Addressing the shortage of health care providers in Minnesota rural and underserved communities is a focus for the Rural Health Resource Center. The recruitment and retention crisis for health care providers in Minnesota encompasses physicians, pharmacists, dentists, mental health professionals and nurses.

• Recruiting and retaining needed health care personnel in rural Minnesota communities.
• Assisting rural communities in defining specific health care needs and identifying strategies to fulfill those needs.
• Identifying state rural health needs and issues and assisting in rural health policy development.
• Developing and supporting rural health network and cooperative projects.