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Posted 5/26/2021 (updated 4/10/2024)
Presenters will review resources available to rural grantees through their respective organizations.
Posted 3/25/2021 (updated 4/5/2024)
Federal Resources: A Virtual Tour
Presenters will review resources available to rural grantees through their respective organizations.
Christina Mead, PharmD, Regional Pharmacy Consultant, U.S. Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/HRSA/Office of Regional Operations
Kristin Martinsen, MPA, Director, Hospital State Division, FORHP, HRSA
Betty-Ann Bryce, JD, MPA, Special Advisor for Rural Affairs, Office of National Drug Control Policy
Humberto Carvalho, MPH, Grants Project Manager, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Posted 12/15/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
Region 4 RCORP grantees share their experiences.
Posted 11/9/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
This webinar will provide an overview of racial and ethnic minority members of rural communities; describe the relationship between social determinants of health, health disparities, health equity, and rural racial and ethnic minority populations; and propose characteristics for an effective engagement and collaboration plan for working with these populations. The presenter will discuss strategies for enhancing engaging and collaborating with rural racial and ethnic minority populations and review available resources and tools.
Posted 8/4/2021 (updated 4/2/2024)
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 10/2/2020 (updated 3/29/2024)
This report, Left Out: Barriers to Health Equity for Rural and Underserved Communities, provides extensive background on the issues impacting health in rural and underserved communities, highlights themes within the universe of RFI responses and successful models of care delivery, and discusses many of the challenges associated with scalable and sustainable solutions to address health inequities and disparities.
Posted 6/5/2023 (updated 3/27/2024)
The Government Accountability Office discusses challenges rural communities face related to healthcare access, such as limited healthcare providers, travel distance and transportation issues, insurance coverage, and access to broadband.
Posted 6/2/2023 (updated 3/27/2024)
Researchers interviewed primary care physicians in rural, western Pennsylvania to get their views on barriers to rural health care. There were three key themes that came out of the report including cost and insurance, geographic dispersion, and provider shortages/burnout. The providers also made suggestions on possible solutions and gave information on ways they have helped address the situation
Posted 11/23/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
This webinar provided RCORP grantees with the tools to complete a disparities impact statement, to support efforts to address populations in rural communities that have historically suffered from poorer health outcomes and health inequities as a part of the prevention, treatment, and recovery of SUD/OUD.