Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health workforce shortage designations
Vermont All Core Mental Health Providers by Mental Health Catchment Area: Population per FT
County level map of all core mental health providers including psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and psychiatric advanced practice registered nurses by service area for the state of Vermont.
Date: 01/2019
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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County level map of all core mental health providers including psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and psychiatric advanced practice registered nurses by service area for the state of Vermont.
Date: 01/2019
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Vermont Department of Health
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Creating a Blueprint for Our Future: Louisiana State Health Assessment and Improvement Plan, March 2016-March 2020
Offers an overview of the health of the Louisiana population and identifies goals for improvement at both the state and regional levels. Discusses rural-specific considerations throughout. Includes maps indicating rural areas and Health Professional Shortage Areas.
Date: 12/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Louisiana Department of Health
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Offers an overview of the health of the Louisiana population and identifies goals for improvement at both the state and regional levels. Discusses rural-specific considerations throughout. Includes maps indicating rural areas and Health Professional Shortage Areas.
Date: 12/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Louisiana Department of Health
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FQHCs, Rural Health Clinics, and Critical Access Hospitals in Oklahoma
County-level map of Oklahoma showing the locations of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) within the state. Also shows Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) by designation type.
Date: 12/2018
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State University Center for Rural Health
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County-level map of Oklahoma showing the locations of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) within the state. Also shows Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) by designation type.
Date: 12/2018
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State University Center for Rural Health
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Rural Counties Face Psychiatrist Shortage
Analyzes data from the Wisconsin Medical Society to describe the psychiatrist workforce shortage and treatment gaps in Wisconsin. Offers policy recommendations to support the rural psychiatrist workforce.
Date: 10/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Policy Forum
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Analyzes data from the Wisconsin Medical Society to describe the psychiatrist workforce shortage and treatment gaps in Wisconsin. Offers policy recommendations to support the rural psychiatrist workforce.
Date: 10/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Policy Forum
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Closing the Gap on Dental HPSAs: Louisiana Oral Health Workforce Assessment
Discusses findings and offers recommendations from an oral health workforce needs assessment in Louisiana. Highlights the state's oral health status of children and adults, access to care, and fluoridation. Reports on surveys and interviews addressing workforce demographics, practice information, perception of oral health access, and Medicaid policies. Appendices include additional data on state Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 08/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Louisiana Department of Health
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Discusses findings and offers recommendations from an oral health workforce needs assessment in Louisiana. Highlights the state's oral health status of children and adults, access to care, and fluoridation. Reports on surveys and interviews addressing workforce demographics, practice information, perception of oral health access, and Medicaid policies. Appendices include additional data on state Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 08/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Louisiana Department of Health
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Improving Rural Oral Healthcare Access
Policy position brief discussing the oral and systemic health connection and the dental workforce shortage. Highlights the need for interprofessional education and offers recommendations for improving access to rural oral healthcare.
Author(s): Joni Nelson, Jacob Thatcher, Joy Williams
Date: 05/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Policy position brief discussing the oral and systemic health connection and the dental workforce shortage. Highlights the need for interprofessional education and offers recommendations for improving access to rural oral healthcare.
Author(s): Joni Nelson, Jacob Thatcher, Joy Williams
Date: 05/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Idaho Medically Underserved Area (MUA) and Population (MUP) Service Areas
Identifies the Medically Underserved Area (MUA) and Medically Underserved Population (MUP) service areas in the state of Idaho by county.
Date: 04/2018
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Idaho Bureau of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Identifies the Medically Underserved Area (MUA) and Medically Underserved Population (MUP) service areas in the state of Idaho by county.
Date: 04/2018
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Idaho Bureau of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Indiana Primary Care Needs Assessment, 2018
Summary of efforts to identify gaps in access to health care and allocate resources to communities in greatest need, from 2015-2017. Includes trends in Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designations in Indiana, the preliminary HPSA analysis summary, projected need of providers in Indiana counties, and health rankings within Indiana.
Author(s): Analise Dickinson, Sierra Vaughn, Hannah Maxey
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Summary of efforts to identify gaps in access to health care and allocate resources to communities in greatest need, from 2015-2017. Includes trends in Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designations in Indiana, the preliminary HPSA analysis summary, projected need of providers in Indiana counties, and health rankings within Indiana.
Author(s): Analise Dickinson, Sierra Vaughn, Hannah Maxey
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Promising Practice: Utah SORH Saves Rural Hospital by Obtaining GDSA Certification
Illustrates how the Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health found a solution to maintain Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) status for a Rural Health Clinic (RHC), in the process of being built but in danger of losing its federal designation, by applying for a Governor's Designated Shortage Area (GDSA) status.
Author(s): Beth Blevins
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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Illustrates how the Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health found a solution to maintain Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) status for a Rural Health Clinic (RHC), in the process of being built but in danger of losing its federal designation, by applying for a Governor's Designated Shortage Area (GDSA) status.
Author(s): Beth Blevins
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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Minnesota Oral Health Workforce: Trends & Pipeline Incentives
Provides information on the oral health workforce and access to oral healthcare in Minnesota. Discusses dental Health Profession Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and covers a dentist to population ratio by rurality. Describes oral health trends in Minnesota.
Author(s): Nitika Moibi, Deb Jahnke
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Provides information on the oral health workforce and access to oral healthcare in Minnesota. Discusses dental Health Profession Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and covers a dentist to population ratio by rurality. Describes oral health trends in Minnesota.
Author(s): Nitika Moibi, Deb Jahnke
Date: 03/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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