Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health workforce
Comparison of Care in Hospital Outpatient Departments and Independent Physician Offices: Updated Findings for 2019-2024
Examines differences in Medicare payments for services at an independent physician's office (IPO) or a hospital outpatient department (HOPD). Utilizes 2019-2024 data to analyze characteristics of Medicare patients seen in HOPDs and IPOs, including rural versus urban location.
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Examines differences in Medicare payments for services at an independent physician's office (IPO) or a hospital outpatient department (HOPD). Utilizes 2019-2024 data to analyze characteristics of Medicare patients seen in HOPDs and IPOs, including rural versus urban location.
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: A Policy Menu for States
Presents policy strategies utilized by states to strengthen primary care across five priority areas. Strategies cover primary care reimbursement; addressing individual, community, and market-level barriers to care; expanding and supporting the primary care workforce; and supporting practice transformation. Includes rural references throughout.
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Milbank Memorial Fund, National Academy for State Health Policy
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Presents policy strategies utilized by states to strengthen primary care across five priority areas. Strategies cover primary care reimbursement; addressing individual, community, and market-level barriers to care; expanding and supporting the primary care workforce; and supporting practice transformation. Includes rural references throughout.
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Milbank Memorial Fund, National Academy for State Health Policy
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State Of Nursing In Kansas Volume II: Workforce Trends, 2015-2025
Provides data on registered nurses (RNs), advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in Kansas from 2015 to 2025. Includes information on demographics, education, employment characteristics, and more. Provides county-level data on total licensure, number of licenses per 1,000 residents, and median wages of nurses.
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Nursing Workforce Center
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Provides data on registered nurses (RNs), advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in Kansas from 2015 to 2025. Includes information on demographics, education, employment characteristics, and more. Provides county-level data on total licensure, number of licenses per 1,000 residents, and median wages of nurses.
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Nursing Workforce Center
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Forces Driving Change in Rural North Carolina
Examines major forces driving change in rural North Carolina communities, which influence people, communities, and businesses. Includes sections on rural healthcare inequities, social determinants of health, and the long-term impact of COVID-19 on rural people. Features a county-level map showing health outcome rankings as of 2022, and statistics on the number of healthcare professionals per 10,000 people, with breakdowns by urban, suburban, and rural areas.
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: NC Rural Center
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Examines major forces driving change in rural North Carolina communities, which influence people, communities, and businesses. Includes sections on rural healthcare inequities, social determinants of health, and the long-term impact of COVID-19 on rural people. Features a county-level map showing health outcome rankings as of 2022, and statistics on the number of healthcare professionals per 10,000 people, with breakdowns by urban, suburban, and rural areas.
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: NC Rural Center
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Rural Collaborative Opportunities For Occupational Learning (R-COOL-Health) Scrubs Camps and Scrubs Academy
Provides an overview of the North Dakota Rural Collaborative Opportunities for Occupational Learning (R-Cool-Health) Scrubs Camps and Scrubs Academy programs, including information on the number of students and rural communities involved with the programs. Describes the opportunities for students in grades 5 through 12 to learn about and understand a wide range of healthcare careers available in their rural communities.
Author(s): Nicole Threadgold
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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Provides an overview of the North Dakota Rural Collaborative Opportunities for Occupational Learning (R-Cool-Health) Scrubs Camps and Scrubs Academy programs, including information on the number of students and rural communities involved with the programs. Describes the opportunities for students in grades 5 through 12 to learn about and understand a wide range of healthcare careers available in their rural communities.
Author(s): Nicole Threadgold
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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Oregon Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas
Shows a county-level map of Oregon map identifying Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Office of Rural Health
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Shows a county-level map of Oregon map identifying Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: Oregon Office of Rural Health
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Leveraging Pharmacy Education through a Train-the-Trainer Model to Enhance Breast Cancer Literacy in Rural Communities
Evaluates changes in participant confidence in a train-the-trainer program focusing on rural patient education on breast cancer among 46 PharmD students in South Carolina.
Author(s): Christopher L. Farrell, Melanie R. Ginzburg, Morgan B. Enlow, et al.
Citation: Journal of Cancer Education, 2025
Date: 08/2025
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Evaluates changes in participant confidence in a train-the-trainer program focusing on rural patient education on breast cancer among 46 PharmD students in South Carolina.
Author(s): Christopher L. Farrell, Melanie R. Ginzburg, Morgan B. Enlow, et al.
Citation: Journal of Cancer Education, 2025
Date: 08/2025
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Virginia's Licensed Professional Counselor Workforce: 2025
An overview of the licensed professional counselor (LPC) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Licensed Professional Counselor Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of LPCs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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An overview of the licensed professional counselor (LPC) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Licensed Professional Counselor Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of LPCs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Virginia's Speech-Language Pathology Workforce: 2025
An overview of the speech-language pathologist (SLP) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Speech-Language Pathologist Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of SLPs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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An overview of the speech-language pathologist (SLP) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Speech-Language Pathologist Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of SLPs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Virginia's Audiologist Workforce: 2025
An overview of the audiologist workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Audiologist Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of audiologists in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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An overview of the audiologist workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2025 Audiologist Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of audiologists in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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