The WWAMI Rural Health Research Center (RHRC) is one of six rural 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.
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WWAMI RHRC Releases 7 New Policy Briefs
To provide information for policymakers about key rural health workforce issues, the WWAMI RHRC recently distributed 7 Policy Briefs. These briefs describe recent research related to rural workforce issues, and outline policy options to help remedy the problems:
- Chen FM, Andrilla CHA, Doescher MP, Morris C. Policy brief: the availability of family medicine residency training in rural locations of the United States. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington, Jun 2009.
- Doescher MP, Fordyce MA, Skillman SM. Policy brief: the aging of the primary care physician workforce: are rural locations vulnerable? Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jun 2009.
- Rosenblatt RA, Chen FM, Lishner DM, Doescher MP. Policy brief: the future of family medicine and implications for rural primary care physicians. Seattle, WA: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington; Jun 2009.
- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington. Policy brief: the crisis in rural general surgery. Seattle, WA: Author; Apr 2009.
- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington. Policy brief: threats to the future supply of rural registered nurses. Seattle, WA: Author; Apr 2009.
- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington. Policy brief: the crisis in rural primary care. Seattle, WA: Author; Apr 2009.
- WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington. Policy brief: the crisis in rural dentistry. Seattle, WA: Author; Apr 2009.
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