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Resources for Rural Providers Angie Allen, BSMT (ASCP), MEd Director State Office of Rural Health & Health Access February 28, 2020 Presentation Overview Role of Tennessee State Office of Rural Health & Health Access

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Resources for Rural Providers

Angie Allen, BSMT (ASCP), MEd Director State Office of Rural Health & Health Access

February 28, 2020

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Presentation Overview

Role of Tennessee State Office of Rural

Health & Health Access

Definition of Rural
Rural Health Disparities
Prevention
Health Access
Resources

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NOSORH National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health SORH Role

State Office of Rural Health
Technical Assistance
Information Dissemination
Coordination

TN SORH

Office of Rural Health
Office of Health Access
Safety-Net Programs
Primary Care Office
Primary Care Workforce
Shortage designations
Incentives

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TN Office of Rural Health & Health Access

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Define RURAL

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Rural Health Disparities

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Rural Health Disparities

Delta Regional Authority Appalachian Region Commission

https://www.arc.gov/appalachian_region/Tennessee.asp

https://dra.gov/about-dra/dra-states/tennessee/

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HRSA Rural Community Programs

Community-Based Division

(CBD) Grant Program

– Black Lung Clinic Programs – Delta States Rural Development Network Grant – Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant – Rural Health Care Network Development Planning – Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Plan

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Rural Health Information Hub

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/ The Rural Data Explorer and Chart Gallery provide access to a wide range of data on rural health issues.

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Health Access

RHIhub - Tennessee Rural Healthcare Facilities

RHIhub https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/states/tennessee
View full-size map According to data.HRSA.gov, as of

October 2019 Tennessee had:

15 Critical Access Hospitals
134 Rural Health Clinics
92 Federally Qualified Health Center sites located outside
f Urbanized Areas
46 short term hospitals located outside of Urbanized

Areas

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A Guide for Rural Health Care Collaboration and Coordination

August 2019 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | Health Resources and Services Administration

This Guide describes

how:

Rural Hospitals
Community Health

Centers

Local Public Health

Departments

Rural Stakeholders

can work together to assess and address their rural communities’ health needs.

https://www.hrsa.gov/sites/default/f iles/hrsa/ruralhealth/reports/HRSA- Rural-Collaboration-Guide.pdf

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Health Access

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Primary Care Workforce Shortages

https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loan-repayment/index.html

National Health Service Corps
https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loan-repayment/index.htm l
Nurse Corps
https://bhw.hrsa.gov/loans-scholarships/nurse-corps
State Loan Repayment Programs
https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loan-repayment/state-loan-

repayment-program/index.html

J1-Visa Waiver Programs
ARC, DRA, Conrad 30 State Program

Incentives to alleviate primary care workforce shortages in:

Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA)
Rural
Underserved Areas (MUA/MUP)

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Health Access - Prevention

Health Behaviors
Resources

– Primary Prevention – Screening – Vaccination – Awareness

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Tennessee Department of Health

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Angie Allen Director Tennessee Office of Rural Health & Health Access

Tennessee Department of Health Andrew Johnson Tower 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, Tennessee (615) 741-5226 angie.allen@tn.gov