The WWAMI Rural Health Research Center (RHRC) is one of six rural health research centers funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) to perform policy-oriented research on issues related to rural health care. The WWAMI RHRC, which was established in the fall of 1988, is based in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine and works closely with the state departments of health, and Area Health Education Centers in the five WWAMI states (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho) as well as other researchers and policymakers across the U.S. and internationally.
News
New RHRC Publications
- Skillman SM, Doescher MP, Mouradian WE, Brunson DK. The challenge to delivering oral health services in rural America. J Public Health Dent. Jun 2010;70(S1):S49-S57. Access from Journal of Public Health Dentistry.
- Patterson DP. The contributions of international medical graduates to healthcare for rural and underserved populations: a reference list, 2000-2010. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; June 2010. Reference list.
- Chen F, Fordyce M, Andes S, Hart LG. Which medical schools produce rural physicians? A 15-year update. Acad Med. Apr 2010;85(4):594-598.
- Chan L, Giardino N, Rubenfeld G, Baldwin LM, Fordyce MA, Hart LG. Geographic differences in use of home oxygen for obstructive lung disease: a national Medicare study. J Rural Health. Mar 2010;26(2):139-145.
- Baldwin LM, Chan L, Andrilla CH, Huff ED, Hart LG. Quality of care for myocardial infarction in rural and urban hospitals. J Rural Health. 2010 Winter;26(1):51-7.
New RHRC Studies
- The Current Contribution of Physicians, Advanced Practice Nurses, and Physician Assistants to the Rural Primary Care Workforce (funded by HRSA, Office of Rural Health Policy).
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Distribution in Rural and Urban Areas of the U.S. (funded by the American Nurses Association).
- Health Information Technology (HIT) Workforce Needs in Rural America (funded by HRSA, Office of Rural Health Policy).
- The Pre-hospital Emergency Medical Services Workforce in Rural and Urban Areas: Implications for Community Paramedicine (funded by HRSA, Office of Rural Health Policy).
- Rural-Urban Nurse Practitioner Distribution and the Influence of Physician and Physician Assistant Supply (funded by HRSA, Office of Rural Health Policy).
Descriptions of completed and in-progress rural health studies by the WWAMI RHRC.
Links to findings from research studies by the WWAMI RHRC
Links to resources for more information about rural health and related topics