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Resources by Topic: Health workforce

HRSA: Opioid Crisis
Features information, resources, and opportunities related to addressing the opioid crisis. Details HRSA's efforts to help combat opioid abuse, including the sharing of best practices, increasing education and training, and expanding access through health centers and the use of telehealth, among other interventions.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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State Community Health Worker Policies
Offers information on how states are defining, training, certifying, and paying for the community health worker (CHW) workforce. Also describes how states are developing cross-agency and state-to-local strategies to improve community health in partnership with CHWs. Features interactive national map with state-level information.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Academy for State Health Policy
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Oklahoma State Department of Health: Data and Reports
Lists several documents and maps that provide an overview of Oklahoma's healthcare landscape. Includes healthcare information, community and family health data, disease and prevention publications, and protective health reports.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State Department of Health
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Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Federal Regulation Notices
Lists federal regulations and notices related to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), including information on annual payment rate updates. Contains copies of proposed and final rules, along with any relevant corrections, as published in the Federal Register.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Case Study: Hospital Partners with Local High Schools to Prepare Students for Health Care Professions
Discusses the structure and organization of Box Butte General Hospital's (BBGH) Health Professions Club, which engages local high school students in healthcare career preparation activities in Alliance, Nebraska. Covers program goals, including educating area students about healthcare careers and creating and recruiting a well-prepared rural healthcare workforce.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Bryan Health
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Nebraska Physical Therapy Map
Shows physical therapy state and federal shortage areas.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Office of Rural Health
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Nebraska Pharmacist Map
Shows pharmacist state and federal shortage areas.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Office of Rural Health
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Nebraska Pediatric Dentistry Map
Shows pediatric dentistry state and federal shortage areas.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Office of Rural Health
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Nebraska Occupational Therapy Map
Shows occupational therapy state and federal shortage areas.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Office of Rural Health
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Nebraska General Dentistry Map
Shows general dentistry state and federal shortage areas.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Nebraska Office of Rural Health
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