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Resources by Topic: Health workforce supply and demand

Evaluating Maternal Health Capacity Building in Rural and Underserved Areas: A Research Protocol
Describes a research protocol evaluating a project addressing maternal care shortages in rural and underserved areas of Utah.
Author(s): R.W. Owens, T.C. Whittaker, A. Galt, et al.
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 23(4)
Date: 12/2023
Type: Document
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America's Health Rankings Annual Report 2023
Provides a national and state-by-state overview of population health by analyzing 49 measures to describe and rank health outcomes in the U.S. and 38 additional measures used to track current and emerging health issues at state and national levels. Analyzes and presents data on disparities by geography and demographic characteristics throughout, including data on American Indian/Alaska Native populations and metropolitan status.
Additional links: Executive Brief
Date: 12/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: United Health Foundation
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Texas Statewide Behavioral Health Strategic Plan: Progress Report
Report summarizing progress of the Texas Fiscal Years 2022-2026 Statewide Behavioral Health Strategic Plan. Discusses mental health workforce shortages, recruitment and retention of workforce, telehealth, loan repayment, community health workers, and incentivizing rural practice. Discusses rural throughout. Includes priority next steps and outlines strategies by various Texas state agencies.
Date: 12/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Texas Statewide Health Coordinating Council
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2023 Florida Physician Workforce Annual Report
Presents a summary of results from Florida physician workforce surveys completed between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2023. Features statistics on demographics and practice characteristics, and includes a section on the Florida Office of Rural Health. Appendices D-1 and D-2 feature tables showing number of practicing physicians and the percent increase or decrease by county by year from 2014-2023, with breakdowns by rural or nonrural county.
Date: 11/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Florida Health
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Virginia's Licensed Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Workforce: 2023
An overview of the Licensed Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2023 Licensed Nurse Practitioner Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of APRNs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 11/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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2023 Indiana Family Medicine Residencies Exit Survey Report
Results of a survey of 114 final-year residents from the 14 Indiana Family Medicine residency programs, to determine what they plan to do after graduation and where they plan to practice. Includes feedback on the residents' training and their programs' curricula, as well as suggestions for improvement. Mentions rural and underserved populations throughout.
Author(s): Komal Kochhar, Monling Ho
Date: 11/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Indiana University School of Medicine
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Health Panel Comment Letter - Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting Proposed Rule
Comments offered in response to a September 6, 2023, proposed rule regarding minimum nurse staffing standards for long-term care facilities. Discusses considerations for the implementation timeline and including licensed practical nurses in the proposed staffing ratios and standards, the definition of rural utilized in the proposed rule to identify rural facilities, and conditions for hardship exemption eligibility.
Date: 11/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel
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Virginia's Certified Nurse Aide Workforce: 2023
An overview of the certified nurse aide (CNA) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2023 Certified Nurse Aide Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of CNAs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas of Virginia.
Date: 11/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps (NACNHSC) Meeting Minutes, November 14-15, 2023
Minutes from the November 14-15, 2023 meeting, including presentations on funding, NHSC communications, and procedure for becoming a HRSA grant reviewer, reports from Bureau of Health Workforce council meetings, and National Health Service Corps updates.
Additional links: Agenda, Bureau of Health Workforce Updates, NHSC Communications
Date: 11/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps
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Virginia's Licensed Practical Nurse Workforce: 2023
An overview of the licensed practical nurse (LPN) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2023 Licensed Practical Nurse Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of LPNs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas of Virginia.
Date: 11/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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