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Integration of Oral Health with Primary Care in Health Centers: Profiles of Five Innovative Models
Report highlights five different FQHC-based models for integrating oral healthcare into primary care. Features examples in both rural and urban locations.
Author(s): Hannah Maxey
Date: 2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Association of Community Health Centers
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Special Considerations for Mental Health Services in Rural Schools
Discusses the challenges experienced by rural and frontier schools regarding the development, implementation, and the expansion of behavioral health services for students and their families.
Author(s): Susan Wilger
Date: 2015
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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An Examination of New York State's Integrated Primary and Mental Health Care Services for Adults with Serious Mental Illness
Describes the RAND Corporation's examination of approaches to integrated care for adults with serious mental illness (SMI) implemented by New York state community mental health centers. Page 29 includes a description of the additional barriers to integrated care in rural areas compared with clinics in urban areas.
Author(s): Deborah M. Scharf, Joshua Breslau, Nicole Schmidt Hackbarth, et al.
Date: 09/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: New York Health Foundation
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Integrated Care Management in Rural Communities
Reviews the opportunities and challenges reform initiatives under the Affordable Care Act present for rural communities. Assesses 4 types of organizational models for delivering integrated care management, including long-term services and support. Each model has different strengths and drawbacks, weighing for and against implementation in rural areas.
Author(s): Eileen Griffin, Andrew F. Coburn
Date: 05/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Integrated Care for Older Adults in Rural Communities
Assesses four types of organizational models for delivering integrated physical, behavioral health services, and long term services and supports to rural older adults. Each model has different strengths and drawbacks, weighing for and against implementation in rural areas. Reports that introducing an integrated care model in a rural community requires an investment in building relationships with local providers and adapting to local culture and services.
Author(s): Eileen Griffin, Andrew F. Coburn
Date: 05/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Mental Health and Mental Health Care in Rural America: The Hope of Redesigned Primary Care
Briefly discusses mental health treatment disparities between rural and nonrural veterans.
Date: 01/2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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Returning the Mouth to the Body: Integrating Oral Health & Primary Care
Describes how coordinating oral health and primary care services can address dental health disparities affecting vulnerable populations including those in rural and underserved areas.
Date: 09/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Grantmakers in Health
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The 2004 Report to the Secretary: Rural Health and Human Service Issues
Report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Overview of key issues and trends affecting health and human service delivery in rural communities. Detailed information on the integration of behavioral health and primary care, access to oral health care, and aging-related services.
Date: 04/2004
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services Meeting Minutes, Charleston, West Virginia, September 7-9, 2003
Minutes for a September 2003 meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services in Charleston, West Virginia. Topics addressed include health professions education, mental health integration, oral health, and senior services.
Date: 09/2003
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services Meeting Minutes, Washington, DC, March 2-4, 2003
Minutes of a National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services meeting. Topics addressed include quality of care, integrating behavioral health and primary care, oral health, and aging issues.
Date: 03/2003
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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