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Posted 10/19/2023 (updated 4/11/2024)
Implementation IV grantees with tools and strategies
Posted 5/26/2021 (updated 4/10/2024)
Posted 12/15/2020 (updated 4/3/2024)
The presenter reviewed considerations in engaging and treating individuals with stimulant use disorders and presented evidence-based treatment strategies relevant to rural communities addressing this growing problem.
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 3/19/2020 (updated 3/28/2024)
To help local leaders respond to this epidemic, USDA has worked to build infrastructure for prevention, treatment and recovery, facilitate partnerships, and drive innovation in rural communities.
Posted 7/5/2023 (updated 3/28/2024)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Housing Services offers many programs that provide loans and grants to help rural families and organizations with housing and facilities. In addition, the USDA offers program support services through technical assistance loans and grants.
Posted 8/2/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
A new brief from the National Center for Health Statistics gives geographic detail on the latest increase in overdose death rates. Overall, urban counties had higher rates, but eight states – California, Connecticut, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Vermont, and Virginia – had rates that were higher in rural counties.
Posted 5/10/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R) brings actionable data, evidence, guidance, and stories to diverse leaders and residents so people and communities can be healthier. The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute created CHR&R for communities across the nation, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Posted 7/12/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
More than 600 people registered and 300 attended an information session on Thursday, June 30, 2022 about first-of-its kind funding to address rural homelessness from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The recording, PowerPoint handout, audio, and transcript is available from the webinar.
Posted 4/12/2022 (updated 3/27/2024)
Describes the work of 26 2018-2021 Rural Health Opioid Program (RHOP) grantees in addressing the opioid epidemic through community-based consortiums. Highlights each project's achievements and identifies common themes of program impact.