Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Health workforce
Alaska AHEC Program 2022 Annual Report
Details the 2022 program highlights and accomplishments of Alaska's Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program, which provides health workforce programs for students to support quality healthcare access in the state.
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Alaska Area Health Education Centers Program, Alaska Center for Rural Health and Health Workforce
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Details the 2022 program highlights and accomplishments of Alaska's Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program, which provides health workforce programs for students to support quality healthcare access in the state.
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Alaska Area Health Education Centers Program, Alaska Center for Rural Health and Health Workforce
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Graduate Medical Education (GME) in Arizona Policy Brief
Describes the shortage of resident (GME) physicians in Arizona. Includes map of Primary Care Shortage Area (HPSA) at the county level.
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Describes the shortage of resident (GME) physicians in Arizona. Includes map of Primary Care Shortage Area (HPSA) at the county level.
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Virginia's Physical Therapist Assistant Workforce: 2022
An overview of the physical therapist assistant (PTA) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2022 Physical Therapist Assistant Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of PTAs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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An overview of the physical therapist assistant (PTA) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2022 Physical Therapist Assistant Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of PTAs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Virginia's Physical Therapist Workforce: 2022
An overview of the physical therapist (PT) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2022 Physical Therapist Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of PTs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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An overview of the physical therapist (PT) workforce in Virginia based on data from the 2022 Physical Therapist Workforce Survey. Features statistics including the number of PTs in rural Virginia and how many grew up in rural areas.
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health Professions
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Obstetric Readiness in Rural Communities Lacking Hospital Labor and Delivery Units
Policy brief discussing the current rural maternal healthcare workforce and their capacity to manage obstetric emergencies during pregnancy, labor, and delivery. Offers recommendations to promote obstetric readiness for emergency care in rural hospitals without obstetric units and support for community-based, emergency department-adjacent health workers.
Author(s): Eneka Lamb, Madeline Merwin, Quinyatta Mumford, et al.
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Policy brief discussing the current rural maternal healthcare workforce and their capacity to manage obstetric emergencies during pregnancy, labor, and delivery. Offers recommendations to promote obstetric readiness for emergency care in rural hospitals without obstetric units and support for community-based, emergency department-adjacent health workers.
Author(s): Eneka Lamb, Madeline Merwin, Quinyatta Mumford, et al.
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Health Care's Role in Rural Economic Development: Addressing Health Workforce Needs
Policy brief exploring how rural healthcare can impact local economic and community development. Offers recommended policies and actions to support rural workforce development and community development.
Author(s): Nicole Carritt
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Policy brief exploring how rural healthcare can impact local economic and community development. Offers recommended policies and actions to support rural workforce development and community development.
Author(s): Nicole Carritt
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Retaining Rural Health Care Professionals: Strategies to Reduce Burnout
Policy position paper regarding burnout among health professionals. Provides an overview of burnout among healthcare professionals and offers policy recommendations to support healthcare providers locally and positively impact the recruitment and retention of these providers.
Author(s): Victoria Reid, Michael Seward, Thad Shunkwiler
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Policy position paper regarding burnout among health professionals. Provides an overview of burnout among healthcare professionals and offers policy recommendations to support healthcare providers locally and positively impact the recruitment and retention of these providers.
Author(s): Victoria Reid, Michael Seward, Thad Shunkwiler
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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The Approaching End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and Its Implications for RHCs
Outlines Rural Health Clinic (RHC)-specific waivers implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and will end at the conclusion of the public health emergency (PHE). Highlights how other policies will be impacted by the end of the PHE, including telehealth flexibilities; Medicaid redetermination; the commercialization of COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, and tests; and Emergency Use Authorizations.
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Rural Health Clinics
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Outlines Rural Health Clinic (RHC)-specific waivers implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and will end at the conclusion of the public health emergency (PHE). Highlights how other policies will be impacted by the end of the PHE, including telehealth flexibilities; Medicaid redetermination; the commercialization of COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, and tests; and Emergency Use Authorizations.
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Rural Health Clinics
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How One New Mexico County is Taking a Community-Wide Approach to Treating Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders
Features a McKinley County, New Mexico community consortium that takes a holistic approach to recovery. Discusses the need for cultural understanding of Native culture in providing treatment services. Describes the growth of the collaboration over time and the range of local organizations involved.
Author(s): Gretel Kauffman
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Features a McKinley County, New Mexico community consortium that takes a holistic approach to recovery. Discusses the need for cultural understanding of Native culture in providing treatment services. Describes the growth of the collaboration over time and the range of local organizations involved.
Author(s): Gretel Kauffman
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Characteristics of California's EMT and Paramedic Workforce
Provides an overview of the emergency medical technician (EMT) and paramedic workforce in California, including trends, estimated size, geographic distribution, employment and demographic characteristics, educational pipeline, and more. Provides county-level maps of actively certified EMTS to population ratios, actively licensed paramedics to population ratios, and EMT and paramedic training programs.
Author(s): Tim Bates, Janet Coffman
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Healthforce Center at UCSF
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Provides an overview of the emergency medical technician (EMT) and paramedic workforce in California, including trends, estimated size, geographic distribution, employment and demographic characteristics, educational pipeline, and more. Provides county-level maps of actively certified EMTS to population ratios, actively licensed paramedics to population ratios, and EMT and paramedic training programs.
Author(s): Tim Bates, Janet Coffman
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Healthforce Center at UCSF
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