Virginia Resources

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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Virginia Department of Health Data Commons
Tool providing opportunities to explore current data insights in Virginia regions, communities, or neighborhoods. Features the Virginia State Office of Rural Health's seven priority metrics, to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the overall health and well-being of Virginia's rural communities.
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health
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Virginia Project ECHO
Connects groups of community providers with healthcare specialists in collaborative sessions that offer case-based learning and mentorship to help them gain the expertise required to provides specialty care to patients with complex health conditions. Offers continuing medical education (CME) units and continuing nursing education units.
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health
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Journal of Appalachian Health
Highlights issues relating to the health and wellness of rural Appalachian communities. Features peer-reviewed, open access research on health outcomes in Appalachia.
Sponsoring organization: University of Kentucky College of Public Health
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The Rural Health Voice
Podcast discusses various issues pertaining to rural healthcare in Virginia. Features interviews with state, local, and national leaders in rural health care.
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Rural Health Association
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Virginia Health Opportunity Index
Allows the user to examine health opportunities and challenges at the census tract level, by county, or by independent city for the state of Virginia. Utilizes 13 indicators addressing the social determinants of health. These indicators are grouped into four profiles or measures focused on the natural and social environment, consumer resources, economic opportunities, and access to health services.
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health: Office of Health Equity
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Virginia Shortage Designation Resources
Maps and data for shortage designations in the state of Virginia. Includes maps for Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), dental health HPSAs, and primary care HPSAs. Also provides information for finding HPSAs and Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs) by address and locality.
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health
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Virginia Health Data Portal
Interactive tool providing health-related data for Virginia. Includes information about cancer, chronic disease, communicable disease, demographics, drinking water, heath behavior, injury and violence, maternal and child health, opioid addiction, sexually transmitted infection, and social determinants of health.
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health
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Virginia Healthcare Workforce Data Findings
Provides a collection of health workforce reports for a wide range of professions in Virginia. Includes provider demographics, geographic distribution, income, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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ERS State Fact Sheet: Virginia
State-level data on population, poverty, food security, educational attainment, employment, and income. Includes data for rural areas, urban areas, and the state as a whole.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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