Dr. Richelle Rennegarbe, Nursing Division Chair/DNP Program Director/Professor of Nursing developed and implemented a four-part series focusing on Health Equity: Growth and Understanding for Rural Communities for the National Rural Health Resource Center.
The four two-hour sessions focused on the following: Session
1 – Health Equity – What Every Rural Resident Deserves Session
2 – Health Equity – Using Cultural Intelligence in Rural Settings Session
3 – Health Equity – Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Rural Settings Session
4 – Health Equity – Evidence-Based Strategies to Address Health Equity
This has an excellent opportunity to partner with a national rural health organization. Twenty-one small rural hospital improvement grant program leaders from across the nation participated in the Learning Collaborative. Leaders were from the following states: New Mexico, Montana, Indiana, Kentucky, North Dakota, Idaho, Vermont, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Alabama, New Hampshire, Missouri, Florida, Tennessee, New York, Minnesota, Georgia, and Oregon. In additions. representatives from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) attended the presentations.
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