Wisconsin Resources
Community Pharmacies as Access Points for Addiction Treatment
Investigates the distribution of community pharmacies in rural and urban counties of Wisconsin and the connection it has on county-level opioid-related overdose death rates and the number of treatment facilities.
Author(s): Kevin A. Look, Mercedes Kile, Katie Morgan, Andrew Roberts
Citation: Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy, 15(4), 404-409
Date: 04/2019
Type: Document
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Investigates the distribution of community pharmacies in rural and urban counties of Wisconsin and the connection it has on county-level opioid-related overdose death rates and the number of treatment facilities.
Author(s): Kevin A. Look, Mercedes Kile, Katie Morgan, Andrew Roberts
Citation: Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy, 15(4), 404-409
Date: 04/2019
Type: Document
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Death Rates for Lung Cancer by Urbanization of County of Residence, United States and Wisconsin, 2006-2016
Presents death rates for lung cancer comparing 2006 to 2016 for the U.S. and Wisconsin by 6 levels of urbanization including small metro, micropolitan, and noncore.
Author(s): Mary Foote
Date: 01/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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Presents death rates for lung cancer comparing 2006 to 2016 for the U.S. and Wisconsin by 6 levels of urbanization including small metro, micropolitan, and noncore.
Author(s): Mary Foote
Date: 01/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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Graduate Medical Education Initiatives to Develop the Physician Workforce in Rural Wisconsin
Highlights successful graduate medical education (GME) initiatives aimed at strengthening the rural physician workforce in Wisconsin. Details the residency programs with a rural emphasis, the number of GME positions that received state funding, and the program capacity of rural residencies in the state, among other measures.
Author(s): Kimberly Bruksch-Meck, Byron Crouse, George Quinn, Linda McCart, Kara Traxler
Citation: WMJ, 117(5), 201-207
Date: 12/2018
Type: Document
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Highlights successful graduate medical education (GME) initiatives aimed at strengthening the rural physician workforce in Wisconsin. Details the residency programs with a rural emphasis, the number of GME positions that received state funding, and the program capacity of rural residencies in the state, among other measures.
Author(s): Kimberly Bruksch-Meck, Byron Crouse, George Quinn, Linda McCart, Kara Traxler
Citation: WMJ, 117(5), 201-207
Date: 12/2018
Type: Document
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Factors Influencing Rural Physician Retention Following Completion of a Rural Training Track Family Medicine Residency Program
Examines the survey results of 16 graduates from a rural family medicine training track program in Wisconsin to determine what factors influence rural physician retention and practice location decisions. Includes statistics on physician retention and mobility, including reasons for leaving.
Author(s): Colleen Morken, Kimberly Bruksch-Meck, Byron Crouse, Kara Traxler
Citation: Wisconsin Medical Journal, 117(5), 208-210
Date: 12/2018
Type: Document
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Examines the survey results of 16 graduates from a rural family medicine training track program in Wisconsin to determine what factors influence rural physician retention and practice location decisions. Includes statistics on physician retention and mobility, including reasons for leaving.
Author(s): Colleen Morken, Kimberly Bruksch-Meck, Byron Crouse, Kara Traxler
Citation: Wisconsin Medical Journal, 117(5), 208-210
Date: 12/2018
Type: Document
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Rural Counties Face Psychiatrist Shortage
Analyzes data from the Wisconsin Medical Society to describe the psychiatrist workforce shortage and treatment gaps in Wisconsin. Offers policy recommendations to support the rural psychiatrist workforce.
Date: 10/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Policy Forum
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Analyzes data from the Wisconsin Medical Society to describe the psychiatrist workforce shortage and treatment gaps in Wisconsin. Offers policy recommendations to support the rural psychiatrist workforce.
Date: 10/2018
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Policy Forum
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Live Healthy, Live Well, 'Live Algoma'
An overview of a rural community (Algoma, Wisconsin) coming together to set goals and work on projects focused on health and wellness. Projects included modifying an old bank to develop an alternative school called Pathfinder, building the Algoma Community Wellness Center, and collaborating with local industries and schools to create new learning opportunities for students. Algoma is a recipient of the 2017 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Prize.
Date: 09/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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An overview of a rural community (Algoma, Wisconsin) coming together to set goals and work on projects focused on health and wellness. Projects included modifying an old bank to develop an alternative school called Pathfinder, building the Algoma Community Wellness Center, and collaborating with local industries and schools to create new learning opportunities for students. Algoma is a recipient of the 2017 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Prize.
Date: 09/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Wisconsin Drive Time to Emergency Care
Shows a map of Wisconsin with drive times to Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), non-CAHs, and freestanding emergency rooms in 10, 20, and 30-minute increments.
Date: 09/2017
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Shows a map of Wisconsin with drive times to Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), non-CAHs, and freestanding emergency rooms in 10, 20, and 30-minute increments.
Date: 09/2017
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Wisconsin EMS Agencies Interactive Map
Provides county-level data on emergency medical service (EMS) agencies in Wisconsin. Map is searchable by level of rurality, service license level, service type, county, and Regional Trauma Advisory Committee (RTAC) region.
Date: 08/2017
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Provides county-level data on emergency medical service (EMS) agencies in Wisconsin. Map is searchable by level of rurality, service license level, service type, county, and Regional Trauma Advisory Committee (RTAC) region.
Date: 08/2017
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Rural Wisconsin Health 2017
Reports on Wisconsin rural health outcomes and factors, including health behaviors, clinical care, and social and economic factors. Covers information on the built and physical environment. Provides rural, urban, and statewide data.
Date: 06/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Reports on Wisconsin rural health outcomes and factors, including health behaviors, clinical care, and social and economic factors. Covers information on the built and physical environment. Provides rural, urban, and statewide data.
Date: 06/2017
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Travel Distance Study for Rural/Competitive Bid Area/Neither Rural nor CBA Census Tracts to Hospitals and Home Medical Equipment Suppliers: Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Measures rural populations' proximity to hospitals and home medical equipment suppliers in Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin in comparison with their urban counterparts.
Date: 12/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Northern Iowa Geoinformatics Training, Research, Education, and Extension (GeoTREE) Center
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Measures rural populations' proximity to hospitals and home medical equipment suppliers in Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin in comparison with their urban counterparts.
Date: 12/2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Northern Iowa Geoinformatics Training, Research, Education, and Extension (GeoTREE) Center
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Last Updated: 9/3/2024