Health Resources and Services Administration HRSA

In December 2000, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released a Congressionally-mandated report about the pharmacist shortage. The report was titled The Pharmacist Workforce A Study of the Supply and Demand for Pharmacistsd The full text of the report is available on the Web at www.bhpr.hrsa.gov. The principal findings of the report included the following ... 

The eight major agencies that make up the PHS and that do this work are the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR), and the Indian Health Service (IHS). 

United States Department of Health and Human Services. Health Resources and Services Administration, Smallpox Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Administrative Implement, 42 CFR Part 102, Federal Register/Vol. 68, No. 241/Tuesday, December 16, 2003/Rules and Regulations, http //publichealthlaw.law.lsu.edu/blaw/hhs/42-crf-102.pdf, also at http //www. hrsa. gov/S mallpoxinj ury/frn 121603. htm... 

US Department of Health and Human Services (2006) Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Child Health USA 2004. Rockville, Maryland, http //mchb.hrsa.gov/mchirc/chusa 04/ pages/0431can.htm (accessed 10 September 2006)... 

HRSA (Health Resources and Services Administration). (2013a). Find shortage areas HPSA by state coimtry [Internet], http //hpsafind.hrsa.gov/ (accessed November 15,2015)... 

Health Resources and Services Administration (2002). About HRSA. http / www.hrsa.gov/about.htm. 

The Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) seeks to improve and expand access to quality healthcare for all. The agency employs about 2000 individuals in the nation s capital and 10 regional offices. Considered as the access agency of the DHHS, the administration assures the availability of quality healthcare to low-income, uninsured, isolated, vulnerable, and special needs populations. HRSA seeks to eliminate barriers to care and health disparities. It also works to assure quality of care, improve public health, and improve healthcare systems. 

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