Trainings and Resources

To support our partners at the state, health plan, provider, and community levels, the Center for Health Care Strategies has compiled this compendium of resources aimed at lessening the impact of COVID-19 on Medicaid populations, particularly those at the highest risk.

Many of HRSA’s rural health program recipients and stakeholders are concerned about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its impact on your programs and your communities. HRSA encourages you to be proactive in your emergency preparedness planning and to coordinate with partners at the state and local level in emergency response.

The Opioid Use Disorder, Pregnant Women and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS): Addressing the Challenges (Part II) webinar took place on June 9, 2020.

America's Healthy Food Initiative provides technical assistance organizations that are planning a food retail or enterprise project that aligns with the goals of America’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative.

With the support of the Delta Regional Authority and the Health Resources Services Administration’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, the National Rural Health Resource Center provides selected rural Delta hospitals, clinics and their communities with technical assistance through the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program. The purpose of the DRCHSD Program is to assist leaders and providers in identifying and addressing health care needs while strengthening the local health care system.

Do you know what you do not know? As an Rural Health Clinic professional it is important to know the following key aspects of running an RHC.

This morning, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services announced that the funds will go to more than 1,980 Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) to help residents understand the benefits of vaccination against COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.  The funds will be administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) through the Rural Health Clinic Vaccine Confidence Program.

The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy recently announced $1.365M supporting three awards to improve behavioral health care services in rural counties served by the Northern Border Regional Commission.  This three-year project will support education and training for health professionals in treatment and interventions for behavioral health disorders, including substance use disorder.

More than twenty percent of adults—or 1 in 5—experience a behavioral health disorder every year in the United States. Behavioral health disorders can be challenging to identify, screen for and treat, especially in rural communities and the supply of behavioral health providers often cannot meet the demand for services. This webinar highlighted state policy options to increase access to rural behavioral health providers, including leveraging telebehavioral health, considering licensing policies and compacts, utilizing emerging health professionals to address workforce gaps, and examining scope of practice policies for behavioral health professionals.