Health Services Utilization
HRSA Programs
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) supports a wide
range of programs that increase and promote access to health care
for vulnerable groups. Within four of HRSA’s key program areas—Health
Professions, HIV/AIDS, Maternal and Child Health, and Rural Health—21
programs support and address the specific needs of women.
The Bureau of Health Professions is committed
to the development and retention of a culturally competent work
force that provides the highest quality care for diverse populations
in need. The grant programs supporting the mission in FY 2004 were:
(1) Academic Administrative Units in Primary Care
(2) Advanced Education Nursing
(3) Faculty Development in Primary Care
(4) Graduate Psychology Education Programs
( 5) National Research Service Award
(6) Residency Training in General and Pediatric Dentistry
(7) Residency Training in Primary Care
(8) Predoctoral Training in Primary Care
(9) Physician Assistant Training in Primary Care
(10) Residency Training in Dental Public Health
The mission of the Maternal and Child Health
Bureau is to assure the health of mothers and children, including
children with special health care needs. All programs work to reduce
infant mortality and incidence of handicapping conditions among
children, increase the number of appropriately immunized children
and the number of children in low-income households receiving assessments
and follow-up services, and provide access and ensure perinatal
care for women. The grant programs supporting this mission in FY
2004 were:
(1) Disparities in Perinatal Health-Border Initiatives
(2) Family Violence
(3) Healthy Behaviors in Women
(4) Healthy Start Initiative
(5) Improving Screening for Alcohol Use during Pregnancy by Providers
(6) Integrated Comprehensive Women’s State MCH Program
(7) Interconception Care for High Risk Women and Their Families
(8) Screening and Intervention for Depression During/Around Pregnancy
(9) Screening for Multiple Behavioral Risk Factors During the Preconception
Through Postpartum Period
(10) State Grants for Perinatal Depression
(11) Women’s Behavioral Health Systems Building: Innovative
Ideas for Local and State Collaboration
In the HIV/AIDS Bureau, the Ryan White Title
IV program is the cornerstone of the response to HIV/AIDS among
underserved women, infants, children and youth. Comprehensive care
for pregnant women has been shown to be equally critical in reducing
perinatal transmission rates.
The Office of Rural Health Policy promotes better
health care service in rural America. The Office informs and advises
the Department of Health and Human Services on matters affecting
rural hospitals and health care, coordinates activities relating
to rural health care, and maintains a national information clearinghouse.
The Office works within government at Federal, State and local levels,
and with the private sector to seek solutions to rural health care
problems. In FY 2004, two grant programs supported women’s
health initiatives: the Rural Health Outreach Special Initiative
and the Rural Health Research Grant Program Cooperative Agreement.
The HRSA
Geospatial Data Warehouse provides access to a broad
range of information about HRSA programs, related health resources,
and demographic data useful for planning and policy purposes. The
Warehouse captures grants, designation of underserved areas, and
service demonstration programs and integrates these with data acquired
from external sources. As the central source of information used
for reporting on HRSA activities, a report tool is available for
generating and exporting tabular results. A map tool is available
for users who would like to place the data in a geographic context.
Features on the map can be identified and are linked to the report
tool enabling further analysis.
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MAP (PDF Format): HRSA Grants Related to Women's
Health, FY 2004
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