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Resources by Topic: Health workforce supply and demand

Texas Nurse Practitioners, 2024
County-level breakdown of the Nurse Practitioner (NP) workforce in Texas. Includes number of NPs along with ratios to the population of each county.
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Texas Clinical Nurse Specialists, 2024
County-level breakdown of the Clinical Nurse Specialist workforce in Texas. Includes number of Clinical Nurse Specialists along with ratios to the population of each county.
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Texas Registered Nurses, 2024
County-level breakdown of the Registered Nurse (RN) workforce in Texas. Includes number of RNs along with ratios to the population of each county.
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Montana Oral Health Workforce Assessment, 2024
Provides an overview of the oral health workforce in Montana. Includes information on the scope of practice, education and continuing education, and distribution within the state for dentists, dental hygienists, dental auxiliaries, and denturists. Covers county-level data on dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) by type. Discusses initiatives to expand dental education in Montana to meet the needs in rural areas.
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
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Generating a Profile of the Near Dual Population
Chart pack from a project examining policy approaches to supporting Near Duals, who are adults aged 65+ experiencing financial precarity and not currently dually enrolled in Medicare and full-benefit Medicaid, utilizing Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) and Medicare administrative claims data. Analyzes characteristics of Near Dual population, including data on Near Duals' likelihood of living in rural and medically underserved areas.
Additional links: Project Overview: Defining and Examining the Near Duals
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC at the University of Chicago
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Texas Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, 2024
County-level breakdown of the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) workforce in Texas. Includes number of APRNs along with ratios to the population of each county.
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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Texas Certified Nurse Midwives, 2024
County-level breakdown of the Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) workforce in Texas. Includes number of CNMs along with ratios to the population of each county.
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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2024 Georgia Medical School Graduate Survey Report
Results of a survey designed to inform policymakers, medical school and graduate medical education administrators, and other agencies about the medical school pipeline, using data from Georgia's 5 medical schools. Provides insight on why medical students chose a specialty and residency site and how many intend to practice in Georgia when training is complete. Features statistics on percentages of students who intend to practice in rural and underserved areas.
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Strategies to Reduce Barriers for Underserved Students in Health Professions Programs: Addressing Rural and Urban Health Professional Shortages by Building a Diverse Healthcare Workforce
Evaluates barriers to the education, recruitment, and placement of rural and underserved health professions students in Arizona, utilizing interview data from 15 educators and program managers with relevant experience. Identifies opportunities for improvement, including discussion of pathway programs, financial aid, admission practices, community supports, public policy, and more.
Author(s): J Ringhand, A Oteng-Quarshie, J Peters, A Garn, B Koch, D Derksen
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Texas Promotor(a) or Community Health Worker Training and Certification Program: 2023 Annual Report
Describes the Promotora or Community Health Worker (CHW) Training and Certification Program in Texas, including the number of certified community health workers, instructors, certificate graduates, and renewals. Includes the number of certified community health workers by county and the location of CHW training programs in the state.
Author(s): Beatrice Smith, Frank Luera
Date: 2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Texas Health and Human Services
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