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Health Professional Shortage Area
HPSA and MUA/P Program Overview
This overview is intended to provide basic information on some of the fundamental concepts of Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) and Medically Underserved Area/Population (MUA/P) designations. This information is not intended to be all inclusive, but should provide the background information needed to understand the purpose of, general criteria for, and applications of HPSA and MUA/P designations.
Program Information
Where are Michigan's Designated Shortage Areas?
This section offers information for use in locating Michigan's designated HPSAs and MUA/Ps.
Programs Utilizing HPSA and MUA/P Designations
This section contains information on the State and Federal programs made available to areas, population groups, and facilities designated as HPSAs and MUA/Ps.
Michigan Primary Care Needs Assessment
This section contains information on the federally required Primary Care Needs Assessment (PCNA), which does a county-level analysis of health outcomes and social determinants of health (SDOH) needs across the state.