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Posted 5/17/2021 (updated 4/10/2024)
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is the use of medications, combined with counseling, to treat substance use disorders. Research has proven the effectiveness of MAT and addiction treatment experts endorse it, but a variety of barriers have prevented the widespread use of MAT. These include a lack of financing for medication, insufficient organizational infrastructure to deliver medication, state and county funding and regulatory obstacles, physician training and certification, staff and client resistance, and community attitudes.
Posted 3/30/2021 (updated 4/5/2024)
This toolkit provides correctional administrators and health care providers the information necessary to plan and implement MAT programs within jails and prisons.
Posted 3/2/2021 (updated 4/5/2024)
Posted 2/23/2021 (updated 4/4/2024)
RCORP Planning 3 Reference Guide
Posted 10/14/2021 (updated 4/3/2024)
The session provided an overview of the challenges facing the rural behavioral health workforce and covered available resources and successful strategies that have been implemented in rural communities to address these challenges, especially in light of the opioid crisis.
Posted 11/23/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) is hosting a webinar on the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) New site application for eligible RCORP grantees. This webinar will be presented by the Bureau of Health Workforce. It will discuss new site application cycle requirements timeline and benefits.
Posted 9/1/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
Posted 12/3/2019 (updated 3/28/2024)
The Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW) improves the health of underserved and vulnerable populations by strengthening the health workforce and connecting skilled professionals to communities in need.
Posted 4/3/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
This RSV Breakout Session was held in the Independence Ballroom on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at 2:45 PM
Posted 6/29/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
This Guide on Prevention of Drug Use and Treatment of Drug Use Disorder in Rural Settings was prepared by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Drug Prevention and Health Branch, in the context of the global project Treatnet II: OFID-UNODC Programme to prevent HIV/AIDS through Treatnet Phase II, with the aim of providing an awareness-raising tool and guidance for policymakers, public health officials, local authorities and other stakeholders in dealing with substance use issues in rural settings in their respective countries.