Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health workforce
Outcomes of Rural-Centric Residency Training to Prepare Family Medicine Physicians for Rural Practice
Reports the results of a study analyzing the number of graduates from rural-centric family medicine residency programs who chose to practice in rural areas and Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, C. Holly A. Andrilla, David Schmitz, Randall Longenecker, David V. Evans
Date: 03/2016
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Reports the results of a study analyzing the number of graduates from rural-centric family medicine residency programs who chose to practice in rural areas and Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Author(s): Davis G. Patterson, C. Holly A. Andrilla, David Schmitz, Randall Longenecker, David V. Evans
Date: 03/2016
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Fired Up: Community Paramedicine Models Blaze a Trail for Healthcare Delivery Reform
Discusses how fire departments can target frequent 911 users to reduce emergency room visits. Highlights community paramedicine program models in Arizona, including examples from rural communities.
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: Vitalyst Health Foundation
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Discusses how fire departments can target frequent 911 users to reduce emergency room visits. Highlights community paramedicine program models in Arizona, including examples from rural communities.
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: Vitalyst Health Foundation
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AzCRH 2015 Supply and Demand Study of Arizona Health Practitioners and Professionals
Provides an update on Arizona's healthcare workforce data derived from licensing boards, state and federal agencies, surveys, and interviews. Compares rural and urban workforce data and identifies strategies to moderate the workforce demand for rural health services.
Author(s): Joe Tabor, Nick Jennings, Lindsay Kohler, et al.
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Provides an update on Arizona's healthcare workforce data derived from licensing boards, state and federal agencies, surveys, and interviews. Compares rural and urban workforce data and identifies strategies to moderate the workforce demand for rural health services.
Author(s): Joe Tabor, Nick Jennings, Lindsay Kohler, et al.
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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AzCRH 2015 Safety Net Health Care in Arizona Report
Provides an analysis of data from a survey of Arizona's Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and county health departments. Addresses insurance coverage with breakdowns by county and for Latinos, American Indians, and adults with disabilities; hospital margins; access to healthcare; staffing FTE and recruitment issues; and services provided.
Author(s): Joe Tabor, Nick Jennings, Lindsay Kohler, et al.
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Provides an analysis of data from a survey of Arizona's Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and county health departments. Addresses insurance coverage with breakdowns by county and for Latinos, American Indians, and adults with disabilities; hospital margins; access to healthcare; staffing FTE and recruitment issues; and services provided.
Author(s): Joe Tabor, Nick Jennings, Lindsay Kohler, et al.
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Physician Engagement - A Primer for Healthcare Leaders
Highlights the importance of engaging physicians for successful rural hospital value transformation. Offers strategies and tools to build physician relationships and trust.
Author(s): A. Clinton MacKinney
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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Highlights the importance of engaging physicians for successful rural hospital value transformation. Offers strategies and tools to build physician relationships and trust.
Author(s): A. Clinton MacKinney
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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Variation in Residential Care Community Nurse and Aide Staffing Levels: United States, 2014
Presents national and state estimates of staffing levels for registered nurses, licensed practical or vocational nurses, and aides. Features statistics with breakdowns including metropolitan or nonmetropolitan statistical area, nonprofit or for-profit status, size of facility, and types of services provided.
Author(s): Vincent Rome, Lauren D. Harris-Kojetin
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Presents national and state estimates of staffing levels for registered nurses, licensed practical or vocational nurses, and aides. Features statistics with breakdowns including metropolitan or nonmetropolitan statistical area, nonprofit or for-profit status, size of facility, and types of services provided.
Author(s): Vincent Rome, Lauren D. Harris-Kojetin
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Training Future Physicians for Rural Medicine
Describes the four-year curriculum called the Target Rural Underserved Track (TRUST) developed by the University of Washington School of Medicine that allows students to train in rural and underserved areas of Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho (WWAMI region).
Date: 01/2016
Sponsoring organization: American Medical Association
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Describes the four-year curriculum called the Target Rural Underserved Track (TRUST) developed by the University of Washington School of Medicine that allows students to train in rural and underserved areas of Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho (WWAMI region).
Date: 01/2016
Sponsoring organization: American Medical Association
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The WWAMI Targeted Rural Underserved Track (TRUST) Program: An Innovative Response to Rural Physician Workforce Shortages
Discusses a four-year medical education curriculum through the University of Washington School of Medicine called the Targeted Rural Underserved Track (TRUST) where students are required to participate in a four-year clinical longitudinal continuity experience. The curriculum links students to a rural community identified as their TRUST continuity community or TCC with the objective to engage students in learning how a healthcare team functions in a rural community and to address the physician workforce needs in rural Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI region).
Author(s): Thomas Greer, Amanda Kost, David V. Evans, et al.
Citation: Academic Medicine, 91(1), 65-69
Date: 01/2016
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Discusses a four-year medical education curriculum through the University of Washington School of Medicine called the Targeted Rural Underserved Track (TRUST) where students are required to participate in a four-year clinical longitudinal continuity experience. The curriculum links students to a rural community identified as their TRUST continuity community or TCC with the objective to engage students in learning how a healthcare team functions in a rural community and to address the physician workforce needs in rural Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WWAMI region).
Author(s): Thomas Greer, Amanda Kost, David V. Evans, et al.
Citation: Academic Medicine, 91(1), 65-69
Date: 01/2016
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Impact of Improving Home Environments on Energy Intake and Physical Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Reports on the effectiveness of a weight control intervention using health coaches to target home environments using the Healthy Homes/Healthy Families model. Examines changes in the patients' physical activity, calorie intake, and weight. The intervention focused on overweight and obese women in rural Georgia who were patients of community health centers.
Author(s): Michelle C. Kegler, Regine Haardörfer, Iris C. Alcantara, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 106(1), 143-152
Date: 01/2016
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Reports on the effectiveness of a weight control intervention using health coaches to target home environments using the Healthy Homes/Healthy Families model. Examines changes in the patients' physical activity, calorie intake, and weight. The intervention focused on overweight and obese women in rural Georgia who were patients of community health centers.
Author(s): Michelle C. Kegler, Regine Haardörfer, Iris C. Alcantara, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health, 106(1), 143-152
Date: 01/2016
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Rural Providers' Access to Online Resources: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Examines healthcare providers' access to and satisfaction levels with one of two online point-of-care (PoC) clinical resources in rural New Mexico. Table 1 reports the frequency of use of PoC resources and Table 2 reports the satisfaction with PoC resources.
Author(s): Jonathan D. Eldredge, Laura J. Hall, Karen R. McElfresh, et al.
Citation: Journal of the Medical Library Association, 104(1), 33-41
Date: 01/2016
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Examines healthcare providers' access to and satisfaction levels with one of two online point-of-care (PoC) clinical resources in rural New Mexico. Table 1 reports the frequency of use of PoC resources and Table 2 reports the satisfaction with PoC resources.
Author(s): Jonathan D. Eldredge, Laura J. Hall, Karen R. McElfresh, et al.
Citation: Journal of the Medical Library Association, 104(1), 33-41
Date: 01/2016
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