FORHP Grants in Motion: The Rural Health Care Coordination Program

 This edition of Grants in Motion focuses on a recipient of the Community Based Division’s Rural Health Care Coordination Program (RHCC). The RHCC Program supports rural health consortiums/networks aiming to achieve the overall goals of improving access, delivery, and quality of care through the application of care coordination strategies in rural communities.

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