Background Attracting and retaining sufficient health workers to provide adequate services
for residents of rural and remote areas has global significance. High income countries …

Compared to their urban counterparts, rural and remote inhabitants experience lower life
expectancy and poorer health status. Nowhere is the worldwide shortage of health …

Background Human resources for health (HRH) include a range of occupations that aim to
promote or improve human health. The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the …

Objective To describe the character and composition of the 2015 US adult rheumatology
workforce, evaluate workforce trends, and project supply and demand for clinical …

PROMOTING PARTNERSHIP FOR HEALTH This book forms part of a series entitled
Promoting Partnership for Health publishedin association with the UK Centre for the …

Purpose The authors conducted a systematic review of the medical literature to determine
the factors most strongly associated with localizing primary care physicians (PCPs) in …

Introduction: The shortage of healthcare professionals in rural communities is a global
problem that poses a serious challenge to equitable healthcare delivery. Both developed …

Background Recruiting and retaining a skilled health workforce is a common challenge for
remote and rural communities worldwide, negatively impacting access to services, and in …

Background There are challenges in healthcare service delivery in rural areas, and this may
be especially true for persons with dementia, who have higher needs to access to the …

Background: Poor retention of health workers is a significant problem in rural and remote
areas, with negative consequences for both health services and patient care. Objective: This …