Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Maternal health workforce
Trends in the Health Workforce Supply in the Rural U.S.
Describes trends in the supply and distribution of clinicians in primary care, behavioral health, and obstetrical care, as well as dentists, surgeons, community health workers, and home health aides. Examines the availability of workforce data for professions important for rural communities, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using various health workforce data sources for rural health research. Features statistics with breakdowns by 5 levels of population density.
Author(s): C. Holly A. Andrilla, Sara C. Woolcock, Lisa A. Garberson, et al.
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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Describes trends in the supply and distribution of clinicians in primary care, behavioral health, and obstetrical care, as well as dentists, surgeons, community health workers, and home health aides. Examines the availability of workforce data for professions important for rural communities, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using various health workforce data sources for rural health research. Features statistics with breakdowns by 5 levels of population density.
Author(s): C. Holly A. Andrilla, Sara C. Woolcock, Lisa A. Garberson, et al.
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
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North Carolina Advanced Practice Registered Nurses: A Report on the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Workforce in North Carolina
Describe trends in the supply, demographic, educational, practice, and geographic characteristics of nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, certified registered nurse anesthetists, and clinical nurse specialists in North Carolina. Features statistics with breakdowns by nonmetropolitan counties compared with state population.
Author(s): Erin Fraher, Connor Sullivan, Catherine Moore, et al.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
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Describe trends in the supply, demographic, educational, practice, and geographic characteristics of nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, certified registered nurse anesthetists, and clinical nurse specialists in North Carolina. Features statistics with breakdowns by nonmetropolitan counties compared with state population.
Author(s): Erin Fraher, Connor Sullivan, Catherine Moore, et al.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
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Final Report of the Rural Texas Obstetrics Study
Uses data analysis, interviews, and surveys to report on rural obstetrics access issues in Texas. Discusses facility closures, distance to care, provider shortages, reimbursements, and healthcare quality. Offers an analysis of 15 facilities that closed OB departments to understand potential drivers of closures. Email address required to access report.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Stroudwater Associates
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Uses data analysis, interviews, and surveys to report on rural obstetrics access issues in Texas. Discusses facility closures, distance to care, provider shortages, reimbursements, and healthcare quality. Offers an analysis of 15 facilities that closed OB departments to understand potential drivers of closures. Email address required to access report.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Stroudwater Associates
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Innovations in Rural Obstetrics to Maintain Access to Care
Discusses closures of rural hospitals and labor and delivery services and the impact on maternity care access. Provides examples of 6 approaches to sustain obstetric care: partnerships, community-centered care, quality initiatives, culturally competent care, rural workforce development, and maternity care as an equity issue.
Author(s): Mary Louise Gilburg, Morgan McDonald, Erin E. Sullivan
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Milbank Memorial Fund
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Discusses closures of rural hospitals and labor and delivery services and the impact on maternity care access. Provides examples of 6 approaches to sustain obstetric care: partnerships, community-centered care, quality initiatives, culturally competent care, rural workforce development, and maternity care as an equity issue.
Author(s): Mary Louise Gilburg, Morgan McDonald, Erin E. Sullivan
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Milbank Memorial Fund
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Addressing Travel Costs for Providers of Field-Based Services in Medi-Cal
Examines provider travel costs associated with field-based healthcare services in Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program. Discusses Medicaid policies related to provider travel costs and the implications for community health workers (CHWs), doula services, and behavioral health services, with emphasis on the impact for rural areas of the state.
Author(s): Logan Kelly
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
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Examines provider travel costs associated with field-based healthcare services in Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program. Discusses Medicaid policies related to provider travel costs and the implications for community health workers (CHWs), doula services, and behavioral health services, with emphasis on the impact for rural areas of the state.
Author(s): Logan Kelly
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
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Nowhere to Go: Maternity Care Deserts Across the U.S. 2024
Explores maternal healthcare access and provides county-level U.S. maps that show maternity care deserts, hospitals that offer obstetric (OB) care, distribution of OB providers, travel time to maternity care, chronic conditions of birthing people, social drivers of health, and more. Includes rural versus urban characteristics of the maternal health workforce as well as access and policy discussions specific to rural areas.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: March of Dimes
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Explores maternal healthcare access and provides county-level U.S. maps that show maternity care deserts, hospitals that offer obstetric (OB) care, distribution of OB providers, travel time to maternity care, chronic conditions of birthing people, social drivers of health, and more. Includes rural versus urban characteristics of the maternal health workforce as well as access and policy discussions specific to rural areas.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: March of Dimes
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State of Nursing in Kansas: Volume I
Provides an overview of nursing in Kansas, focusing on registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and nursing workforce data and educational tracks. Includes demographic data on nurse workforce as well as county-level data on RN, LPN, and advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) licenses; license to population ratio; live births and maternity care workforce; median nurse wages; and more.
Author(s): Amy Garcia, Barbara MacArthur, Shin Hye Park, Alexander Alsup
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Nursing Workforce Center
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Provides an overview of nursing in Kansas, focusing on registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and nursing workforce data and educational tracks. Includes demographic data on nurse workforce as well as county-level data on RN, LPN, and advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) licenses; license to population ratio; live births and maternity care workforce; median nurse wages; and more.
Author(s): Amy Garcia, Barbara MacArthur, Shin Hye Park, Alexander Alsup
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Kansas Nursing Workforce Center
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Obstetric Delivery Services and Workforce in Rural Wisconsin Hospitals 2024
Provides information on obstetric delivery services and workforce in rural Wisconsin hospitals. Analyzes the results of a July 2023 survey focused on hospitals with delivery services, levels of obstetric care, provider types, birth volume, and more. Includes Wisconsin maps showing location of rural hospitals and percentage of women of childbearing age by county.
Author(s): Julia Ledger, Mollie Olson, Penny Black
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Provides information on obstetric delivery services and workforce in rural Wisconsin hospitals. Analyzes the results of a July 2023 survey focused on hospitals with delivery services, levels of obstetric care, provider types, birth volume, and more. Includes Wisconsin maps showing location of rural hospitals and percentage of women of childbearing age by county.
Author(s): Julia Ledger, Mollie Olson, Penny Black
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Report to Congress: Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis in the United States: An Update from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Reports on efforts by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to improve maternal health outcomes, including programs related to care delivery, access to care, and social factors influencing health. Presents data and discussion of maternal health trends, identifies key drivers, highlights relevant HHS programs and actions, and presents a framework to measure progress. Details rural access and outcome disparities and features rural-focused programs.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Reports on efforts by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to improve maternal health outcomes, including programs related to care delivery, access to care, and social factors influencing health. Presents data and discussion of maternal health trends, identifies key drivers, highlights relevant HHS programs and actions, and presents a framework to measure progress. Details rural access and outcome disparities and features rural-focused programs.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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New Mexico State-Tribal Collaboration Act Agency Report 2024
Summarizes collaboration between New Mexico state agencies and tribal nations regarding current public health priorities, including COVID-19, substance use disorder, maternal and child health, and cancer. Identifies resources available for American Indians from each New Mexico department and activities and funding for the fiscal year 2024, covering community health workers, cancer, diabetes, suicide prevention, and more.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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Summarizes collaboration between New Mexico state agencies and tribal nations regarding current public health priorities, including COVID-19, substance use disorder, maternal and child health, and cancer. Identifies resources available for American Indians from each New Mexico department and activities and funding for the fiscal year 2024, covering community health workers, cancer, diabetes, suicide prevention, and more.
Date: 07/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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