Rural Spotlight

Join NRHA’s Spring 2024 Rural Health Nurse Certification Program Cohort

November 17, 2023

Join NRHA’s Spring 2024 Rural Health Nurse Certification Program Cohort

The National Rural Health Association’s (NRHA’s) rural Health Nurse Program is designed to equip rural nurses with the information they need and a network of colleagues to help them provide high quality care in rural settings while recognizing and celebrating their vast skill sets.

Benefits of enrolling in NRHA’s Rural Health Nurse Certification Program:\

  • Expert-Led Curriculum
    • Participate in learning led by subject matter experts who have lived the rural health nurse experience
  • Real-World Application
    • Dive into rural specific challenges, strategies, and results, ensuring the knowledge you gain is both relevant and actionable
  • Networking Opportunities
    • Engage with a nationwide community of rural health nurses, inviting collaboration, problem solving, and new perspectives
  • Confidence Boost
    • Grow your confidence as a nurse in rural healthcare by arming yourself with the tools, resources, and network you need

The program is approximately 4 months long in entirety. The spring 2024 Cohort kicks off on January 24th, 2024, which is when the first live session will take place.

Schedule of Additional Meetings:

  • February 21, 2024
  • March 27, 2024
  • April 24, 2024
  • May 1, 2024

Each meeting will be held from 5:00 – 6:00 pm EST (dates are subject to change.

Cost:

  • 1 Lump Sum Payment: $997.00
  • 3 Equal Payments: $365.00

To complete and earn the certification, participants must:

  • Maintain 75% attendance to the live Zoom sessions
  • Watch the module video lessons and complete each module quiz with a 90% score or higher
    • Modules are released on a weekly basis. Participants must complete the previous module’s quiz with a 90% score or higher in order to unlock the next module’s content.
  • Have tuition paid in full

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Funding Opportunity – Supporting Healthy Start Performance Project – HRSA-24-038

November 17, 2023

Funding Opportunity – Supporting Healthy Start Performance Project – HRSA-24-038

The purpose of the Supporting Health Start Performance Project (SHSPP) is to provide training and technical assistance (TA) to support grant recipients in improving their service delivery, meeting outcome measures, and building program ability to work with community partners to improve health and social service systems to reduce maternal and infant health disparities. These grant recipients include those funded under the following programs:

  • Healthy Start (HS)
  • Health Start Enhanced (HSE)
  • Catalyst for Infant Health Equity (Catalyst)

To carry out these activities, the SHSPP recipient will serve as the Healthy Start Technical Assistance and Support Center (TASC). As the TASC, the SHSPP will aid in strengthening the implementation of HS grant recipient activities by providing ongoing training and TA to grant recipients. The HS, HSE, and Catalyst programs have an increased emphasis on addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) to improve disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes. Training and TA strategies provided by the SHSPP are expected to acknowledge and respond to SDOH affecting HS grant recipients across the country.

Eligible Applicants

You can apply if your organization is in the United States and is:

  • Public or private
  • Community-based
  • Tribal (governments, organizations)

Applications are due by December 29, 2023

For Questions Related to this Funding Opportunity Contact:

Kristal Dail, MPH, kdail@hrsa.gov, (301) 287-0236

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NRHA Webinar – Driving Employee Engagement through Tactical Approach of Leader Rounding

November 17, 2023

NRHA Webinar – Driving Employee Engagement through Tactical Approach of Leader Rounding

Join the National Rural Health Associations’ (NRHAs’) educational webinar focused on the strategic use of Leader Rounding to transform rural healthcare. Discover how this practice can drive cultural change and improve overall care quality in rural healthcare settings.

In this informative webinar, you will:

  • Explore Leader Rounding in Rural Healthcare
  • Understand the significance of Leader Rounding and its impact on rural healthcare
  • Learn Effective Practices
  • Discover practical strategies to boost employee engagement and leadership development in rural healthcare organizations
  • Cultural Transformation
  • Gain insights into using Leader Rounding as a tool for fostering cultural change within rural healthcare settings

This webinar will provide you with real-world examples and actionable strategies to enhance the quality, operational efficiency, and financial performance of your rural healthcare institution.

Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of an enlightening discussion that can empower your rural healthcare organization to excel in the face of unique challenges. Register today and be prepared to lead your organization toward a brighter, more sustainable future in rural healthcare.

When: Monday, December 11, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. CST

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National Health Service Corps Students to Service Loan Repayment Program

November 17, 2023

National Health Service Corps Students to Service Loan Repayment Program

Approaching your final year of school and need help paying off your debt? Consider applying for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Students to Service Loan Repayment Program. Medical, physician assistant, nursing and dental students can get money for school loans in exchange for serving in a community of need.

Receive up to $120,000, in addition to a competitive salary and benefits, for three years of full-time service or part-time for six years. This year, there is an additional $40,000 supplement for medical students who commit to providing OB/GYN services in a maternity care target area.

The NHSC is currently accepting applications for the program through Thursday, December 7, 7:30 p.m. ET.

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NRHA Webinar – Unlocking the Potential of Rural Emergency Hospitals: Strategies for Success and Positive Change

November 17, 2023

NRHA Webinar – Unlocking the Potential of Rural Emergency Hospitals: Strategies for Success and Positive Change

Join the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) for a comprehensive guide on how your community hospital can become a Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) and unlock the benefits of this new Medicare provider type. With 20% of Americans living in rural areas and facing limited access to healthcare, the need for REHs has never been greater. This webinar will provide an in-depth look at the benefits of converting to an REH, the eligibility criteria for conversion, limitations, and the steps involved in the conversion process.

The webinar will feature a panel discussion with the CEO of Java Medical Group, who will share his personal experience with the conversion process and offer insights into his strategies for success moving forward.

When: Tuesday, December 12, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. CST

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Webinar – Telemedicine: The Long-Term Solution to Physician Shortages and Specialty Coverage

November 17, 2023

Webinar – Telemedicine: The Long-Term Solution to Physician Shortages and Specialty Coverage

Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, Riverside Health System operates four acute care hospitals and four stroke facilities. Factors that led to consideration of telemedicine included:

  • Physician burnout
  • Staffing shortages
  • Ability to conduct outpatient consultations in a timely manner

Being an Eagle Partner Hospital since 2017, Riverside’s case provides a replicable example of how a telemedicine program can expand over time and grow into a long-term solution, meeting any hospitals ever-changing goals.

This webinar discussion will outline how telemedicine has improved the hospital’s fiscal viability and get patients seen quickly, without having to travel long distances or wait months for a specialty consult.

When: Tuesday, November 28, 1:00 – 2:00 pm CST

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Telehealth Resources for Patients and Providers

November 17, 2023

Telehealth Resources for Patients and Providers

Last month the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released two new resources for patients to increase understanding around protecting health information when receiving health care services via telehealth. The first document is more extensive and geared toward providers informing patients, while the second contains direct recommendations to patients:

Provider Resource

Patient Resource

The guidance documents are intended to help educate patients about potential privacy risks when using telehealth and ways to mitigate such risks.

HRSA Maternal & Child Health EnRICH Webinar – The National Survey of Children’s Health: New Data, Opportunities, and Directions

November 17, 2023

HRSA Maternal & Child Health EnRICH Webinar – The National Survey of Children’s Health: New Data, Opportunities, and Directions

Measuring and tracking key indicators of health and well-being among children is critical to ensuring the nation is prepared to meet their health and developmental needs as well as to ensure the long-term health of the country. The National Survey of Children’s Health is the largest national survey of children in the US, providing point in time as well as trend estimates on a wide range of indicators related to health status and health services needs of US children, and the family and community factors that can impact those needs.

