Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health occupations
Why Do Rural Primary-Care Physicians Sell Their Practices?
Evaluated why rural primary care physicians sold their practices, based on a survey in five states that looked at changes of ownership during the period from 1995 to 1998. Examined the factors that led independent physicians to sell their practices to either non-local buyers, local hospitals, or local physicians.
Author(s): Jeffrey Stensland, Michelle Brasure, Ira Moscovice
Date: 06/2000
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Evaluated why rural primary care physicians sold their practices, based on a survey in five states that looked at changes of ownership during the period from 1995 to 1998. Examined the factors that led independent physicians to sell their practices to either non-local buyers, local hospitals, or local physicians.
Author(s): Jeffrey Stensland, Michelle Brasure, Ira Moscovice
Date: 06/2000
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Physician Distribution and Health Care Challenges in Rural and Inner-City Areas
In-depth review of the geographic maldistribution of physicians. Discusses issues that impact rural physician supply. Includes policy recommendations to improve the geographic distribution of physicians and address rural physician shortages.
Date: 02/1998
Sponsoring organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
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In-depth review of the geographic maldistribution of physicians. Discusses issues that impact rural physician supply. Includes policy recommendations to improve the geographic distribution of physicians and address rural physician shortages.
Date: 02/1998
Sponsoring organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
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If You Knew the Conditions: Health Care to Native Americans
Summarizes the history of administration of healthcare to Native American recipients by the United States government. Includes biographies of famous Native American physicians. Online version of a 1994 exhibit on Native American Health.
Date: 1994
Sponsoring organization: U.S. National Library of Medicine
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Summarizes the history of administration of healthcare to Native American recipients by the United States government. Includes biographies of famous Native American physicians. Online version of a 1994 exhibit on Native American Health.
Date: 1994
Sponsoring organization: U.S. National Library of Medicine
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Stories of Impact: Mississippi Strategic Health Information Network Expansion Project
Provides an overview of the Jefferson Comprehensive Health Center's Mississippi Strategic Health Information Network Expansion (SHINE) project, which focuses on deploying community health workers (CHWs) to rural and underserved locations in the southwest Mississippi Delta region. Provides feedback on the program and its impact.
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Health Policy Center
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Provides an overview of the Jefferson Comprehensive Health Center's Mississippi Strategic Health Information Network Expansion (SHINE) project, which focuses on deploying community health workers (CHWs) to rural and underserved locations in the southwest Mississippi Delta region. Provides feedback on the program and its impact.
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Health Policy Center
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2023 Indiana Physician Data Report
An interactive data report that provides information on physician demographics, education, and distribution in Indiana. Includes links to additional sections on licensing trends, actively practicing physicians, primary care physicians and psychiatrists, and county-level geographic distribution of physicians.
Additional links: All Actively Practicing Physicians Data Snapshot, Primary Care Physicians (PCP) Data Snapshot, Psychiatrists Data Snapshot
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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An interactive data report that provides information on physician demographics, education, and distribution in Indiana. Includes links to additional sections on licensing trends, actively practicing physicians, primary care physicians and psychiatrists, and county-level geographic distribution of physicians.
Additional links: All Actively Practicing Physicians Data Snapshot, Primary Care Physicians (PCP) Data Snapshot, Psychiatrists Data Snapshot
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Supporting Rural Health Leadership and Management Topic Guide
Resources and strategies to help rural healthcare facilities and organizations develop and support the leaders and managers needed now and in the future to meet residents' health and healthcare needs.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Resources and strategies to help rural healthcare facilities and organizations develop and support the leaders and managers needed now and in the future to meet residents' health and healthcare needs.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Addressing the Physician Shortage in Rural Indiana: Challenges & Solutions
Examines physician shortages in rural Indiana, with data on current physician availability, projected physician shortfalls between 2021-2036, and projected supply and demand. Includes factors for shortfalls as well as potential solutions.
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Rural Health Association
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Examines physician shortages in rural Indiana, with data on current physician availability, projected physician shortfalls between 2021-2036, and projected supply and demand. Includes factors for shortfalls as well as potential solutions.
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Rural Health Association
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Behavioral Health Careers by State
Tool provides information on basic requirements for careers in the fields of mental health and substance use. Includes details on licensure needed, issuing agency, and license renewal requirements for each state.
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Tool provides information on basic requirements for careers in the fields of mental health and substance use. Includes details on licensure needed, issuing agency, and license renewal requirements for each state.
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Monitoring Oral Health in Nevada
Interactive dashboard providing data on oral health in Nevada, covering provider availability and trends, demographics, and distribution in the use of dental benefits among Medicaid recipients. Data may be filtered by rural area or county.
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Interactive dashboard providing data on oral health in Nevada, covering provider availability and trends, demographics, and distribution in the use of dental benefits among Medicaid recipients. Data may be filtered by rural area or county.
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Missouri Oral Health Plan 2020-2025
Provides goals to improve oral health in Missouri, with a focus on access to prevention and emergency care, evidence-based care, developing the oral health workforce, identifying and addressing disparities, influencing policy, and increasing awareness and programming for oral health. Includes strategies specific to rural areas of Missouri.
Sponsoring organizations: Missouri Coalition for Oral Health, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Oral Health State Plan Workgroup
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Provides goals to improve oral health in Missouri, with a focus on access to prevention and emergency care, evidence-based care, developing the oral health workforce, identifying and addressing disparities, influencing policy, and increasing awareness and programming for oral health. Includes strategies specific to rural areas of Missouri.
Sponsoring organizations: Missouri Coalition for Oral Health, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Oral Health State Plan Workgroup
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