Nevada Resources

Selected Rural Healthcare Facilities in Nevada
Shows the state's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), as well as Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) sites and short term/PPS (Prospective Payment System) hospitals located in rural areas.
Date: 01/2024
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Nevada Resident Births by Medicaid Enrollment, State of Nevada and Nevada Medicaid Including Nevada Check Up
Offers data comparing Nevada births for Medicaid enrollees to the state of Nevada between 2018 and 2022. Includes rural-specific data.
Date: 12/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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FY 2023: HRSA's Rural Health Grants – Nevada Fact Sheet
HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy investments in Nevada in Fiscal Year 2023. Lists grant and cooperative agreement recipients, award amounts, award recipient locations, and congressional district.
Date: 11/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Nevada Medicaid Cost Driver Analysis
Report analyzing Medicaid data from 2016-2022 to determine drivers of healthcare costs in Nevada. Data analyzed by plan type, service category, geography, age, and sex.
Date: 09/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Nevada 2022 Rural Behavioral Health Profile: Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Pershing, and White Pine Counties
Summarizes the behavioral health for 6 counties defined as rural in Nevada as of 2022. Includes general population statistics for the area as well as a discussion of mental health including suicide; substance use and misuse; and prenatal substance use and neonatal abstinence syndrome, among other topics.
Date: 04/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Facing Unique Challenges, Rural Communities Find Unique Solutions to Protect Against Wildfire Smoke Exposure
Discusses the impact of wildfire smoke on health and describes efforts in rural Idaho, Nevada, and Washington to address air quality concerns.
Author(s): Gretel Kauffman
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 02/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Youth Outcomes in Nevada
Examines economic and health statistics for youth in Nevada, comparing nationwide and Nevada data from the American Community Survey, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, state employment data, and other sources. Focuses on healthcare access, mental health, poverty, and risk behaviors, and offers rural-urban comparisons of youth poverty and health insurance coverage.
Date: 05/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Guinn Center
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Youth Suicide: Behaviors and Circumstances, Nevada, 2020
Examines suicides among youth ages 10-24 years old between 2017 and 2020 in Nevada. Appendix includes tables showing a break down of deaths by suicide between 2010 and 2020 by age and region including rural counties.
Date: 02/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
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Physician Workforce in Nevada: A Chartbook
Provides data on the supply and geographic distribution by county, including rural and frontier, of physicians in Nevada.
Author(s): John Packham, Tabor Griswold, Jason Terpstra, Jeannine Warner
Date: 01/2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Nevada Health Workforce Research Center
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Health Care Careers in Nevada, 2022-2023 Edition
Guidebook offering information on a range of healthcare careers in Nevada, with average salary, employment data in Las Vegas and statewide, job outlook, and descriptions of each position. Discusses education opportunities that engage with rural and underserved communities.
Date: 2022
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: Nevada Area Health Education Centers, Nevada Health Workforce Research Center
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