Recovery Act Funding Targets Health Centers
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View ArticleBuilding on the History of the State Offices of Rural Health: Celebrating 25...
Happy 25th anniversary to the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy’s State Office of Rural Health (SORH) Program! Although each SORH has its own story, this article highlights the history of the...
View ArticleRural Health Philanthropy Partnership: Leveraging Public-Private Funds to...
Public agencies and private non-profit groups have mutual interests in improving the health of rural Americans. The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy and philanthropy organizations worked together...
View ArticleRural Health Care Services Outreach Program Supports Sustainable Change
In rural communities, a little bit can go a long way. Learn how three Federal Office of Rural Health Policy awardees have used their funds to enhance healthcare access and create sustainable change....
View ArticleUSDA Road Trip Through Rural America: Q&A with Anne Hazlett
USDA Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett shares perspectives on healthcare needs and healthcare delivery challenges from information gained as she travels rural America. The...
View ArticleCreating a Consortium to Combat the Opioid Epidemic in Ohio
To help Ohio counties affected by the opioid crisis, Ohio University and the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE) applied for FORHP’s Rural Communities Opioid Response Program planning...
View ArticleCDFIs ‘Make Dreams Come True’ by Creating Opportunity in Rural Spaces
Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) can offer flexible financing options, but many operate at full capacity and there is a general lack of awareness of these institutions in rural...
View ArticleCOVID-19’s Current Impact on Rural Healthcare Delivery: Q&A with Brock Slabach
Brock Slabach, the National Rural Health Association’s Senior Vice President for Member Services, discusses the impact of COVID-19 on rural America’s healthcare organizations. The post COVID-19’s...
View ArticleWabanaki Public Health Serves Native People, Community, and Culture During...
Tribal communities have been hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Serving the four federally recognized tribes in Maine, Wabanaki Public Health is taking a stand to address these disparities....
View ArticleListening to Rural Stories: Q&A with Alisa Druzba
Alisa Druzba, director of the New Hampshire’s Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, discusses her journey to becoming a SORH director, the ways her state has been affected by the pandemic, and the...
View ArticleFederal Funding for Rural Health: Supporting Planning and Development Around...
Study after study underscores transportation as a major barrier to rural healthcare access. With the support of federal funding, a project director shares how Rides to Health and Wealth is emerging as...
View ArticleCon Alma Health Foundation: Health Equity and COVID Relief
Dolores E. Roybal, executive director of Con Alma Health Foundation, discusses how her foundation partnered with other funders to provide almost $2 million in grants and created an advisory committee...
View ArticleClaude Worthington Benedum Foundation: Taking a Leadership Role and Building...
Kim Barber Tieman, program director for health and human services for the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, shares how her foundation set up a grant capture team and funded grant writers to help...
View ArticleDuring Pandemic, Rural Health Foundations Provide Financial Support,...
Foundations with a rural health focus share how they’re addressing immediate and long-term issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Besides funding, these foundations provide technical assistance,...
View ArticleMaine Health Access Foundation: Reaching Out to Organizations to Provide...
Barbara Leonard and Ruta Kadonoff of the Maine Health Access Foundation (MeHAF) discuss how their foundation provided unrestricted COVID-19 grants and open competitive grants and partnered with other...
View ArticleMontana Healthcare Foundation: Leveraging Funds, Providing Technical...
Aaron Wernham and Scott Malloy of the Montana Healthcare Foundation share how their foundation responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by providing technical assistance, organizing webinars to clarify...
View ArticleAsset-Based Thinking: Q&A with Graham Adams
Graham Adams, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of the South Carolina Office of Rural Health (SCORH), shares how his office is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and addressing social determinants of...
View ArticleVaccinating Rural America: Q&A with Dr. Amanda Cohn
Amanda Cohn, MD, Chief Medical Officer on CDC’s COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force, shares how the CDC is providing funding, creating resources, and partnering with other organizations to increase vaccination...
View ArticleFederal Agencies’ Investment in Rural Cancer Control Fosters Partnerships...
Researchers and rural communities are working together to address rural cancer prevention and control, with federal funding supporting a wide range of projects. From targeting health behaviors, to...
View ArticleCreating New Rural Residency Programs: Three Grantees Share Their Stories
HRSA’s Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) Program supports organizations developing new rural residency programs. Three grantees – St. Luke’s University Health Network in Pennsylvania,...
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