Kentucky Resources
Kentucky's Primary Care Workforce Shortages 2016-2025 and Recommendations for Increasing the Production of Primary Care Physicians for Kentucky
Presents data and information about the Kentucky primary care workforce, describes trainee pipelines supplying new physicians, and recommends strategies and tactics for improving this workforce. Includes statistics on various types of primary care providers in rural Kentucky, and support for the idea that rural background and rural clinical rotations are factors in primary care career choices by medical school graduates.
Author(s): Kevin A. Pearce, Carol Hustedde, Linda M. Asher, et al.
Date: 11/2016
Sponsoring organization: University of Kentucky College of Medicine
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Presents data and information about the Kentucky primary care workforce, describes trainee pipelines supplying new physicians, and recommends strategies and tactics for improving this workforce. Includes statistics on various types of primary care providers in rural Kentucky, and support for the idea that rural background and rural clinical rotations are factors in primary care career choices by medical school graduates.
Author(s): Kevin A. Pearce, Carol Hustedde, Linda M. Asher, et al.
Date: 11/2016
Sponsoring organization: University of Kentucky College of Medicine
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Increases in Acute Hepatitis B Virus Infections - Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia, 2006-2013
Reports on increased rates of hepatitis B infections in three Appalachian states, particularly among injection drug users and in non-urban areas.
Author(s): Aaron M. Harris, Kashif Iqbal, Sarah Schillie, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 65(3), 47-50
Date: 01/2016
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports on increased rates of hepatitis B infections in three Appalachian states, particularly among injection drug users and in non-urban areas.
Author(s): Aaron M. Harris, Kashif Iqbal, Sarah Schillie, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 65(3), 47-50
Date: 01/2016
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Kentucky Rural Health Transformation
Provides information on Kentucky's Rural Health Transformation Program. Presents an overview of proposed initiatives and includes links to components of Kentucky's program application, including the project narrative, project summary, letters of support, and supporting documentation.
Additional links: Project Narrative, Project Summary, Supporting Documentation
Sponsoring organization: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
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Provides information on Kentucky's Rural Health Transformation Program. Presents an overview of proposed initiatives and includes links to components of Kentucky's program application, including the project narrative, project summary, letters of support, and supporting documentation.
Additional links: Project Narrative, Project Summary, Supporting Documentation
Sponsoring organization: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
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Kentucky Office of Rural Health Events Calendar
Shares a calendar of events to support rural healthcare professionals in Kentucky. Highlights webinars, conferences, and workshops.
Sponsoring organization: Kentucky Office of Rural Health
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Shares a calendar of events to support rural healthcare professionals in Kentucky. Highlights webinars, conferences, and workshops.
Sponsoring organization: Kentucky Office of Rural Health
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Kentucky County Data Profiles
Dashboard providing interactive charts and graphs on a variety of topics by county for Kentucky. Covers healthcare, housing, broadband access, economics, workforce, agriculture, and more. Healthcare-specific topics include employment, providers, obesity, smoking, uninsured population, and physical activity.
Sponsoring organization: Blueprint Kentucky
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Dashboard providing interactive charts and graphs on a variety of topics by county for Kentucky. Covers healthcare, housing, broadband access, economics, workforce, agriculture, and more. Healthcare-specific topics include employment, providers, obesity, smoking, uninsured population, and physical activity.
Sponsoring organization: Blueprint Kentucky
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Kentucky Rural Health Association - Upcoming Events
Provides information on events hosted by the Kentucky Rural Health Association, including workshops, trainings, and annual conferences.
Sponsoring organization: Kentucky Rural Health Association
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Provides information on events hosted by the Kentucky Rural Health Association, including workshops, trainings, and annual conferences.
Sponsoring organization: Kentucky Rural Health Association
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Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky - Events
List of upcoming webinars and trainings from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and partner organizations. Events cover family and intimate partner violence, farmer mental health, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
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List of upcoming webinars and trainings from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and partner organizations. Events cover family and intimate partner violence, farmer mental health, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
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Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center - Virtual Office Hours and Events
Lists the virtual office hours hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center (MATRC), including recurring question and answer sessions related to telehealth technology, telemental health, school-based telehealth, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center
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Lists the virtual office hours hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center (MATRC), including recurring question and answer sessions related to telehealth technology, telemental health, school-based telehealth, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center
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Cardiovascular & Cancer Rates for the Rural Delta Region
Interactive mapping tool showing 13 health measures for people in Delta Region counties/parishes. Allows users to compare rates by county, rural or urban status, to peer counties, to the national average, to national quartiles, by Health Resources and Services Administration regions, and by states.
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Interactive mapping tool showing 13 health measures for people in Delta Region counties/parishes. Allows users to compare rates by county, rural or urban status, to peer counties, to the national average, to national quartiles, by Health Resources and Services Administration regions, and by states.
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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University of Louisville (Kentucky) Project ECHO
A telementoring program dedicated to sharing knowledge of experts and expanding the capacity of healthcare professionals to provide specialty care for underserved individuals. Currently offers five tracks with a focus on older adults.
Sponsoring organization: University of Louisville Trager Institute
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A telementoring program dedicated to sharing knowledge of experts and expanding the capacity of healthcare professionals to provide specialty care for underserved individuals. Currently offers five tracks with a focus on older adults.
Sponsoring organization: University of Louisville Trager Institute
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Last Updated: 1/22/2026