In 2022, the National Survey of Children’s Health finalized content for “Healthy and Ready to Learn” – the first standardized, multidimensional population level measure of school readiness among children ages 3-5 in the US. This measure, in concert with additional content newly added or under development and the implementation of state oversamples allows the NSCH to remain on the cutting edge of children’s health surveillance and research.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe basic characteristics of the design and content of the National Survey of Children’s Health and how those characteristics impact the ability to address questions of interest related to children’s health and well-being.
  • Report on 1-3 key estimates or findings from the National Survey of Children’s Health specifically related to the new measure for Healthy and Ready to Learn.
  • Describe, in basic terms, 1-2 innovations being implemented or tested for implementation as part of the National Survey of Children’s Health

When: Tuesday, December 5, 1:00 – 2:00 pm EST

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Call for Presentations – 2024 Missouri Immunization Coalition Conference

November 15, 2023

Call for Presentations – 2024 Missouri Immunization Coalition Conference

The Missouri Immunization Conference (MIC) brings together bright minds to give talks that are action-oriented on a wide range of subjects related to immunizations to foster learning and inspiration and provoke conversations that matter and actions leading to increased vaccination rates for Missourians. MIC aims to empower the public health workforce by offering a stage for stakeholders to share innovative ideas, equitable solutions, and their personal experiences promoting immunizations.

MIC is looking for presentations that have a statewide appeal to:

  • Public Health Professionals
  • Nurses
  • Physicians
  • Advanced Practice Providers
  • Hospitals & Ambulatory Care Staff
  • Long-term Care Facilities, and
  • Private Healthcare Providers practicing in rural, suburban, and urban settings

The 2024 MIC Conference planning committee will review all proposals. Topics must:

  • Address conference theme, target audience and challenge attendees to think creatively
  • Be clear, well-organized, interactive, and actionable
  • Feature speaker(s) with significant experience on presentation topic

Important Notes

  • Applications should be submitted by Friday, December 1, 2023.
  • Selected presenters will receive complimentary registration, one night’s lodging at the Conference venue, mileage and meal reimbursement.
  • While encouraged, MIC Membership is not required to submit a proposal.

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New Funding Opportunity – Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) Program – HRSA-24-022

November 14, 2023

New Funding Opportunity – Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) Program – HRSA-24-022

The Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) Program provides start-up funding to new rural residency programs, including rural track programs, to address physician workforce shortages in rural communities in:

  • Family Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Psychiatry
  • General Surgery
  • Preventive Medicine
  • obstetrics and gynecology

The purpose of the Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) Program  program is to improve and expand access to health care in rural areas by developing new, sustainable rural residency programs, including rural track programs (RTPs) to address the physician workforce shortages and challenges faced by rural communities.

For the purposes of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO), rural residency programs are accredited physician residency programs that train residents in rural training sites for greater than 50 percent of their total time in residency, and focus on producing physicians who will practice in rural communities. This includes programs that meet ACGME RTP Designation, including both new programs and permanent complement increases for new rural training site(s) for existing programs.

There are two pathways for this program:

  • General Primary Care and High Need Specialty Pathway
  • Maternal Health and Obstetrics Pathway.

General Primary Care and High Need Specialty Pathway – supports the development of new rural residency training programs that focus on training to meet significant rural health needs.

Eligible specialties:

  • Family medicine
  • Internal medicine
  • Preventive medicine
  • Psychiatry
  • General surgery

Maternal Health and Obstetrics Pathway – supports the development of new rural residency programs with a focus on training to provide high quality, evidence-based maternity care and obstetrical services in rural areas.

Eligible specialties:

  • Obstetrics-gynecology
  • Family medicine with enhanced obstetrical training
  • Enhanced obstetrical residency training must provide family medicine residents with extensive clinical experience in comprehensive maternity care, as outlined in ACGME’s program requirements, including dedicated training on labor and delivery and operative obstetrics.
  • These programs must have faculty with clinical expertise to prepare family medicine residents for the independent practice of obstetrics in rural communities.

Eligible Applicants Include:

  • Rural Hospitals
  • Graduate Medical Education Consortiums, including:
    • universities
    • Historically Black Colleges and Universities
    • Tribal Organizations

Application closes February 12, 2024

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