Rural Health
Resources by State: Nevada
Physician Workforce in Nevada: A Chartbook - 2023 Edition
Provides data on the supply and geographic distribution by county, including rural and frontier, of physicians in Nevada.
Author(s): John Packham, Tabor Griswold, Nicole Mwalili, Amanda Brown, Laima Etchegoyhen
Date: 10/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Health Workforce Research Center
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Provides data on the supply and geographic distribution by county, including rural and frontier, of physicians in Nevada.
Author(s): John Packham, Tabor Griswold, Nicole Mwalili, Amanda Brown, Laima Etchegoyhen
Date: 10/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Health Workforce Research Center
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Nevada Medicaid Cost Driver Analysis
Report analyzing Medicaid data from 2016-2022 to determine drivers of healthcare costs in Nevada. Data analyzed by plan type, service category, geography, age, and sex.
Date: 09/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Report analyzing Medicaid data from 2016-2022 to determine drivers of healthcare costs in Nevada. Data analyzed by plan type, service category, geography, age, and sex.
Date: 09/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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State of Nevada Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Prevention Plan
Plan outlining both current and proposed services and interventions offered for child welfare in Nevada, discussing prevention, evaluation, child monitoring, and workforce support. Discusses rural throughout.
Date: 07/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Division of Children & Family Services, Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Plan outlining both current and proposed services and interventions offered for child welfare in Nevada, discussing prevention, evaluation, child monitoring, and workforce support. Discusses rural throughout.
Date: 07/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Division of Children & Family Services, Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Health Workforce in Nevada: A Chartbook - 2023 Edition
Highlights current state and federal data on the supply and geographic distribution of physicians, nurses, and other healthcare workers providing direct patient care services, and administrative and non-clinical healthcare workers in Nevada.
Author(s): John Packham, Tabor Griswold, Nicole Mwalili, Amanda Brown, Laima Etchegoyhen
Date: 05/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine Office of Statewide Initiatives
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Highlights current state and federal data on the supply and geographic distribution of physicians, nurses, and other healthcare workers providing direct patient care services, and administrative and non-clinical healthcare workers in Nevada.
Author(s): John Packham, Tabor Griswold, Nicole Mwalili, Amanda Brown, Laima Etchegoyhen
Date: 05/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine Office of Statewide Initiatives
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Promoting Disposal of Left-Over Opioids After Surgery in Rural Communities: A Qualitative Description Study
Evaluates factors influencing opioid disposal after surgery among 30 patients in rural communities in Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming. Identifies barriers and facilitators of opioid disposal, including awareness and engagement, perceived risks of keeping left-over opioids, convenience of disposal, and motivators of intentional nondisposal.
Author(s): Lyen C. Huang, Jordan E. Johnson, Josh Bleicher, et al.
Citation: Health Education & Behavior, 50(2), 281-289
Date: 04/2023
Type: Document
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Evaluates factors influencing opioid disposal after surgery among 30 patients in rural communities in Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming. Identifies barriers and facilitators of opioid disposal, including awareness and engagement, perceived risks of keeping left-over opioids, convenience of disposal, and motivators of intentional nondisposal.
Author(s): Lyen C. Huang, Jordan E. Johnson, Josh Bleicher, et al.
Citation: Health Education & Behavior, 50(2), 281-289
Date: 04/2023
Type: Document
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Nevada 2022 Rural Behavioral Health Profile: Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Pershing, and White Pine Counties
Summarizes the behavioral health for 6 counties defined as rural in Nevada as of 2022. Includes general population statistics for the area as well as a discussion of mental health including suicide; substance use and misuse; and prenatal substance use and neonatal abstinence syndrome, among other topics.
Date: 04/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Summarizes the behavioral health for 6 counties defined as rural in Nevada as of 2022. Includes general population statistics for the area as well as a discussion of mental health including suicide; substance use and misuse; and prenatal substance use and neonatal abstinence syndrome, among other topics.
Date: 04/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Facing Unique Challenges, Rural Communities Find Unique Solutions to Protect Against Wildfire Smoke Exposure
Discusses the impact of wildfire smoke on health and describes efforts in rural Idaho, Nevada, and Washington to address air quality concerns.
Author(s): Gretel Kauffman
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Discusses the impact of wildfire smoke on health and describes efforts in rural Idaho, Nevada, and Washington to address air quality concerns.
Author(s): Gretel Kauffman
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Demonstration Program: Report to Congress, 2021
Provides an overview of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) demonstration. Offers a summary of the findings from the prior annual reports on the CCBHC demonstration, a comparison of cost and quality in the first two demonstration years, and the results of impact analyses. This is the fifth annual report to Congress on the CCBHC demonstration.
Date: 11/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Mathematica
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Provides an overview of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) demonstration. Offers a summary of the findings from the prior annual reports on the CCBHC demonstration, a comparison of cost and quality in the first two demonstration years, and the results of impact analyses. This is the fifth annual report to Congress on the CCBHC demonstration.
Date: 11/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Mathematica
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Helping Western Tribal Communities Understand the Impacts of and Adaptation Options for Climate Change
Analyzes the impact of the Native Waters on Arid Lands project to educate tribal areas in the Great Basin and southwestern U.S. about climate change and its impacts on drought, precipitation, and groundwater. Discusses the need to build resiliency and infrastructure for ecological health and to protect tribal agriculture and water systems from climate change issues.
Author(s): Margaret Lawrence
Date: 09/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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Analyzes the impact of the Native Waters on Arid Lands project to educate tribal areas in the Great Basin and southwestern U.S. about climate change and its impacts on drought, precipitation, and groundwater. Discusses the need to build resiliency and infrastructure for ecological health and to protect tribal agriculture and water systems from climate change issues.
Author(s): Margaret Lawrence
Date: 09/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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Youth Outcomes in Nevada
Examines economic and health statistics for youth in Nevada, comparing nationwide and Nevada data from the American Community Survey, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, state employment data, and other sources. Focuses on healthcare access, mental health, poverty, and risk behaviors, and offers rural-urban comparisons of youth poverty and health insurance coverage.
Date: 05/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Guinn Center
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Examines economic and health statistics for youth in Nevada, comparing nationwide and Nevada data from the American Community Survey, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, state employment data, and other sources. Focuses on healthcare access, mental health, poverty, and risk behaviors, and offers rural-urban comparisons of youth poverty and health insurance coverage.
Date: 05/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Guinn Center
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