Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health workforce
Virginia's Physician Assistant Workforce: 2025
An overview of the physician assistant (PA) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Physician Assistant Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of PAs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2026
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 2025 Physician Assistant Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of PAs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Virginia's Radiologic Technologist Workforce: 2025
An overview of the radiologic technologist (RT) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Radiologic Technologist Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of RTs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2026
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 2025 Radiologic Technologist Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of RTs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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REH: Peer Support in Rural Emergency Departments
Describes how peer support services can address address substance use and mental health crises in rural emergency departments. Profiles the Peer Recovery Expansion Project (PREP), a Pennsylvania-based initiative that embeds Certified Recovery Specialists (CRS) directly into emergency departments.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Redesign Center
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Describes how peer support services can address address substance use and mental health crises in rural emergency departments. Profiles the Peer Recovery Expansion Project (PREP), a Pennsylvania-based initiative that embeds Certified Recovery Specialists (CRS) directly into emergency departments.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Redesign Center
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Indiana Psychologist Workforce Data Report
Provides 2024 workforce data on psychologists in Indiana. Analyzes information on license renewals, employment status and characteristics, demographics, populations served and services provided, and geographic distribution, including total psychologists by county as well as county-level ratios of population per one psychologist.
Author(s): Cleveland Dietz, Sierra Vaughn, Brittany Daulton
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Provides 2024 workforce data on psychologists in Indiana. Analyzes information on license renewals, employment status and characteristics, demographics, populations served and services provided, and geographic distribution, including total psychologists by county as well as county-level ratios of population per one psychologist.
Author(s): Cleveland Dietz, Sierra Vaughn, Brittany Daulton
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
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Florida Health 2025 Workforce Survey of Dental Hygienists
Analyzes data from the Florida dental hygienist license renewal period ending February 28, 2024. Features demographics, statistics, and a county-level map showing the number of dental hygienists in each county as of 2023-2024.
Author(s): Manikumar Reddy Kallem
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Florida Health
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Analyzes data from the Florida dental hygienist license renewal period ending February 28, 2024. Features demographics, statistics, and a county-level map showing the number of dental hygienists in each county as of 2023-2024.
Author(s): Manikumar Reddy Kallem
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Florida Health
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Florida Health 2025 Workforce Survey of Dentists
Explores Florida's dentist workforce supply, practice settings, and long-term professional outlook. Features demographics, statistics, and a county-level map showing number of dentists in each county as of 2023-2024.
Author(s): Manikumar Reddy Kallem
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Florida Health
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Explores Florida's dentist workforce supply, practice settings, and long-term professional outlook. Features demographics, statistics, and a county-level map showing number of dentists in each county as of 2023-2024.
Author(s): Manikumar Reddy Kallem
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Florida Health
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Virginia's Pharmacy Technician Workforce: 2025
An overview of the pharmacy technician workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Pharmacy Technician Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of pharmacy technicians in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2026
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 2025 Pharmacy Technician Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of pharmacy technicians in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Virginia's Pharmacist Workforce: 2025
An overview of the pharmacist workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Pharmacist Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of pharmacists in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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An overview of the pharmacist workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Pharmacist Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of pharmacists in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Expanding Behavioral Health Teams in Care Deserts With Community Health Workers and Peer Support Specialists
Report explores the role community health workers can play in expanding behavioral health access to rural areas and care deserts. Highlights how community health workers can support behavioral health access through outreach activities, serving as community liaisons, screening for behavioral health concerns, and providing community education, among other measures.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Report explores the role community health workers can play in expanding behavioral health access to rural areas and care deserts. Highlights how community health workers can support behavioral health access through outreach activities, serving as community liaisons, screening for behavioral health concerns, and providing community education, among other measures.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Expanding Access to Community Health Workers in Rural Communities
Webinar recording examines community health worker (CHW) programs in Oregon, Tennessee, and Virginia that support access to essential health services in rural areas. Focuses on integrating CHWs into interdisciplinary teams within health systems, program design, CHW training and certification, and more. Transcript available below description.
Author(s): Megan Terrell, Annie Cloke, Brea Burke, et al.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
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Webinar recording examines community health worker (CHW) programs in Oregon, Tennessee, and Virginia that support access to essential health services in rural areas. Focuses on integrating CHWs into interdisciplinary teams within health systems, program design, CHW training and certification, and more. Transcript available below description.
Author(s): Megan Terrell, Annie Cloke, Brea Burke, et al.
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
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