Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health workforce shortage designations
The State of Our Health: A Statewide Health Assessment of Pennsylvania, August 2023 Update
Identifies specific health challenges in Pennsylvania and indicates where the largest improvements can be made. Features sections on social determinants of health, access to care, substance use, chronic diseases, mental health, maternal and infant health, injury and violence prevention, infectious diseases and immunization, Health Professional Shortage Areas, and environmental health. Includes references to rural throughout.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Identifies specific health challenges in Pennsylvania and indicates where the largest improvements can be made. Features sections on social determinants of health, access to care, substance use, chronic diseases, mental health, maternal and infant health, injury and violence prevention, infectious diseases and immunization, Health Professional Shortage Areas, and environmental health. Includes references to rural throughout.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
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South Dakota Medically Underserved Areas/Populations
County-level South Dakota map showing medically underserved communities, areas, and populations.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: South Dakota Office of Rural Health
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County-level South Dakota map showing medically underserved communities, areas, and populations.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: South Dakota Office of Rural Health
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Mental Health Matters: Policy Framework on Workforce Mental Health
Policy framework designed to support the development of workforce mental health policies. Discusses nondiscrimination, workplace supports, rural communities, workforce shortages and more.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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Policy framework designed to support the development of workforce mental health policies. Discusses nondiscrimination, workplace supports, rural communities, workforce shortages and more.
Date: 08/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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North Carolina Counties Designated Health Professional Shortage Areas
County-level map of Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in North Carolina. Includes Primary Care, Mental/Behavioral Health, and Dental Care HPSAs.
Date: 06/2023
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
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County-level map of Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in North Carolina. Includes Primary Care, Mental/Behavioral Health, and Dental Care HPSAs.
Date: 06/2023
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
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Leveraging Career Pathway Programs: State Strategies to Combat Health Care Workforce Shortages
Provides an overview of healthcare career pathway programs states have implemented to address or mitigate workforce shortages. Describes programs across various stages of education, including K-12, community college, and undergraduate programs. Highlights two undergraduate programs focused on rural healthcare - Nebraska's Rural Health Opportunities Program and Utah's Rural and Underserved Utah Training Experience (RUUTE) - as well as a regional rural nurse practitioner residency program in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Date: 06/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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Provides an overview of healthcare career pathway programs states have implemented to address or mitigate workforce shortages. Describes programs across various stages of education, including K-12, community college, and undergraduate programs. Highlights two undergraduate programs focused on rural healthcare - Nebraska's Rural Health Opportunities Program and Utah's Rural and Underserved Utah Training Experience (RUUTE) - as well as a regional rural nurse practitioner residency program in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Date: 06/2023
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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New Hampshire Mental Health HPSAs
County-level map showing Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas in New Hampshire.
Date: 06/2023
Sponsoring organization: New Hampshire Rural Health & Primary Care
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County-level map showing Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas in New Hampshire.
Date: 06/2023
Sponsoring organization: New Hampshire Rural Health & Primary Care
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New Hampshire Dental Health HPSAs
County-level map showing Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas in New Hampshire.
Date: 06/2023
Sponsoring organization: New Hampshire Rural Health & Primary Care
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County-level map showing Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas in New Hampshire.
Date: 06/2023
Sponsoring organization: New Hampshire Rural Health & Primary Care
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New Hampshire Primary Care HPSAs
County-level map showing primary care Health Professional Shortage Areas in New Hampshire.
Date: 06/2023
Sponsoring organization: New Hampshire Rural Health & Primary Care
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County-level map showing primary care Health Professional Shortage Areas in New Hampshire.
Date: 06/2023
Sponsoring organization: New Hampshire Rural Health & Primary Care
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Service-Obligated Providers in New York State
Research brief profiling the health professionals fulfilling service obligations in New York State through federal or state provider incentive programs as of March 2022. Discusses Health Professional Shortage Area placements and J-1 visa waivers. Features statistics including the number and per capita rate of service-obligated providers by region of practice and a list of New York State counties with breakdowns by urban or rural status.
Additional links: Overview: Service-Obligated Providers in New York State
Author(s): Robert Martiniano, Alexandra Romero, Jean Moore
Date: 05/2023
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Research brief profiling the health professionals fulfilling service obligations in New York State through federal or state provider incentive programs as of March 2022. Discusses Health Professional Shortage Area placements and J-1 visa waivers. Features statistics including the number and per capita rate of service-obligated providers by region of practice and a list of New York State counties with breakdowns by urban or rural status.
Additional links: Overview: Service-Obligated Providers in New York State
Author(s): Robert Martiniano, Alexandra Romero, Jean Moore
Date: 05/2023
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies
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Oregon Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas
Shows a county-level map of Oregon map identifying Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 05/2023
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Office of Rural Health
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Shows a county-level map of Oregon map identifying Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 05/2023
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Office of Rural Health
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