COVID-19 and the Rural Health Workforce: Recommendations to Improve Health in Illinois
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Description
Provides an overview of the healthcare workforce in rural Illinois and describes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Offers policy recommendations to strengthen the rural health workforce in the state, improve service delivery, and enhance access to specialty care via telehealth services.
Date
10/2021
Organization
Southern Illinois University (SIU) Medicine Department of Population Science and Policy
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· COVID-19
· Emergency preparedness and response
· Health workforce
· Health workforce supply and demand
· Infectious diseases
· Recruitment and retention of health professionals
· Statistics and data
· Telehealth
· Illinois