Category: HRSA

Call for Rural Health Papers – CDC’s Preventing Chronic Disease Journal

May 31, 2024

Call for Rural Health Papers – CDC’s Preventing Chronic Disease Journal

Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) welcomes submissions for its upcoming collection, Rural Health Disparities: Contemporary Solutions for Persistent Rural Public Health Challenges.

Public health challenges have been documented in rural geographical areas and remain persistent public health, medicine, and health services problems. These challenges include:

  • Limited health care access
  • Excessive tobacco use in poor counties
  • Limited physical activities
  • Socioeconomic inequities
  • Behavioral and mental health conditions
  • Major chronic diseases

These persistent rural health challenges magnify and lead to racial and socioeconomic disparities.

The goal of this collection is to capture current solutions to these challenges. Peer reviewed articles appearing in this collection will help advance the discourse on rural public health beyond biomedical models for chronic disease prevention.

Please refer to Types of Articles for specifications for each article type.

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A Look at the Latest Alcohol Death Data and Change Over the Last Decade

May 31, 2024

A Look at the Latest Alcohol Death Data and Change Over the Last Decade

The health policy nonprofit, KFF, used data from CDC WONDER to examine trends in death caused by alcohol form 2012 – 2022.

The report finds that deaths were highest among people aged 45 to 64, males, people living in rural areas, and American Indian/Alaska native people.

Rural areas experienced faster growth in alcohol deaths, driven by sharp rises during the pandemic.

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Federally Qualified Health Center Telehealth Policies Fact Sheet

May 31, 2024

Federally Qualified Health Center Telehealth Policies Fact Sheet

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) National Policy Telehealth Resource Center released a fact sheet to help Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) navigate Medicaid telehealth reimbursement.

Find updated information and policies for Spring 2024

View Telehealth Policies and FQHC Fact Sheet

Center for Connected Health Policy

Technical Assistance for Hospitals – HRSA Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project – Apply by August 15

May 24, 2024

Technical Assistance for Hospitals – HRSA Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project – Apply by August 15

Five small rural hospitals and certified Rural Health Clinics will be selected to receive one year of focused, virtual technical assistance designed to strengthen their organization’s understanding of the key elements of value-based care.

Project focus areas include:

  • Quality
  • Efficiency
  • Patient experience
  • Safety

Eligible applicants include:

  • Small rural hospitals
  • CMS certified rural health clinics

Details on the application process can be found in the 2024-2025 Application Interview and Process Guide.

Selected applicants will be notified in September, and project activities begin in October 2024.

Rural Healthcare Provider Transition Project

Health Workforce Resource Showcase: The Rural Telementoring Training Center (RTTC) – May 30

May 20, 2024

Health Workforce Resource Showcase: The Rural Telementoring Training Center (RTTC) – May 30

The Rural Telementoring Training Center (RTTP) provides free training, tools and technical assistance to support the implementation and evaluation of Telementoring programs for rural and remote health care workers.

This showcase is intended to introduce attendees to the RTTC and help them consider how the RTTC can support work in addressing public health priorities including maternal health, mental health and substance use, and health workforce.

Attendees will have an opportunity to hear from the RTTC leadership and partners.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, May 30, 1:00 p.m. CT

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Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program – Apply by June 27

May 20, 2024

Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program – Apply by June 27

The Health Resources and Administration is accepting applications for the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program. Eligible individuals who provide direct treatment or recovery support to patients with or in recovery from a substance use disorder at a Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program – approved facility can receive loan repayment assistance through the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Payment Program.

In exchange for loan repayment, you must provide six years of full-time employment that involves direct treatment or recovery support to patients with or in recovery from a substance use disorder at a Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program-approved facility.

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Apply Here

National Maternal Mental Health Hotline

May 20, 2024

National Maternal Mental Health Hotline

The Health Resource Services and Administration’s (HRSA’s) National Maternal Mental Health Hotline is celebrating its second anniversary! In its first two years, the Hotline has received more than 33,000 calls and texts, serving pregnant and postpartum people and their loved ones.

The Hotline provides 24/7, free, confidential support, resources and referrals to any pregnant and postpartum mothers facing mental health challenges and their loved ones.

The service is available via phone and text in English or Spanish.

Call or text 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262) to connect with counselors at the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline.

Click Here to explore National Maternal Mental Health Resources

Assistance for Rural Emergency Hospital Conversion Webinar and Fireside Chat

May 20, 2024

Assistance for Rural Emergency Hospital Conversion Webinar and Fireside Chat

During this session, the Rural Health Redesign Center (RHRC) will provide attendees with an overview of the REH provider type and the no-cost technical assistance for hospitals considering a conversion, available through the Rural Emergency Hospital Technical Assistance Center.

This session will include a Fireside Chat where attendees will have the opportunity to hear directly from a hospital CEO that worked with the Technical Assistance Center throughout their assessment of the REH designation and one CEO who went through the process and decided against converting.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, June 6, 2:00 p.m. ET

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Webinar: The Impact of Menopause on Women: Considerations for Health Care and the Workplace – June 4, 1:00 p.m. CT

May 20, 2024

Webinar: The Impact of Menopause on Women: Considerations for Health Care and the Workplace – June 4, 1:00 p.m. CT

The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA’s) Office of Women’s Health (OWH) and the US Department of Labor’s Women’s bureau invite you to a webinar, “The Impact of Menopause on Women: Considerations for Health Care and the Workplace.”

This webinar will feature speakers from HRSA OWH, the US Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau, the Mayo Clinic and Coastal CARE Clinics.

The webinar will highlight workplace accommodations for women experiencing menopause and considerations for health care providers when treating women with menopause.

Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, June 4, 1:00 p.m. CT

Register Here