Strategies to Eliminate Inequity in PrEP Services in the U.S. South and Rural Communities
While pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a key tool to ending the global HIV and AIDS epidemic by 2030, recent data show that only 30 percent of the 1…
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Now in Its Second Year, 988 Lifeline Continues to Help Millions of People
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has expanded services and continued to answer millions of calls, texts, and chats from people experiencing mental he…
Considerations for the Implementation of Point of Care Testing for Syphilis
A report (PDF) from the HHS National Syphilis and Congenital Syphilis Syndemic Federal Task Force explores differences between point of care (POC) t…
HRSA Announces Funding Opportunities to Support THCGME Program
HRSA recently announced two Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) that will support residency programs at current Teaching Health Centers and Teachin…
Pennsylvania Limits Noncompete for Certain Health Care Workers
Pennsylvania is joining the legislative bandwagon to limit noncompetition agreements for certain health care workers. In a purported effort to retain …
Build Healthy Places Network Rural Playbook
In 2022, the national nonprofit Build Healthy Places Network (BHPN) released “A Playbook for New Rural Healthcare Partnership Models of Investment,â…
Disasters and Impacts in Appalachian Kentucky: A Behavioral Health Analysis
Research published in the Journal of Appalachian Health reports on disasters in eight rural southeast Kentucky counties in 2021-2022, the changing nat…
FEMA: Federal Housing and Sheltering Resource Timeline and Compendium
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) indicates that disasters are occurring more frequently, often impacting communities still recovering fr…
Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Seeks to Improve Health Information Sharing and Interoperability through New Proposed Rule
Comment by September 1, 2024. On July 10, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the National Coordinator for…
New Report Concludes that Achieving Value in Rural Areas May Require Increased Spending
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC), an independent federal advisory committee, has transmitted a Report to the Se…
