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NCDHHS Announces $10 Million for EMS Workforce Through NC Rural Health Transformation Program

Source
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Date
Jun 8, 2026
Summary
Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding has been granted to 39 emergency medical services (EMS) agencies in North Carolina to enhance the EMS workforce as well as improve access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment and services through mobile integrated health. Describes drug overdose disparities in rural communities.
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Access · Community paramedicine · Emergency medical services · Emergency medical technicians and paramedics · Health disparities · Mental health · Rural Health Transformation Program · Substance use and misuse · North Carolina