Networking for Rural Health
 

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Networking for Rural Health was a three-year initiative of AcademyHealth; the project closed on June 30, 2003. With support from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the project was intended to strengthen the rural health care infrastructure by fostering the development of rural health networks that seek to improve access to and the quality of health care services in rural communities.

The Networking for Rural Health project is pleased to offer the following network-specific technical assistance services to a limited number of network organizations:

Site Visits: Before a rural health network can engage in productive work, it must have in place an organizational structure and basic management systems. Over three years, the project provides site visits to 18 emerging networks to assist them in assessing their organizational capacity and readiness to engage in substantive activities. Following the visit, AcademyHealth submitted a written report to the network contact person summarizing the team's findings and suggestions for future action. This service was intended primarily for newer, or "emerging," rural health networks that were still developing their organizational structures, however, the project also considered a limited number of applications from more established rural health networks that need help in assessing potential changes to their organizational structure.

Site Visit Awardees

  • Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium - Anchorage, AK
  • Sierra Rural Health Networks - San Andreas, CA
  • North Coast Clinics Network - Eureka, CA
  • San Luis Valley Health Care Network, Conejos County Hospital District - La Jara, CO
  • Healthy Partnership of North Central Florida - Gainesville, FL
  • Hawaii Health Centers Hui Bay Clinic, Inc. - Hilo, HI
  • Henry County Health Center - Mt. Pleasant, IA
  • Healthy Communities Partnership - Lincoln, IL
  • County Health Link - Caribou, ME
  • Community Services Network of Michigan - Traverse City, MI
  • Itasca Partnership for Quality Health Care - Grand Rapids, MN
  • Health Partners of Southwest Iowa - Omaha, NE
  • Heartland Health Alliance - Lexington, NE
  • Northeast Nebraska Rural Health Care Partnership - Wisner, NE
  • Rural Health Coalition of New Hampshire - Wolfeboro, NH
  • Nevada Rural Hospital Project - Reno, NV
  • Seven Valleys Health Coalition - Cortland, NY
  • Central Oregon Hospital Network (CONet) - Bend, OR
  • Northern Counties Health - St. Johnsbury, VT

Targeted Consultations: Networks often find it useful, if not essential, to engage outside consultants as they plan and implement various substantive activities. It is anticipated that networks needed assistance in obtaining the following kinds of consulting assistance: legal, actuarial, managed care contracting, process/decision making, communications, and information systems. The project funded networks with grants up to $40,000 per network. A dollar-for-dollar match by the network for funds contributed by Networking for Rural Health was required.

Targeted Consultation Grantees

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