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Resources by Topic: Health workforce

Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants in North Dakota
Explores the supply and distribution of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants in North Dakota. Includes a breakdown of rural and urban distribution and retention.
Date: 05/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences
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Tennessee Federal Health Professional Shortage Areas: Underserved Areas (MUAs)/Medically Underserved Populations (MUPs)
Map with shadings showing whole county or partial county Medically Underserved Areas and whole county Medically Underserved Populations.
Date: 05/2020
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Tennessee Federal Health Professional Shortage Areas: Mental Health
County-level map with shadings showing low-income population or geographic Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas.
Date: 05/2020
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Tennessee Federal Health Professional Shortage Areas: Dental
County-level map with shadings showing low-income population or geographic Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas.
Date: 05/2020
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Tennessee Federal Health Professional Shortage Areas: Primary Care
County-level map with shadings showing low-income population or geographic Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas.
Date: 05/2020
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Arizona Health Workforce Profile: Physician Assistants
Brief reporting on the physician assistant (PA) workforce in Arizona, including a county map with information on PAs per 100,000 residents and distribution in rural and urban areas.
Author(s): B Koch, S Coates, B Coplan, et al.
Date: 05/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Through the Eyes of Rural Healthcare Providers: Perspectives of Changes to Practice Ownership and Management
Qualitative brief exploring insights from interviews with 12 rural healthcare providers. Includes statistics from 1995-2015 on the number of South Carolina physicians who are self-employed or working for a private employer, with breakdowns by micropolitan or small adjacent/remote rural location.
Date: 05/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Home on the Range: Plans and Providers Team Up to Bring Palliative Care to Rural Californians
Report discussing challenges and solutions to expanding palliative care access in rural California. Addresses barriers related to enrollment, staffing, and sustainability as well as strategies for creating partnerships between communities, healthcare systems, human services organizations, and other rural groups. Appendix features a chart listing health plans and rural providers offering palliative care services, with descriptions for each.
Author(s): Kathleen Kerr, Monique Parrish, Lyn Ceronsky
Date: 05/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: California Health Care Foundation
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HIV Prevention and Treatment Challenges in Rural America
Provides an overview of the prevalence of HIV and access to HIV prevention and treatment services in rural communities. Discusses challenges to providing and accessing HIV prevention and treatment efforts in rural areas, including the lack of local healthcare services, the cost of care, and HIV-related stigma. Describes federal programs that support HIV prevention and treatment services in rural areas. Offers policy recommendations to address these barriers and to reduce rural HIV disparities.
Date: 05/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Maternal and Obstetric Care Challenges in Rural America
Provides an overview of the clinical factors and social determinants of health that may increase the risk of maternal morbidity and mortality in rural communities. Discusses the impact of insurance coverage status, hospital and obstetric unit closures, and workforce shortages on rural maternal health. Describes the role of the Department of Health and Human Services in addressing maternal health outcomes. Offers policy recommendations to reduce rural maternal health disparities.
Date: 05/2020
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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