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Resources by Topic: Health workforce

Northern New York Needs Assessment Rural Practitioners Report
Highlights the substance use disorder (SUD) treatment needs and barriers to care in Northern New York (NNY). Bases needs assessment on the findings of an online survey of NNY practitioners and discusses some of the types of SUD treatment and substances being treated, along with a discussion of the barriers to care the providers have experienced.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Vermont Center on Rural Addiction
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Colorado Rural Health Center: 2022 Annual Report
Summary of the Colorado Rural Health Center's 2022 accomplishments. Focuses on work disseminating COVID-19 updates and work with hospitals, clinics, and EMS providers on quality, health information technology, policy, and workforce issues.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Colorado Rural Health Center
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South Dakota Medically Underserved Areas/Populations
County-level South Dakota map showing medically underserved communities, areas, and populations.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: South Dakota Office of Rural Health
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Empowering Rural Nurses Telementoring Professional Growth & Support
Webinar recording discussing telementoring models, the National Rural Telementoring Training Center, rural healthcare workforce challenges, telementoring examples, and evaluation. Transcript available in the video description.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: University of Texas at Arlington Center for Rural Health and Nursing
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Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD) Meeting Minutes, August 17, 2023
Summarizes the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD) meeting held August 17, 2023. Features updates from the Bureau of Health Workforce on programs to address healthcare workforce shortages and Title VII funding opportunities planned for 2024, including the Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) - Physician Assistant Rural Training in Mental and Behavioral Health and the Rural Community Program Directors programs.
Additional links: Presentations
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
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How Academic Medicine Serves Rural Communities Across the Country
Highlights how Association of American Medical Colleges teaching hospitals and medical schools are serving patients in rural communities. Features the work of 6 institutions in North Dakota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, George, Texas, and California, and shares the challenges and successes unique to these communities.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
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National Rural Health Day 2023 Key Messages & Data Points
Provides messages and data points regarding issues such as healthcare infrastructure, hospitals, and clinics; the strengths of the rural healthcare workforce; demographics of rural communities related to population, income, food insecurity, and healthcare shortages; and the services provided by the State Offices of Rural Health (SORHs).
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
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Mental Health Matters: Policy Framework on Workforce Mental Health
Policy framework designed to support the development of workforce mental health policies. Discusses nondiscrimination, workplace supports, rural communities, workforce shortages and more.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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SAMHSA Strategic Plan 2023-2026
Details the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's framework and funding priorities for 2023-2026. Discusses priorities such as strengthening the behavioral health workforce, suicide prevention, and behavioral health integration, among other issues. Highlights behavioral health equity measures that address rural communities.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Rural Disaster Behavioral Health: A Guide for Outreach Workers and Crisis Counselors
Provides recommendations to behavioral health professionals who are working with rural populations following a disaster. Offers an overview of rural populations in the United States, behavioral health impacts of disasters, strategies to effectively assist in a rural context, and disaster response recommendations and resources.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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