[Metadata] Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas as of April 2024. Source - Hawaii State Department of Health. Description: Designation of Health Professional Shortage Areas for Mental Health. See also Health Professional Shortage Areas for Dental Health and Primary Care. A Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) means any of the following which has a shortage of health professionals: (a) an urban or rural area which is a rational service area for the delivery of health services, (b) a population group, or (c) a public or nonprofit private medical facility. HPSAs are divided into three major categories according to the type of health professional shortage: primary care, dental or mental health HPSAs. For more information about HPSA’s, visit the Hawaii State Department of Health HPSA website at https://health.hawaii.gov/opcrh/home/health-professional-shortage-area-hpsa/. Hawaii Statewide GIS Program staff downloaded data from https://data.hrsa.gov/data/download?hmpgtitle=hmpg-hrsa-data April 2024. Projected to UTM Zone 4 NAD 83 HARN, and clipped to coastline. For additional information, please refer to summary metadata at https://files.hawaii.gov/dbedt/op/gis/data/hpsa.pdf or contact Hawaii Statewide GIS Program, Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, State of Hawaii; PO Box 2359, Honolulu, Hi. 96804; (808) 587-2846; email: [email protected]; Website: https://planning.hawaii.gov/gis.
