Rural Health
Resources by State: Wisconsin
Wisconsin Health Professional Shortage Areas: Dental Health Care
Shows Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and HPSA facilities in Wisconsin.
Date: 08/2022
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Shows Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and HPSA facilities in Wisconsin.
Date: 08/2022
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Wisconsin Community Health Center Workforce
Provides data and information related to the Wisconsin community health center workforce. Focuses on workforce shortages, training pipelines, addressing challenges, innovative workforce practices, policy considerations, and more.
Date: 08/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association
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Provides data and information related to the Wisconsin community health center workforce. Focuses on workforce shortages, training pipelines, addressing challenges, innovative workforce practices, policy considerations, and more.
Date: 08/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association
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The Rural Opioid Initiative Consortium Description: Providing Evidence to Understand the Fourth Wave of the Opioid Crisis
Highlights an initiative aimed at developing interventions to address rural opioid use. Collects data from rural areas in 10 states via surveys of people who use drugs and explores overlapping issues, such as other drug use, homelessness, and lack of access to treatment, among others.
Author(s): Richard A. Jenkins, Bridget M. Whitney, Robin M. Nance, et al.
Citation: Addiction Science and Clinical Practice, 17, 38
Date: 07/2022
Type: Document
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Highlights an initiative aimed at developing interventions to address rural opioid use. Collects data from rural areas in 10 states via surveys of people who use drugs and explores overlapping issues, such as other drug use, homelessness, and lack of access to treatment, among others.
Author(s): Richard A. Jenkins, Bridget M. Whitney, Robin M. Nance, et al.
Citation: Addiction Science and Clinical Practice, 17, 38
Date: 07/2022
Type: Document
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Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Beliefs and Practice Characteristics in Rural and Urban Adolescent Care Providers
Study examining human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine resources, practices, and attitudes in rural and urban populations based on data from 437 survey respondents in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Discusses rural disparities in HPV vaccine coverage and noted differences in evening and weekend appointment availability, experience with adolescent vaccine quality improvement projects, and adolescent vaccination orders.
Author(s): Cody L. Goessl, Ben Christianson, Kayla E. Hanson, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 22, 1322
Date: 07/2022
Type: Document
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Study examining human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine resources, practices, and attitudes in rural and urban populations based on data from 437 survey respondents in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Discusses rural disparities in HPV vaccine coverage and noted differences in evening and weekend appointment availability, experience with adolescent vaccine quality improvement projects, and adolescent vaccination orders.
Author(s): Cody L. Goessl, Ben Christianson, Kayla E. Hanson, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 22, 1322
Date: 07/2022
Type: Document
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Palliative Care — More Than Just Hospice, with Karla Weng and Pat Justis
An episode of the Exploring Rural Health podcast featuring Karla Weng, Senior Program Manager for Stratis Health, and Pat Justis, Director of the Washington State Office of Rural Health. Discusses rural palliative care and an initiative to expand access in rural communities in Washington State, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Date: 06/2022
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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An episode of the Exploring Rural Health podcast featuring Karla Weng, Senior Program Manager for Stratis Health, and Pat Justis, Director of the Washington State Office of Rural Health. Discusses rural palliative care and an initiative to expand access in rural communities in Washington State, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Date: 06/2022
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Developing Successful Palliative Care Teams in Rural Communities: A Facilitated Process
Discusses the importance of palliative care in rural areas. Describes a 3-year initiative led by Stratis Health to guide the development of palliative care services through rural community-based teams in North Dakota, Washington, and Wisconsin. Presents results of the initiative, including initial and follow-up assessments regarding the community's experience and expertise in components of palliative care.
Author(s): Karla Weng, Janelle Shearer, Laura Grangaard Johnson
Citation: Journal of Palliative Medicine, 25(5), 734–741
Date: 05/2022
Type: Document
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Discusses the importance of palliative care in rural areas. Describes a 3-year initiative led by Stratis Health to guide the development of palliative care services through rural community-based teams in North Dakota, Washington, and Wisconsin. Presents results of the initiative, including initial and follow-up assessments regarding the community's experience and expertise in components of palliative care.
Author(s): Karla Weng, Janelle Shearer, Laura Grangaard Johnson
Citation: Journal of Palliative Medicine, 25(5), 734–741
Date: 05/2022
Type: Document
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A New Era of Health Literacy? Expanded Definitions, Digital Influences, and Rural Inequities
Explores rural challenges to accessing health information that is clear and usable, with insights from experts. Describes recently expanded definitions of health literacy. Discusses digital health literacy and the importance of broadband access and digital health tools for rural residents.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 02/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Explores rural challenges to accessing health information that is clear and usable, with insights from experts. Describes recently expanded definitions of health literacy. Discusses digital health literacy and the importance of broadband access and digital health tools for rural residents.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 02/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Rural Wisconsin Demographics
Provides a rural versus urban breakdown of Wisconsin residents by age, sex, race, living arrangements, education, health, and more. Includes a Wisconsin map showing rural counties.
Date: 01/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Provides a rural versus urban breakdown of Wisconsin residents by age, sex, race, living arrangements, education, health, and more. Includes a Wisconsin map showing rural counties.
Date: 01/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages (ACICBL) Meeting Minutes, January 20-21, 2022
Summarizes the Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages (ACICBL) meeting held on January 20-21, 2022. Includes updates from the Bureau of Health Workforce and discussion on healthcare workforce resiliency and mental health. Features a presentation by the Wisconsin Council on Medical Education and Workforce on recruiting and retaining rural healthcare professionals.
Date: 01/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Community-Based Linkages
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Summarizes the Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages (ACICBL) meeting held on January 20-21, 2022. Includes updates from the Bureau of Health Workforce and discussion on healthcare workforce resiliency and mental health. Features a presentation by the Wisconsin Council on Medical Education and Workforce on recruiting and retaining rural healthcare professionals.
Date: 01/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Community-Based Linkages
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2020 Wisconsin Farm Related Fatalities
Report details the farm fatalities in Wisconsin in 2020. Presents data on the injuries that caused the fatalities, the counties the fatalities occurred in, and the age and occupation of the victims.
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: National Farm Medicine Center, University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
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Report details the farm fatalities in Wisconsin in 2020. Presents data on the injuries that caused the fatalities, the counties the fatalities occurred in, and the age and occupation of the victims.
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: National Farm Medicine Center, University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
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