Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health workforce supply and demand
The Rural Healthcare Landscape Survey: A Behavioral Health Needs Assessment
Analyzes survey data from 437 behavioral health professionals to identify areas of opportunity for support and increasing access to behavioral healthcare providers and patients in rural areas. Data analyzed include survey participant demographics, rurality of clients and providers, amount of provider consultations, and professional well-being. Discusses areas of future research related to provider training, distribution of providers, burnout, and provider demographics.
Author(s): Douglas Knutson, Mary Louise Cashel, Cindy Juntunen, et al.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Health, Education, and Rural Empowerment Lab at Oklahoma State University
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Analyzes survey data from 437 behavioral health professionals to identify areas of opportunity for support and increasing access to behavioral healthcare providers and patients in rural areas. Data analyzed include survey participant demographics, rurality of clients and providers, amount of provider consultations, and professional well-being. Discusses areas of future research related to provider training, distribution of providers, burnout, and provider demographics.
Author(s): Douglas Knutson, Mary Louise Cashel, Cindy Juntunen, et al.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Health, Education, and Rural Empowerment Lab at Oklahoma State University
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Indian Health Service 2025 Accomplishments Report: Year in Review
Provides an overview of the Indian Health Service's initiatives and accomplishments during fiscal year 2025. Discusses IHS investments, access to culturally responsive care, nutrition and chronic disease programs, tribal self-determination, workforce development, and more.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Indian Health Service
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Provides an overview of the Indian Health Service's initiatives and accomplishments during fiscal year 2025. Discusses IHS investments, access to culturally responsive care, nutrition and chronic disease programs, tribal self-determination, workforce development, and more.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Indian Health Service
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State of Georgia House of Representatives Study Committee on Cancer Care Access: Final Report
Reports on cancer care access in Georgia, providing an overview of testimony from organizations, agencies, and providers involved with cancer care and offering policy recommendations to improve access to quality cancer care and improve the supply of the oncology care workforce in the state. Discusses rural areas throughout.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organizations: Georgia House Committee on Cancer Care Access, State of Georgia House of Representatives
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Reports on cancer care access in Georgia, providing an overview of testimony from organizations, agencies, and providers involved with cancer care and offering policy recommendations to improve access to quality cancer care and improve the supply of the oncology care workforce in the state. Discusses rural areas throughout.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organizations: Georgia House Committee on Cancer Care Access, State of Georgia House of Representatives
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Innovations in Pharmacy Training and Sustainable Practice to Advance Patient Care: Proceedings of a Workshop (2025)
Proceedings from a workshop convened May 29-30, 2025, exploring opportunities and challenges in pharmacy. Features sections on pharmacy deserts and workforce, financial sustainability, education and training programs, and recommendations for the future. Mentions rural throughout.
Author(s): Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Proceedings from a workshop convened May 29-30, 2025, exploring opportunities and challenges in pharmacy. Features sections on pharmacy deserts and workforce, financial sustainability, education and training programs, and recommendations for the future. Mentions rural throughout.
Author(s): Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Health and Medicine Division (HMD), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Hawai'i Healthcare Workforce Initiative 2024 Report
Reports on health workforce supply and demand in Hawaii and identifies strategies, training programs, and other initiatives to address workforce shortages. See pages 39-59 for health workforce professions data for select specialties on the islands of O'ahu, Hawai'i, Maui, Kaua'i, Moloka'i, and Lāna'i.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Healthcare Association of Hawaii
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Reports on health workforce supply and demand in Hawaii and identifies strategies, training programs, and other initiatives to address workforce shortages. See pages 39-59 for health workforce professions data for select specialties on the islands of O'ahu, Hawai'i, Maui, Kaua'i, Moloka'i, and Lāna'i.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Healthcare Association of Hawaii
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Nebraska: The Licensed Behavioral Health Workforce Report 2025
Provides data on Nebraska's behavioral health workforce from 2010 to 2024. Includes information on regional trends, rural versus urban distribution, demographics, and training programs.
Additional links: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Snapshot, Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) Snapshot, Licensed Mental Health Practitioner and Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner (LMHP/LIMHP) Snapshot, Overall Snapshot, Physician Assistant Snapshot, Psychiatrist Snapshot, Psychologist Snapshot, Regional Snapshot
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Provides data on Nebraska's behavioral health workforce from 2010 to 2024. Includes information on regional trends, rural versus urban distribution, demographics, and training programs.
Additional links: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Snapshot, Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) Snapshot, Licensed Mental Health Practitioner and Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner (LMHP/LIMHP) Snapshot, Overall Snapshot, Physician Assistant Snapshot, Psychiatrist Snapshot, Psychologist Snapshot, Regional Snapshot
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: University of Nebraska Medical Center
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Georgia Graduate Medical Education Exit Survey Report: Based on Responses to the 2025 GME Exit Survey
Results of a survey of 995 Georgia graduate medical education (GME) graduates, providing demographics and information on compensation and debt levels, retention rates, practice plans, assessments of the job market, and training experiences. Features statistics on practice location with breakdowns by 5 levels of population density, and percent planning rural practice.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Results of a survey of 995 Georgia graduate medical education (GME) graduates, providing demographics and information on compensation and debt levels, retention rates, practice plans, assessments of the job market, and training experiences. Features statistics on practice location with breakdowns by 5 levels of population density, and percent planning rural practice.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Georgia Pharmacy Workforce: Insights and Key Findings
Provides information on Georgia pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy interns, based on license renewal data as of February 2025. Features county-level information on numbers of registered pharmacists, technicians, and interns, and rates of licensure types per 100,000 people as of 2024.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Provides information on Georgia pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy interns, based on license renewal data as of February 2025. Features county-level information on numbers of registered pharmacists, technicians, and interns, and rates of licensure types per 100,000 people as of 2024.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Rural Primary Care Workforce: A State-Level Analysis
Provides fact sheets on the rural primary care workforce for select states in 2025. Includes maps and tables providing county-level data and rural-urban comparisons of provider to population ratios for family physicians, general internists, general pediatricians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Provides fact sheets on the rural primary care workforce for select states in 2025. Includes maps and tables providing county-level data and rural-urban comparisons of provider to population ratios for family physicians, general internists, general pediatricians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Rural Behavioral Health Workforce: A State-Level Analysis
Provides fact sheets on the rural behavioral health workforce for select states in 2025. Includes maps and tables providing county-level data and rural-urban comparisons of provider to population ratios for psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, social workers, and counselors.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Provides fact sheets on the rural behavioral health workforce for select states in 2025. Includes maps and tables providing county-level data and rural-urban comparisons of provider to population ratios for psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, social workers, and counselors.
Author(s): S.C. Woolcock, C.H.A. Andrilla, L.A. Garberson, J.M. Graves
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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