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Publications of historical interest to rural health not available elsewhere online

Critical Access Hospital Network (CAHN): Eastern Washington Critical Access Hospital Network's Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership Program, Washington
Brief overview of a care coordination program that used Washington State's Health Home Program, an intensive care coordination program for high risk Medicare-Medicaid patients, as a guide. Discusses the program's sustainability efforts, as well as key takeaways about the program. The program was funded under the Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership Grant Program from 2015-2018 and received additional philanthropic funding through a public-private partnership.
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Williamson Health and Wellness Center (WHWC): Community Health Worker Care Coordination Program, West Virginia
Brief overview of a care coordination program using a team of community health workers, a registered nurse, and a nurse practitioner. Discusses the program's sustainability efforts, as well as key takeaways about the program. The program was funded under the Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership Grant Program from 2015-2018 and received additional philanthropic funding through a public-private partnership.
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Sourcebook: Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership Grant Recipients, 2015-2018
Detailed descriptions of the eight initiatives funded under the Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership Grant Program for the 2015-2018 period. The programs focused on care coordination activities for type 2 diabetes, congestive heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Includes information on the organizations involved, community characteristics, program services, outcomes, and more.
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services Meeting Minutes, Charlotte, North Carolina, September 10-12, 2018
Summarizes the 84th meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services (NACRHHS), which was held in Charlotte, North Carolina, and focused on rural Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and oral healthcare access. Offers perspectives from a national level and from North and South Carolina, including the work of the Duke Endowment, and summarizes potential policy recommendations.
Date: 09/2018
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Report to Congress: Demonstration Project on Community Health Integration Models in Certain Rural Counties, Interim Report 2018
Provides an overview of and first year findings from the Frontier Community Health Integration Project Demonstration (FCHIP), which includes 10 Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in three states: North Dakota, Montana, and Nevada. The demonstration intends to increase the quality and coordination of care, with focuses on access to and payments for telehealth, ambulance services, and skilled nursing facility/nursing facility beds, as well as related regulatory challenges.
Date: 09/2018
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Grantee Sourcebook: Rural Health Network Development Grant Program, 2014-2017
Detailed descriptions of 54 Rural Health Network Development grant projects funded during the 2014-2017 period. Includes an overview of the networks and their impact, a list of grantees by state and focus area, and grantee profiles providing contact information and in-depth project descriptions.
Date: 08/2018
Sponsoring organizations: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, National Rural Health Resource Center
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Sourcebook: Rural Health Outreach Grant Program, 2015-2018
Detailed descriptions of 60 initiatives funded under the Rural Health Care Services Grant Program in the 2015–2018 funding cycle. For each project, identifies the community served by the project, partners involved, services provided, challenges encountered, and project outcomes. Also provides contact information for each project.
Date: 07/2018
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services Meeting Minutes, Saratoga Springs, New York, April 16-18, 2018
Summarizes the 83rd meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services (NACRHHS), which was held in Saratoga Springs, New York. Meeting discussion focused on two topics: how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can affect health and factors affecting health insurance costs for people in rural areas.
Date: 04/2018
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Grantee Directory: Rural Health Network Development Grant Program: 2017-2020
Provides contact information and brief overviews for 51 initiatives funded under the Rural Health Network Development grant program in the 2017-2020 funding cycle.
Date: 02/2018
Sponsoring organizations: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, National Rural Health Resource Center
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services Meeting Minutes, Washington, DC, April 10-12, 2017
Summarizes the 81st meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services (NACRHHS), which was held in Washington, DC. Meeting discusses policy issues that affect rural America.
Date: 04/2017
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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