HHS Invests Nearly $15 Million to Prevent and Treat Stimulant Use in Rural Communities
Funding aims to curb increase in psychostimulant misuse and overdose deaths.
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced nearly $15 million in…
Rural pregnancy care is in ‘crisis.’ Banner hopes telehealth can help
Dr. Blake McLaughlin is a practicing OB-GYN with Banner Health who created the program. He spoke with KUNC’s Beau Baker about the pilot and the crisis in rural maternal care.Interview…
Harnessing big data to achieve health equity in South Carolina | MUSC
With $1.2 million in funding from the National Library of Medicine, researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and Clemson University will establish a new training program that aims to make future data…
HHS Announces $55 Million Funding Opportunity for Latest Iteration of its Tribal Opioid…
The U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is announcing $55 million in funding for its Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) grant program. This program…
Why rural communities struggle to bring in much-needed federal grants — High Country News…
A new analysis suggests that over half of communities in the West lack the capacity to take advantage of infrastructure bill funding. Now what?
Bounded by the Bitterroot…
In some rural parts of Kansas, the loss of even one foster parent leaves a huge hole |…
TOPEKA, Kansas — More than half the counties in the state rely on 10 or fewer families to take in foster children.Roughly one-tenth of the counties in Kansas rely on one licensed foster home…
Technical Assistance Needs and Priorities on Implementation and Coordination of Early…
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State program seeks to address mental health needs of farmers
With Mental Health Awareness Month in May coinciding with the spring planting season, the Illinois Department of Agriculture is highlighting an initiative aimed at helping farmers cope with stress…
Time to retool rural health care is now
Rural hospitals are the lifeblood of their communities — providing jobs and economic impact, keeping people healthy mentally and physically — but they’ve had a tough time of it: staffing shortages, supply chain interruptions, the loss…