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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 12/15/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
Dr. Seale led a discussion on communicating OUD needs in your community, building MOUD practice capacity, and other considerations and lessons learned from his work with individuals in rural communities.
Posted 3/5/2021 (updated 4/5/2024)
The United States is facing a crisis of opioid-related overdose. At this time, more people die of overdose every year than died of AIDS at the peak of the HIV epidemic. Communities seek effective responses to prevent opioid death.
Posted 6/17/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
Telemedicine is increasingly being used to treat patients with opioid use disorder (OUD). It has particular value in rural areas of the United States impacted by the opioid crisis as these areas have a shortage of trained addiction medicine providers. Patient satisfaction significantly impacts positive clinical outcomes in OUD treatment and thus is of great clinical interest.
Posted 8/4/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
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 11/11/2021 (updated 4/3/2024)
JBS’s Robert Childs discussed the key concepts of harm reduction and evidence-based harm reduction interventions that grantees can implement to reduce overdose in their rural communities. Staff from Arkansas Behavioral Health Integration Network shared lessons learned from their RCORP-Planning grant in gaining buy-in for harm reduction concepts and planning for harm reduction services in rural Arkansas.
Posted 10/17/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
HRSA's Health Workforce Connector connects skilled health professionals to communities in need. With this resource, search thousands of employment and training opportunities in underserved communities across the nation, create a personal profile so recruiters can find you to fill open positions and access 24,000 + healthcare facilities located in rural and underserved communities.
Posted 11/22/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
Over its 36 year history, the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy has provided billions of dollars in funding to increase health care access, strengthen health networks, and focus on care quality improvements for Critical Access Hospitals and small rural hospitals. In fiscal year 2022, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) – through the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) – provided approximately $408 million in funding to increase health care access, strengthen health networks, and focus on care quality improvements for Critical Access Hospitals and small rural hospitals.