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UA Students Earn the Rural Health Certification of DistinctionArizona is in dire need of physicians, and the need is greatest in rural areas. TheHealth Resources and Services Administration estimates that the state needs 563primary care physicians to eliminate the current shortage and will need 1,941physicians by 2030. Through the Rural Health Certification of Distinction (COD),UA College of Medicine-Phoenix third-year medical students can get first-handexposure to rural health care, receive one-on-one instruction with physicians andhave direct contact with patients. » Read more.

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46th Annual Rural Health ConferencePresented by the Arizona Center for Rural Health incollaboration with the Arizona Rural Health Association,this year's conference theme is The Five Cs of RuralHealth in Arizona: Care, Capacity, Connection, Culture &Collaboration.» Go to our website now for information on registration,lodging, scholarships, exhibit and sponsorshipopportunities, plus pre-conferences sessions!

AzCRH Webinar SeriesJoin us for our next webinar this Thursday, May 16 at 12noon: Syphilis 2019: Return of the Great Masquerader. Thepresenter will be Sharon Adler, MD, MPH, clinical faculty atthe California Prevention Training Center and AssistantClinical Professor at UCSF.

Opioids & You: FREE Training in Douglas - May 18The Arizona Poison & Drug Information Center presents a free introductory trainingon opioid overdose prevention, recognition, and response. Open to anyone in thecommunity! Participants will receive a free naloxone kit from Sonoran PreventionWorks upon completion.

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Researchers, community organizations,health providers, and activists from theregion all joining together to discuss anddialogue about their work. May 16-17, 2019at the Fiesta Inn, Nogales, Sonora.

HRSA awards $24 million to 120 rural organizations for opioidresponse

The Health Resources and Services Administration's FederalOffice of Rural Health Policy has awarded $24 million for thesecond round of Rural Communities Opioid ResponseProgram (RCORP) planning grants. Recipients across 40states will receive $200,000 for one year to formalizepartnerships with local stakeholders, conduct needsassessments, and develop plans to implement and sustainsubstance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder(OUD), prevention, treatment, and recovery interventions.

Arizona received four awards totaling $800,000 in funding:

Amistades Inc., Tucson: $200,000Community Awareness Resource Entity of Arizona, Saint Johns: $200,000Mariposa Community Health Center, Inc., Nogales: $200,000Summit Healthcare Association, Show Low: $200,000

For more information about the RCORP initiative, please contact Federal Office ofRural Health Policy.

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May 09, 2019 : CDC: 1.1 million more Americans lost health insurance coverage in2018May 08, 2019 : Five Students Earn the Rural Health Certification of DistinctionMay 07, 2019 : We can’t overlook underage opioid useMay 06, 2019 : Arizona’s doctor shortage harms health care, economyApr 30, 2019 : Arizona’s new telemedicine law expands coverage, adds platformsApr 24, 2019 : New Study Shows ‘Significant Positive Economic Impact’ to Statewith Passage of Senate Bill 1354Apr 22, 2019 : Telemedicine Parity Bill Passes House, Goes to GovernorApr 17, 2019 : Improving healthcare for the San Pedro Valley

May 16 2019 : Prehospital Trauma Life Support Training - Sierra VistaMay 16 2019 : Border Health Information for ActionMay 16 2019 : AzCRH Webinar: Syphilis 2019: Return of the Great MasqueraderMay 18 2019 : The AZ Poison & Drug Information Center presents: Opioids & YouMay 22 2019 : SEEDS ConferenceMay 23 2019 : 2019 Arizona State of Reform ConferenceJun 5 2019 : Federal Office of Rural Health Policy Region D - SORH RegionalPartnership MeetingJun 13 2019 : 19th Annual EMS Odyssey ConferenceJun 19 2019 : 17th Annual Western Region Flex ConferenceJun 23 2019 : The National Summit on Social Determinants of Health

The Health Resources and Services Administration’s 2019 National HealthService Corps (NHSC) New Site Application cycle is now open.

NHSC-approved sites are health care facilities that provide outpatient, ambulatoryand primary health care services to populations residing in high-need urban and

rural areas. Critical Access Hospitals and some Indian Health Service Hospitals arethe only eligible inpatient facilities and must be affiliated with an NHSC-approvedoutpatient clinic.Last year, the NHSC received funding to help combat the nation’s opioid crisis andexpanded its site types to include outpatient substance use disorder treatmentfacilities. Now sites providing general substance use disorder treatment, amedication assisted treatment program, or an Opioid Treatment Program are alsoeligible to apply.

Interested health care organizations are encouraged to read the Site ReferenceGuide to learn more about the program requirements: https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/sites/default/files/NHSC/nhsc-sites/nhsc-site-agreement.pdf. The application cycle will close on May 30, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Questions? Contact your Regional State Contact:https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/nhsc-sites/contacts/regional-offices-state-contacts.html

CDC Grants for Health and Wellness in Indian Country – Extended to June12. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will invest $20 million for30 awards. Native American tribal organizations and federally-recognizedgovernments are eligible to compete for multi-year projects with long-term goals ofreducing rates of death and disability from tobacco use, diabetes, heart disease andstroke, and reducing the prevalence of obesity. The original application deadlineof May 15 has been extended to June 12.

May 12-18 is National Women’s HealthWeek

Preventive Health Service Use Among Rural WomenPolicy Brief - Maine Rural Health Research Center, 04/2019This study used the National Health Interview Survey to examine differences inreceipt of preventive health services among rural and urban women. It found thatrural women are less likely to receive HPV vaccines and mammograms, even

controlling for rural-urban sociodemographic and resource differences.

New One-Stop Resource for FORHP’s Rural Communities Opioid ResponseProgram (RCORP).The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA)Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) created this new web page withinformation on upcoming RCORP funding opportunities, current grant recipients, andthe program’s impact to date. RCORP currently includes grantsfor planning, implementation, and medication-assisted treatment expansion for ruralcommunities and consortia, as well as cooperative agreements for technicalassistance, evaluation, and three Rural Centers of Excellence on Substance UseDisorders. As a reminder, RCORP-MAT Expansion and RCORP-Rural Centers ofExcellence on Substance Use Disorders are currently accepting applications throughJune 10.

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