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Resources by State: Virginia

Virginia's Assisted Living Facility Administrator Workforce: 2024
An overview of the assisted living facility administrator (ALFA) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2024 Assisted Living Facility Administrator Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of ALFAs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 04/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Virginia's Nursing Home Administrator Workforce: 2024
An overview of the nursing home administrator (NHA) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2024 Nursing Home Administrator Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of NHAs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 04/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Virginia's Optometrist Workforce: 2024
An overview of the optometrist workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2024 Optometrist Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of optometrists in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 04/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Trilogies: Lessons from 50 Years Facilitating Community-Based Health Assessments and Planning in Appalachia
Presents case studies from rural Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia, in which community input was used to encourage organizational change and collaboration when formulating community-based health assessments. Offers tried-and-tested techniques that may help organizations meet their goals.
Author(s): Bruce Behringer
Citation: Journal of Appalachian Health, 6(1):148–162
Date: 04/2024
Type: Document
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National Aging and Disability Transportation Center 2023 Innovations Showcase
Offers descriptions, lessons learned, replication advice, and contact information for 14 transportation projects across the country. Projects cover accessibility, coordination, cross jurisdictional boundaries, equity, healthcare access, and technology. Includes rural projects in Virginia and Massachusetts.
Date: 03/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Aging and Disability Transportation Center
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Southern Rural Development Center 2023 Annual Report: Empowering Partnerships for Community Development
Offers an overview of activities and accomplishments of the Southern Rural Development Center in 2023. Discusses organization infrastructure updates, training, regional collaborations, community development, and research.
Date: 03/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Southern Rural Development Center
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Factors Associated With Myocardial Infarction in a Rural Population With Peripheral Arterial Diseases
Examines the association between sociodemographic and clinical risk factors and myocardial infarction (MI) in patients with peripheral arterial diseases (PAD) in Central Appalachia. Uses data from 5,574 patients in 230 counties across Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Features statistics on characteristics of patients with PAD based on presence or absence of MI.
Author(s): Adeola O. Awujoola, Moboni T. Mokikan, Olufeyisayo O. Odebunmi, et al.
Citation: Angiology, 0(0)
Date: 02/2024
Type: Document
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Virginia's Physician Assistant Workforce: 2023
An overview of the physician assistant (PA) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2023 Physician Assistant Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of PAs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Virginia's Radiologic Technologist Workforce: 2023
An overview of the radiologic technologist (RT) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2023 Radiologic Technologist Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of RTs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Virginia's Respiratory Therapist Workforce: 2023
An overview of the respiratory therapist (RT) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2023 Respiratory Therapist Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of RTs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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