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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 • Definition of Rural • Rural Health Disparities • Prevention • Health Access • Resources

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

TN Office of Rural Health & Health Access

Define RURAL

Rural Health Disparities

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/

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

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.

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 of Urbanized Areas • 46 short term hospitals located outside of Urbanized Areas

This Guide describes how: • Rural Hospitals • Community Health Centers • Local Public Health A Guide for Rural Departments Health Care • Rural Stakeholders Collaboration and can work together to assess and address their Coordination rural communities’ health needs. August 2019 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | Health Resources and Services https://www.hrsa.gov/sites/default/f Administration iles/hrsa/ruralhealth/reports/HRSA- Rural-Collaboration-Guide.pdf

Health Access

Primary Care Workforce Shortages Incentives to alleviate primary care workforce shortages in: • Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) • Rural • Underserved Areas (MUA/MUP) • 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 https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loan-repayment/index.html

Health Access - Prevention • Health Behaviors • Resources – Primary Prevention – Screening – Vaccination – Awareness

Tennessee Department of Health

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