Rural Health
Resources by State: Indiana
Strengthening Indiana's Clinical Training: Exploring Opportunities to Support Clinical Preceptors through Tax Credits
Provides background on healthcare workforce development in Indiana and utilizing state income tax credit programs to help recruit and retain clinical preceptors. Provides case studies on preceptor tax credit programs from Colorado and Hawai'i, with the Colorado program focusing on rural and frontier settings. Includes policy suggestions for incorporating similar funding mechanisms in Indiana to support clinical preceptors and develop the healthcare workforce.
Date: 01/2025
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Provides background on healthcare workforce development in Indiana and utilizing state income tax credit programs to help recruit and retain clinical preceptors. Provides case studies on preceptor tax credit programs from Colorado and Hawai'i, with the Colorado program focusing on rural and frontier settings. Includes policy suggestions for incorporating similar funding mechanisms in Indiana to support clinical preceptors and develop the healthcare workforce.
Date: 01/2025
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Substance Use Prevalence Among Indiana Youth
Provides 2024 information on substance use among youth in Indiana, with data on 30-day use rates, highest use substances, monthly use of electronic vapor products and other substances, and prevalence rates of rural student substance use.
Date: 12/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Youth Institute
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Provides 2024 information on substance use among youth in Indiana, with data on 30-day use rates, highest use substances, monthly use of electronic vapor products and other substances, and prevalence rates of rural student substance use.
Date: 12/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Youth Institute
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Evaluation of a Pilot College Student-Based Physical Activity Implementation Strategy in a Rural Middle School
Evaluates a college student-led physical activity program in a rural Indiana middle school to determine feasibility related to recruitment, retention, implementation, attendance, acceptability, and cost. Discusses challenges with implementation in rural settings.
Author(s): Megan M. Kwaiser, Andrew M. Medellin, Janette M. Watkins, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(12), 1645
Date: 12/2024
Type: Document
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Evaluates a college student-led physical activity program in a rural Indiana middle school to determine feasibility related to recruitment, retention, implementation, attendance, acceptability, and cost. Discusses challenges with implementation in rural settings.
Author(s): Megan M. Kwaiser, Andrew M. Medellin, Janette M. Watkins, et al.
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(12), 1645
Date: 12/2024
Type: Document
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Indiana Center for Rural Engagement 2023-2024 Impact Report: A Bright Rural Future
Provides information on the Indiana Center for Rural Engagement's activities and engagements through 2024. Discusses projects developed, partnerships formed, educational and arts initiatives, and more.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Center for Rural Engagement
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Provides information on the Indiana Center for Rural Engagement's activities and engagements through 2024. Discusses projects developed, partnerships formed, educational and arts initiatives, and more.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Center for Rural Engagement
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Implementation and Sustainability of Systems Change for Mental Health Promotion and Substance Misuse Prevention: A Qualitative Study
Examines the implementation and sustainability of the Indiana Regional Prevention System (RPS), a community-focused systems change program focused on mental health promotion and substance use prevention, from interviews with 9 active regional coordinators. Discusses the impact of RPS in rural communities.
Author(s): Ashlyn Burns, Haleigh Kampman, Lauren Magee, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 24, 1477
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
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Examines the implementation and sustainability of the Indiana Regional Prevention System (RPS), a community-focused systems change program focused on mental health promotion and substance use prevention, from interviews with 9 active regional coordinators. Discusses the impact of RPS in rural communities.
Author(s): Ashlyn Burns, Haleigh Kampman, Lauren Magee, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 24, 1477
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
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National Rural Health Day: Highlighting Challenges Facing Rural Communities
A blog post that provides an overview of rural health challenges in Indiana and nationwide, such as workforce challenges, hospital closures, lack of access to emergency services, and more. Includes rural versus urban and county-level data points as well as references to additional resources.
Author(s): Zachary Ammerman
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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A blog post that provides an overview of rural health challenges in Indiana and nationwide, such as workforce challenges, hospital closures, lack of access to emergency services, and more. Includes rural versus urban and county-level data points as well as references to additional resources.
Author(s): Zachary Ammerman
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Indiana EMS 2025 Report
Reports on emergency medical services (EMS) in Indiana based on meetings throughout 2023 and 2024 with EMS stakeholders. Focuses on funding and sustainability, operations, education, training, and workforce. Includes discussion on EMS access in rural areas.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Department of Homeland Security
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Reports on emergency medical services (EMS) in Indiana based on meetings throughout 2023 and 2024 with EMS stakeholders. Focuses on funding and sustainability, operations, education, training, and workforce. Includes discussion on EMS access in rural areas.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Department of Homeland Security
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FY 2024: HRSA's Rural Health Grants – Indiana Fact Sheet
HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy investments in Indiana in Fiscal Year 2024. Lists grant recipients, award amounts, award recipient locations, and congressional district.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy investments in Indiana in Fiscal Year 2024. Lists grant recipients, award amounts, award recipient locations, and congressional district.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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2022 Indiana Behavioral Health Workforce Report Series - Indiana Psychologists
Provides an overview of the psychology workforce in Indiana based on 2022 license renewal data. Provides statistics on active licenses, employment and practice location, demographics and education levels, employment characteristics and specialties, populations served, and workforce capacity by county.
Additional links: 2022 Indiana Psychologist Workforce Brief, A Longitudinal Assessment of Diversity in Indiana's Health Workforce, Indiana's Psychologist Workforce Demand
Author(s): Yan Ge, Sierra Vaughn
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Provides an overview of the psychology workforce in Indiana based on 2022 license renewal data. Provides statistics on active licenses, employment and practice location, demographics and education levels, employment characteristics and specialties, populations served, and workforce capacity by county.
Additional links: 2022 Indiana Psychologist Workforce Brief, A Longitudinal Assessment of Diversity in Indiana's Health Workforce, Indiana's Psychologist Workforce Demand
Author(s): Yan Ge, Sierra Vaughn
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Selected Rural Healthcare Facilities in Indiana
Shows the state's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs), and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), as well as Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) sites and short term/PPS (Prospective Payment System) hospitals located in rural areas.
Date: 10/2024
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Shows the state's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs), and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), as well as Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) sites and short term/PPS (Prospective Payment System) hospitals located in rural areas.
Date: 10/2024
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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