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Virginia Community Services Boards Behavioral Health Services: 2022
Report on activities of Virginia's Community Services Boards (CSBs), the state's primary mechanism for providing publicly funded behavioral health services in local communities. Includes a section on CSBs' role in providing services to rural areas. Features statistics on numbers of substance use disorder and mental health consumers, with breakdowns by urban and rural CSBs.
Date: 12/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
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The Nursing Shortage and its Consequences in Rural Virginia
Policy brief exploring the statewide nursing shortage in Virginia, with a focus on rural areas. Offers insights into the cause of the crisis as well as areas for improvement. Features statistics on the number of healthcare workers who left their jobs from 2000-2022, leading to an overall healthcare workforce shortage.
Author(s): Sety Abooali
Date: 11/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: West Virginia State Office of Rural Health
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FY 2022: HRSA's Rural Health Grants – Virginia Fact Sheet
HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy investments in Virginia in Fiscal Year 2022. Lists grant and cooperative agreement recipients, award amounts, award recipient locations, and congressional district.
Date: 11/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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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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Virginia's Certified Nurse Aide Workforce: 2022
An overview of the certified nurse aide (CNA) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2022 Certified Nurse Aide Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of CNAs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas of Virginia.
Date: 10/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Virginia's Licensed Practical Nurse Workforce: 2022
An overview of the licensed practical nurse (LPN) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2022 Licensed Practical Nurse Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of LPNs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas of Virginia.
Date: 10/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Virginia's Registered Nurse Workforce: 2022
An overview of the registered nurse (RN) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2022 Registered Nurse Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of RNs 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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The Appalachian Region: A Data Overview from the 2016-2020 American Community Survey Chartbook
State- and county-level information on population, age, race and ethnicity, housing occupancy, education, labor force, employment, income, health insurance coverage, disability, and veteran status, for the 13 Appalachian states. Features statistics with breakdowns by 5 levels of population density. Includes data explorer options for Appalachian categories such as population and age, education, income and poverty, computer and broadband access, rural Appalachia versus rural America, and employment and commuting.
Author(s): Kelvin Pollard, Linda A. Jacobsen
Date: 09/2022
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Appalachian Regional Commission, Population Reference Bureau
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Consumer Finances in Rural Appalachia
Describes the financial needs and challenges of consumers in rural Appalachia. Features sections on consumer finance profiles, including a section on medical debt, and consumer distress and delinquencies. Appendix A includes state-level statistics for the 13 Appalachian states, including percent of rural people with medical debt in the state.
Author(s): Matthew Liu, Cooper Luce, Michael Orevba, Shawn Sebastian, Cortnie Shupe
Date: 09/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Virginia's Speech-Language Pathology Workforce: 2022
An overview of the speech-language pathologist (SLP) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2022 Speech-Language Pathologist Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of SLPs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 08/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Last Updated: 3/21/2023