July 2001 • Volume 7 • Number 7
If there were no FPs...
During the spring legislative visit (see story on page 1), about 50 family physicians gave legislators or their aides several maps -- a "teach-in" of sorts.
The maps show the current primary care health personnel shortage areas and, given the threat that Title VII funds might be axed, the sharp increase in primary care HPSAs that would occur if there were no FPs.
Chances are you may have a Title VII story to tell your lawmakers. Perhaps you got your first taste of primary care in a project funded in part through Title VII. Perhaps you're looking over your shoulder, wondering where your next partner will come from, hoping Title VII funds keep flowing to bolster family practice training.
To obtain the national maps or similar state maps for contacts with your lawmakers, call the office of your AAFP constituent chapter.
Primary care health personnel shortage areas by county*
Primary care health personnel shortage areas if there were no FPs* Current status: Counties with full or partial primary care HPSA designation. The number of FPs could substantially decrease if Title VII funding is cut. This map shows the counties that would be primary care HPSAs if the areas had no FPs. *Source: Robert Graham Center in Washington. Note: Data in the federal Bureau of Health Professions' Area Resource File for physicians and HPSAs did not include the boroughs of Alaska, so that state is not shown on these maps.
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