Rural Nursing - General Information

 

Documents:

  • The Immediate and Future Role of the J-1 Visa Waiver Program for Physicians: The Consequences of Change for Rural Health Care Service Delivery
    application/pdf iconRUPRI J1 Visa and Rural Health Care Delivery 2002.pdf
    April 2002 - Special J-1 Visa Waiver Program Task Force Keith J. Mueller, Ph.D., Principal Author*
    J-1 visa waiver physicians are currently providing care to over 4 million people living in underserved areas of rural America.
  • New England Rural Health Roundtable
    application/vnd.ms-powerpoint iconNew England Rural Healthcare.ppt
    July 22nd - Regional Healthcare Workforce Collaboration Meeting
    Identify strategies which improve the healthcare workforce development, recruitment and retention capacity of New England stakeholders through regional projects, partnerships and collaborations.
  • AHEC Role in the Nation’s Healthcare Safety Net
    application/pdf iconAHEC AHEC Role in the Nation’s Healthcare Safety Net 2005.pdf
    2005 - unknown
    If Title VII funding is eliminated, the consequence will be the dismantling of the community infrastructure developed through the 30 year federal investment in AHEC/HETC program. The President's ambitious program for securing the health care safety net through expansion of the Community Health Centers will not succeed without appropriately trained professionals to staff those health care facilities.
  • The Behavioral Health Workforce in Alaska: A Status Report
    application/pdf iconAK Behaviorial Health Workforce 2004.pdf
    March 2004 - Prepared by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Mental Health Program For: University of Alaska, Statewide Office of the Associate Vice President for Health
    In largely rural states, such as Alaska, there have been historical difficulties in recruiting and retaining an effective behavioral health workforce. Additionally, the recent report of the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health described in detail the significant problems facing mental or behavioral health systems throughout the country, particularly in rural areas. These include critical gaps in accessibility to services, critical shortages in the availability of providers and programs, impaired acceptability of care due to urban-based models and strategies, and establishing mental health policy without consideration of its rural impact.
  • Status of Recruitment Resources and Strategies 2005-2006 Appendices, Alaska
    application/pdf iconAK A Study of Recruitment Costs and Strategies for Several Provider Types in Alaska 2005 Appendices.pdf
    June 2006 - Alaska Center for Rural Health
    Survey developed by the State of Alaska to determine the recruitment resources and strategies for healthcare workers in Alaska. Includes questions asked, responses, and statistics.
  • ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE NEEDS IN UNDERSERVED RURAL AREAS: ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CHALLENGES
    application/pdf iconMaine ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE NEEDS in Urnderserved Rural Areas 2001.pdf
    October 2001 - Donna C. Bird, M.S., M.A., Ph.D. Patricia Dempsey, M.S., R.N. David Hartley, M.H.A., Ph.D.
    PURPOSE AND METHODS Rural communities suffer disproportionately from a shortage of mental health professionals. As of September 1999, 87 percent of the designated Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas in the United States were located in non-metropolitan counties. These areas are home to over half of the country’s non-metropolitan population. Variations in the supply of mental health professionals may be a key factor in explaining differences in access to and use of mental health services in rural versus urban areas. This paper reviews efforts to address mental health workforce needs in underserved rural areas and seeks to answer the following questions • How is health and mental health workforce adequacy currently measured? • How do unique characteristics of rural communities and the mental health service delivery system challenge current methods for determining workforce adequacy? • What role has the federal government played in addressing health and mental health workforce needs in underserved rural areas? In obtaining information, we relied on a review of the relevant literature, an analysis of federal regulations and data, and interviews with experts on mental health workforce and rural mental health issues.

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