Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health workforce
Critical Lessons from a Pragmatic Randomized Trial of Home-Based COVID-19 Testing in Rural Native American and Latino Communities
Examines the impact of utilizing community health workers (CHWs) to provide COVID-19 home testing in rural Latino and Native American communities. Includes data on completion of COVID-19 tests and provides qualitative feedback on accessibility, feasibility, and completion of COVID-19 home testing with CHW assistance.
Author(s): Eliza Webber, Sonia Bishop, Paul K. Drain, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health
Date: 03/2024
Type: Document
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Examines the impact of utilizing community health workers (CHWs) to provide COVID-19 home testing in rural Latino and Native American communities. Includes data on completion of COVID-19 tests and provides qualitative feedback on accessibility, feasibility, and completion of COVID-19 home testing with CHW assistance.
Author(s): Eliza Webber, Sonia Bishop, Paul K. Drain, et al.
Citation: Journal of Rural Health
Date: 03/2024
Type: Document
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Ten-Year Outcomes: Community Health Center/Academic Medicine Partnership for Rural Family Medicine Training
Examines practice characteristics for 25 North Carolina rural pathway graduates from 2012-2022, using data from internal registries and public sources. Identifies rates of postgraduation placement in rural and federally-designated Health Professional Shortage Areas, and assesses current placements for graduates one year and three years from program completion. Features demographics with breakdowns including rural or nonrural background.
Author(s): Maria Gabriela Castro, Caroline Roberts, Emily M. Hawes, Evan Ashkin, Cristen P. Page
Citation: Family Medicine, 56(3), 185-189
Date: 03/2024
Type: Document
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Examines practice characteristics for 25 North Carolina rural pathway graduates from 2012-2022, using data from internal registries and public sources. Identifies rates of postgraduation placement in rural and federally-designated Health Professional Shortage Areas, and assesses current placements for graduates one year and three years from program completion. Features demographics with breakdowns including rural or nonrural background.
Author(s): Maria Gabriela Castro, Caroline Roberts, Emily M. Hawes, Evan Ashkin, Cristen P. Page
Citation: Family Medicine, 56(3), 185-189
Date: 03/2024
Type: Document
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Associations of Demographic and Social Factors on Health-Related Quality-of-Life Changes Among Older Women With Breast or Gynecologic Cancer
Identifies factors associated with changes in physical and mental quality of life among women aged 65 and older with breast or gynecologic cancer, utilizing 1998-2017 SEER-MHOS data. Compares quality of life over time by race and ethnicity, marital status, level of health-related social interference, and rurality. Discusses implications to nurse-led quality-of-life interventions for older patients.
Author(s): Elizabeth K. Arthur, Melica Nikahd, J. Madison Hyer, et al.
Citation: Oncology Nursing Forum, 51(2), 127-141
Date: 03/2024
Type: Document
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Identifies factors associated with changes in physical and mental quality of life among women aged 65 and older with breast or gynecologic cancer, utilizing 1998-2017 SEER-MHOS data. Compares quality of life over time by race and ethnicity, marital status, level of health-related social interference, and rurality. Discusses implications to nurse-led quality-of-life interventions for older patients.
Author(s): Elizabeth K. Arthur, Melica Nikahd, J. Madison Hyer, et al.
Citation: Oncology Nursing Forum, 51(2), 127-141
Date: 03/2024
Type: Document
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Virginia's Physician Assistant Workforce: 2023
An overview of the physician assistant (PA) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2023 Physician Assistant Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of PAs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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An overview of the physician assistant (PA) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2023 Physician Assistant Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of PAs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Virginia's Radiologic Technologist Workforce: 2023
An overview of the radiologic technologist (RT) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2023 Radiologic Technologist Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of RTs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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An overview of the radiologic technologist (RT) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2023 Radiologic Technologist Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of RTs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Virginia's Respiratory Therapist Workforce: 2023
An overview of the respiratory therapist (RT) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2023 Respiratory Therapist Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of RTs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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An overview of the respiratory therapist (RT) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2023 Respiratory Therapist Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of RTs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Design and Impact of a Novel Rural Hospital Alliance
Provides an overview of the University of Arkansas for Medical Science's participation in the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP), a southern Arkansas collaborative hospital network. Discusses AHRP program development for clinical network development, workforce recruitment and education, telemedicine, and community outreach initiatives. Highlights the use of partnerships and collaborations to improve hospital operations and health service availability in rural areas throughout.
Author(s): Kristie Hadden, Mellie Boagni, Jon Parham, Cam Patterson, Stephanie Gardner
Citation: Southern Medical Journal, 117(2), 67-71
Date: 02/2024
Type: Document
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Provides an overview of the University of Arkansas for Medical Science's participation in the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP), a southern Arkansas collaborative hospital network. Discusses AHRP program development for clinical network development, workforce recruitment and education, telemedicine, and community outreach initiatives. Highlights the use of partnerships and collaborations to improve hospital operations and health service availability in rural areas throughout.
Author(s): Kristie Hadden, Mellie Boagni, Jon Parham, Cam Patterson, Stephanie Gardner
Citation: Southern Medical Journal, 117(2), 67-71
Date: 02/2024
Type: Document
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Maternal Health in Rural America
White paper describing factors contributing to rural maternal health disparities, including financial barriers to providing obstetric services at rural hospitals, maternal health workforce shortages, access to care, and quality of care. Outlines policy considerations to increase access to maternal health services in rural areas.
Author(s): Hailey Waldman, Alexandra Zimmerman
Date: 02/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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White paper describing factors contributing to rural maternal health disparities, including financial barriers to providing obstetric services at rural hospitals, maternal health workforce shortages, access to care, and quality of care. Outlines policy considerations to increase access to maternal health services in rural areas.
Author(s): Hailey Waldman, Alexandra Zimmerman
Date: 02/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Virginia's Pharmacy Technician Workforce: 2023
An overview of the pharmacy technician workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2023 Pharmacy Technician Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of pharmacy technicians in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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An overview of the pharmacy technician workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2023 Pharmacy Technician Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of pharmacy technicians in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Virginia's Pharmacist Workforce: 2023
An overview of the pharmacist workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2023 Pharmacist Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of pharmacists in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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An overview of the pharmacist workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2023 Pharmacist Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of pharmacists in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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