farmworker Health Program (GFHP) and gives contact information for all GFHP clinic sites.
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia State Office of Rural Health
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Georgia Rural Behavioral Health Workforce
Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in Georgia in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Offers maps and tables of the supply and distribution of behavioral health clinicians in Georgia in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Georgia Rural Primary Care Workforce
Offers maps and tables of the primary care workforce distribution in Georgia in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Offers maps and tables of the primary care workforce distribution in Georgia in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Georgia Rural Obstetrical Workforce
Offers maps and tables of the obstetricians and advanced practice midwives workforce distribution in Georgia in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Offers maps and tables of the obstetricians and advanced practice midwives workforce distribution in Georgia in 2025. Includes county-level data and rural and urban comparisons.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 06/2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Mapping Disparities in Access to Lecanemab in Georgia
Analyzes access to Alzheimer's disease (AD) treatments in Georgia. Analyzes location of and drive times to lecanemab infusion sites and amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) scan facilities across the state. Discusses issues of access in rural counties.
Author(s): Niying Li, Samruddhi Nandkumar Borate, Kai Zhang, et al.
Citation: Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 21(4)
Date: 04/2025
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Analyzes access to Alzheimer's disease (AD) treatments in Georgia. Analyzes location of and drive times to lecanemab infusion sites and amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) scan facilities across the state. Discusses issues of access in rural counties.
Author(s): Niying Li, Samruddhi Nandkumar Borate, Kai Zhang, et al.
Citation: Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 21(4)
Date: 04/2025
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Opioid Overdose Surveillance Preliminary District Report: Georgia, 2023
Describes district-level fatal and nonfatal opioid-involved overdoses in Georgia from 2021-2023. Covers prescription opioids and illicit opioids, and features statistics on demographics, overdose deaths, and emergency department (ED) visits, with breakdowns by district, drug type, and year. Includes county-level maps with shadings showing ranges of opioid-involved deaths and ED visits per 100,000.
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Department of Public Health
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Describes district-level fatal and nonfatal opioid-involved overdoses in Georgia from 2021-2023. Covers prescription opioids and illicit opioids, and features statistics on demographics, overdose deaths, and emergency department (ED) visits, with breakdowns by district, drug type, and year. Includes county-level maps with shadings showing ranges of opioid-involved deaths and ED visits per 100,000.
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Department of Public Health
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Evaluating Access to Psychosocial Services for the Medicaid-Insured Children in Georgia
Assesses mental health workforce supply and demand for psychosocial services for the Medicaid-insured children in Georgia, and examines the impact of policy interventions to increase availability of services for the Medicaid-insured population. Analyzes factors associated with unmet demand, including data on rurality, travel distance, and more.
Author(s): Yujia Xie, Pravara Harati, Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa, Nicoleta Serban
Citation: BMC Public Health, 25, 244
Date: 01/2025
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Assesses mental health workforce supply and demand for psychosocial services for the Medicaid-insured children in Georgia, and examines the impact of policy interventions to increase availability of services for the Medicaid-insured population. Analyzes factors associated with unmet demand, including data on rurality, travel distance, and more.
Author(s): Yujia Xie, Pravara Harati, Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa, Nicoleta Serban
Citation: BMC Public Health, 25, 244
Date: 01/2025
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Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce Loan Repayment & Scholarship Awards Report: Fiscal Year 2025
Features sections on the Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance Program (PRAAP) and the Dentists for Rural Areas Assistance Program (DRAAP). Features county-level maps showing areas with improved access to care due to PRAAP and DRAAP.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Features sections on the Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance Program (PRAAP) and the Dentists for Rural Areas Assistance Program (DRAAP). Features county-level maps showing areas with improved access to care due to PRAAP and DRAAP.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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2025 Autism in Rural Georgia Conference
A playlist of recorded webinars focused on autism care in rural communities, supporting families and children with autism, feeding and nutrition, growth and development, Georgia's state autism plan, and more.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center
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A playlist of recorded webinars focused on autism care in rural communities, supporting families and children with autism, feeding and nutrition, growth and development, Georgia's state autism plan, and more.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center
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