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Posted 7/26/2023 (updated 3/28/2024)
This workshop defined SDOH and discuss how they contributed to successful community engagement in rural communities. Case studies were used to share principles, theories, strategies, and lessons learned from implementing teenage pregnancy, SUD, and HIV/AID prevention projects in rural Georgia counties.
Posted 7/26/2023 (updated 3/26/2024)
During this session, the Rural Behavioral Health Workforce Centers (RBHWCs) shared their collaborative project: a central resource hub for new workers looking to join the behavioral health workforce and a marketing campaign centering the value and roles of peer supports.
Posted 6/27/2023 (updated 3/26/2024)
This webinar will describe ways to explore social determinants of health (SDOH) and exemplify challenges/ opportunities in Rural America.
Posted 6/20/2023 (updated 3/28/2024)
This webinar will describe a unique clinic model called the Center for Inclusion Health (CIH) Rethinking Incarceration and Empowering Recovery (RIvER) Clinic. The presenters will utilize this model to discuss the importance of community engagement and community health workers in engaging with the previously incarcerated population.
Posted 3/29/2023 (updated 3/27/2024)
The study has identified inherited genetic markers that are commonly inherited across addiction disorders, regardless of the substance being used. It also reinforces the role of the dopamine system within substance use disorders. This may help to further understand and implement personalized interventions for people with substance use disorders by taking into account a person's biology, environment, and lived experience.
Posted 12/6/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
To more effectively address known barriers to treatment for substance use disorder (SUD), policy researchers looked at feedback from 27 community-based programs serving predominantly people of color across the U.S. Beyond poverty and racism, providers describe challenges retaining staff with appropriate language and cultural skills as well as a complex patchwork of social skills.
Posted 10/25/2022 (updated 4/26/2024)
A guidebook from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration describes various methods of adapting evidence-based practices for substance use disorder (SUD) to meet the needs of populations who experience barriers in receiving behavioral health services due to a variety of factors including race, ethnicity, geography, income, sexual orientation, and disability.
Posted 9/6/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health & Human services announced approximately $4 million to four awardees through its Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program to enhance access to and coordination of obstetric and maternal care in rural communities.
Posted 7/25/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
Drug overdose deaths increased 30% in the United States from 2019 to 2020. Known health disparities exist in overdose mortality rates, particularly among certain racial/ethnic minority populations. Implementation of an evidence-based, culturally responsive, multi-sectoral approach is critical to reducing disparities in overdose rates. This includes addressing structural barriers and enhancing efforts such as linkage to care and harm reduction services.
Posted 7/20/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health released the CMS Framework for Health Equity. Using five priority areas, CMS will use this framework to design, implement, and operationalize policies and programs to support health for all people served by its programs including rural populations.