Access to behavioral health services present significant challenges for rural and frontier populations and health providers. Compared with their urban counterparts, rural communities continue to face higher healthcare disparities and unmet mental health needs.1 Factors contributing to this issue include, but are not limited to, social isolation, significant geographical distances, general scarcity of resources, severe shortages in the healthcare workforce, and the absence of provider specialization.
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Increasing psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner workforce in rural & frontier Eastern Oregon: outcomes, lessons learned, and next steps
Creator
Lair, Meredith : Oregon Health and Science University Scharf, Margaret : Oregon Health and Science University Florig, Sarah : Oregon Health and Science University
Meeting Name
Symposium on Educational Excellence, Oregon Health and Science University, 2023