Rural Health
Resources by State: State-by-state
State Licensure Laws and the Mental Health Professions: Implications for the Rural Mental Health Workforce
Examines licensure statutes and administrative rules for social workers, psychologists, professional counselors, and marriage and family therapists in the 40 states that have at least 10% of the population living in rural areas. Covers scope of practice, training and supervision, and reimbursement.
Author(s): David Hartley, Erika C. Ziller, David Lambert, Stephenie L. Loux, Donna C. Bird
Date: 10/2002
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Examines licensure statutes and administrative rules for social workers, psychologists, professional counselors, and marriage and family therapists in the 40 states that have at least 10% of the population living in rural areas. Covers scope of practice, training and supervision, and reimbursement.
Author(s): David Hartley, Erika C. Ziller, David Lambert, Stephenie L. Loux, Donna C. Bird
Date: 10/2002
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Hospital Closure: 2000
Describes the extent, characteristics of, reasons for, and impact of hospital closures in 2000. Includes information specific to rural hospital closures. Lists closed hospitals and opened/reopened hospitals by name, state, and rural/urban status.
Date: 06/2002
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Describes the extent, characteristics of, reasons for, and impact of hospital closures in 2000. Includes information specific to rural hospital closures. Lists closed hospitals and opened/reopened hospitals by name, state, and rural/urban status.
Date: 06/2002
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Impacts of Multiple Race Reporting on Rural Health Policy and Data Analysis
Describes changes in federal standards for collecting data on race and ethnicity, as well as when specific data sources transition to the new approach. Discusses how rural health researchers can handle and present multiple race data and includes state-by-state data on multiple race residents for metropolitan and nonmetro counties.
Author(s): Randy Randolph, Rebecca Slifkin, Lynn Whitener, Anna Wulfsberg
Date: 05/2002
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Describes changes in federal standards for collecting data on race and ethnicity, as well as when specific data sources transition to the new approach. Discusses how rural health researchers can handle and present multiple race data and includes state-by-state data on multiple race residents for metropolitan and nonmetro counties.
Author(s): Randy Randolph, Rebecca Slifkin, Lynn Whitener, Anna Wulfsberg
Date: 05/2002
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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American Indian and Alaska Native Population: 2000
Provides data on the American Indian and Alaska Native population in 1990 and 2000. Includes state-by-state data.
Date: 02/2002
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Provides data on the American Indian and Alaska Native population in 1990 and 2000. Includes state-by-state data.
Date: 02/2002
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Census Bureau
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Health, United States, 2002: With Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans
Presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics. Covers health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, access, and expenditures. Includes data on rural areas - see index under "metropolitan/nonmetropolitan data."
Date: 2002
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Presents an annual overview of national trends in health statistics. Covers health status and determinants, healthcare utilization, access, and expenditures. Includes data on rural areas - see index under "metropolitan/nonmetropolitan data."
Date: 2002
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Hospital Closure: 1999
Describes the extent, characteristics of, reasons for, and impact of hospital closures in 1999. Includes information specific to rural hospital closures. Lists closed hospitals and opened/reopened hospitals by name, state, and rural/urban status.
Date: 03/2001
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Describes the extent, characteristics of, reasons for, and impact of hospital closures in 1999. Includes information specific to rural hospital closures. Lists closed hospitals and opened/reopened hospitals by name, state, and rural/urban status.
Date: 03/2001
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Update on the Physician Workforce
Compendium of three policy papers on the physician workforce, two of which address rural issues. The first paper provides data on the supply and distribution of physicians, including rural-specific national data, with state-by-state data in Appendix B. The second paper focuses on the rural family physician workforce, with supply projections through 2020.
Date: 08/2000
Sponsoring organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
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Compendium of three policy papers on the physician workforce, two of which address rural issues. The first paper provides data on the supply and distribution of physicians, including rural-specific national data, with state-by-state data in Appendix B. The second paper focuses on the rural family physician workforce, with supply projections through 2020.
Date: 08/2000
Sponsoring organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
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Hospital Closure: 1998
Describes the extent, characteristics of, reasons for, and impact of hospital closures in 1998. Includes information specific to rural hospital closures. Lists closed hospitals by name, state, and rural/urban status.
Date: 07/2000
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Describes the extent, characteristics of, reasons for, and impact of hospital closures in 1998. Includes information specific to rural hospital closures. Lists closed hospitals by name, state, and rural/urban status.
Date: 07/2000
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Hospital Closure: 1997
Describes the extent, characteristics of, reasons for, and impact of hospital closures in 1997. Includes information specific to rural hospital closures. Lists closed hospitals by name, state, and rural/urban status.
Date: 01/1999
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Describes the extent, characteristics of, reasons for, and impact of hospital closures in 1997. Includes information specific to rural hospital closures. Lists closed hospitals by name, state, and rural/urban status.
Date: 01/1999
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Hospital Closure: 1996
Describes the extent, characteristics of, reasons for, and impact of hospital closures in 1996. Includes information specific to rural hospital closures. Lists closed hospitals by name, state, and rural/urban status.
Date: 02/1998
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Describes the extent, characteristics of, reasons for, and impact of hospital closures in 1996. Includes information specific to rural hospital closures. Lists closed hospitals by name, state, and rural/urban status.
Date: 02/1998
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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