Designing financial-incentive programmes for return of medical service in underserved areas: seven management functions [PDF]
Human Resources for Health, 2009 In many countries worldwide, health worker shortages are one of the main constraints in achieving population health goals. Financial-incentive programmes for return of service, whereby participants receive payments in return for a commitment to practise ...
Bärnighausen Till, Bloom David E
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Unmet Primary Care Needs in Diabetic Patients with Multimorbidity in a Medically Underserved Area [PDF]
Health Services Research & Managerial Epidemiology, 2017 Background: Diabetic patients with multimorbidity in medically underserved minority communities are less engaged in primary care and experience high emergency department (ED) utilization.
Bianca M. Jackson +6 more
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Building the future healthcare workforce: the impact of Oregon AHEC scholars’ program 2018 - 2022 [PDF]
BMC Medical EducationPurpose This study summarizes findings from four cohorts of Oregon Area Health Education Centers Scholars (2018–2022). Area Health Educations Centers (AHECs) aim to expand the healthcare workforce, especially in rural and underserved areas likely to ...
Eric Wiser +6 more
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Evaluating Factors That Influence Influenza Vaccination Uptake among Pregnant People in a Medically Underserved Area in Washington State [PDF]
VaccinesIntroduction: Despite substantial evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of influenza vaccines, only 38.6% of the adult United States population received an influenza vaccine during the 2023–2024 flu season.
Kimberly McKeirnan +6 more
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Exploring Patient Trust in Healthcare Provider Influenza Vaccine Information and Recommendations in a Medically Underserved Area of Washington State [PDF]
VaccinesBackground/Objective: Patients have historically trusted healthcare providers to be a reliable source of health information. However, with the recent pandemic and subsequent recovery, understanding and developing patients’ trust has become even more ...
Damianne Brand +6 more
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Efforts to Enhance Recruitment and Engagement of Caregivers from Medically Underserved Communities in a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Vaccine Promotion App [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Translational ScienceOver 15 million children in the United States have been infected with COVID-19; nearly 2,000 have died. Approval of COVID-19 vaccines for children enabled reductions in disease severity and mortality.
Erin Dawley +14 more
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Nurse workforce change and metropolitan medically underserved areas in the United States
BMC Health Services ResearchBackground The continued healthcare crisis in the United States (US) is worrisome, especially as workforce shortages, particularly for nurses, are highlighted, often in some of the highest need areas. As the need for healthcare services grows, especially
Diana Bowser +2 more
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After 20 years of low fertility, where are the obstetrician-gynecologists? [PDF]
Obstetrics & Gynecology Science, 2021 Korea has entered a stage of low fertility, with a total fertility rate of 1.178 in 2002 and 0.92 in 2019. The low birth rate has led to the closure of obstetric hospitals and clinics from 1,371 maternity health facilities in 2003 to 541 in 2019, which ...
Se Jin Lee, Lan Li, Jong Yun Hwang
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Rural and Remote Health, 2023 Introduction: The purpose of this study is to estimate the risk of severe COVID-19 among individuals residing in rural, medically underserved counties compared to those living in other counties. Methods: Individual-level COVID-19 hospitalization and
Lakin Mauch, Andrew Williams
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Evaluating medical education regulation changes in Brazil: workforce impact
Human Resources for Health, 2021 Background Shortages and inequitable distribution of physicians is an obstacle to move towards Universal Health Coverage, especially in low-income and middle-income countries.
Alexandre Medeiros Figueiredo +3 more
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