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Resources by Topic: Health workforce

Key Environmental Health Competencies for Rural Primary Care Providers
Identifies a set of basic environmental health competencies that are needed by all rural primary care providers in order to direct healthcare and education policy. Covers assessment, diagnosis, management, and evaluation. Describes the process used in developing the list of key competencies.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Cynthia Armstrong Persily, Johnna S. Beane, Mary Glenn Rice
Date: 05/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
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The 2010 Report to the Secretary: Rural Health and Human Services Issues
Report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on issues related to rural America. Topics include home and community based care for rural seniors, rural primary care workforce, and rural health care provider integration.
Date: 05/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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The Provision of Mental Health Services by Rural Health Clinics
Reports on a study that examined changes in the delivery of mental health services by RHCs, operational characteristics of these services, barriers and challenges experienced by RHCs, and policy options to encourage more RHCs to deliver mental health services.
Author(s): John A. Gale, Barbara Shaw, David Hartley, Stephenie Loux
Date: 05/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Border Lives: Health Status in the United States-Mexico Border Region
An overview of key health issues affecting U.S. residents living in the U.S.-Mexico border region.
Date: 04/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: United States-México Border Health Commission
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Incorporating Geographic Information Systems (GIS) into Program Evaluation: Lessons from a Rural Medicine Initiative
Reports on an evaluation to determine if medical students with an interest in rural practice were able to secure a clerkship or externship in a rural clinical setting.
Author(s): Jason C. Booza, Patrick D. Bridge, Anne Victoria Neale, Maryjean Schenk
Citation: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 23(1), 59-66
Date: 01/2010
Type: Document
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Exploring the Potential for Foreign-Trained Dentists to Address Workforce Shortages and Improve Access to Dental Care for Vulnerable Populations in the United States
Examines the impact of foreign-trained dentists on dental care access in Washington State. Addresses participation in Medicaid and practice in health professional shortage areas in comparison with dentists trained in the United States.
Author(s): Naseem Bazargan, Donald L Chi, Peter Milgrom
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 10, 336
Date: 2010
Type: Document
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An Analysis of the Labor Markets for Anesthesiology
Examines the supply and demand of anesthesiologists (ANs) and certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs). Includes information on demographics, income, differences in rural areas, demand by state, and more. Compares employment of CRNAs and ANs by rural and urban facilities. Analyzes earnings and hours worked for CRNAs in rural versus urban areas.
Author(s): Lindsay Daugherty, Raquel Fonseca, Krishna B. Kumar, Pierre-Carl Michaud
Date: 2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RAND Corporation
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Challenges for Improving Health Care Access in Rural America: A Compendium of Research and Policy Analysis Studies of Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Centers 2009-2010
A collection of twenty-four research and policy analysis studies on health care access in rural America from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Centers. Topics covered include health insurance, access to care, the impact of the economic downturn, health workforce shortages, and health system challenges.
Date: 2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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The Nurse Work Environment, Job Satisfaction and Turnover Rates in Rural and Urban Nursing Units
Examines hospital characteristics, nursing unit characteristics, the nurse work environment, job satisfaction, and turnover rates in rural and urban nursing units. Based on data from 2003 and 2004.
Author(s): Marianne Baernholdt, Barbara A. Mark
Citation: Journal of Nursing Management, 17(8), 994-1001
Date: 12/2009
Type: Document
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Washington State's Oral Health Workforce
Examines Washington state's oral health workforce needs in 2009 and moving forward. Includes data specific to rural areas and at the state- and county-level.
Author(s): Susan M. Skillman, C. Holly A. Andrilla, Joseli A. Alves-Dunkerson, et al.
Date: 11/2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: UW Center for Health Workforce Studies
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