NACRHHS Update: Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care Services
Date:
Duration: approximately
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Featured Speakers
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Jeff Colyer, MD, Chair, National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services; Former Governor of Kansas |
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Shannon McDevitt, MD, MPH, Physician, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration |
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James L. Werth Jr., PhD, ABPP, Chief Executive Officer, Tri-Area Community Health |
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Yvonne Jonk, PhD, Associate Research Professor, Deputy Director, Maine Rural Health Research Center, University of Southern Maine |
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Kari Bruffett, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Kansas Health Institute (KHI) |
During the 90th meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, members explored two topics of importance to rural areas. The first was access to emergency medical services (EMS) in rural areas. The second was the integration of behavioral health and primary care services. Please join us for a webinar that will highlight the rural context related to these to topics, and a discussion of the policy brief and recommendations submitted to the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Additional Resources
- Access to Emergency Medical Services In Rural Communities: Policy Brief and Recommendations to the Secretary
- Behavioral Health and Primary Care Integration in Rural Health Facilities: Policy Brief and Recommendations to the Secretary