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Rural Health Workforce Issues

National Resources

The Shortage Designation Branch in the HRSA Bureau of Health Professions National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
National Health Service Corps
U.S. Census Bureau
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration
National Institute on Aging
Office of Minority Health

State of Minnesota

Academic Health Center Minnesota Health Professions Workforce Strategy
Minnesota North Star – Official State Web site
Minnesota Department of Health
Office of Health Statistics
Office of Minority and Multicultural Health
Office of Rural Health and Primary Care - Health Workforce Topics
Minnesota Census 2000
Minnesota Primary Care Association
Minnesota Regional Development Organizations
Minnesota Sustainable Development Initiative

Industry

Center for Rural Policy and Development
Health Education/Industry Partnership (HEIP)
Minnesota Rural Health Resource Center
Minnesota Colleagues in Caring Collaborative
Minnesota Hospital Association
Minnesota Rural Health Association
National Library of Medicine Databases
National Rural Health Association

Research

Rural and Remote Health Journal
The International Electronic Journal of Rural and Remote Health Research, education, Practice and Policy

"A required rural health module increases students' interest in rural health careers"
Rural and Remote Health Journal, Volume 688 June 1, 2007

Minnesota Area Health Education Center (AHEC) is a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Health Professions cooperative agreement # 1U76-HP00599-01 funded through Title VII of the Public Health Service Act.