Rural Health Partnership FALL Newsletter

FALL 2024 NEWSLETTER

New Resource: Florida Dental Access Guide

Recent headlines have highlighted that Florida is rated worst in the nation for children's dental care and that over 7 million Floridians are living in dental provider shortage areas.

The new Florida Dental Access Guide features tips, resources and local dental clinics to help Floridians, including those with a disability or special need, achieve a healthy smile. The guide is a project of The Florida Oral Health Alliance.

FLORIDA DENTAL ACCESS GUIDE

September is Suicide Prevention Month

September is Suicide Prevention Month— a time to raise awareness of this urgently important crisis. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) uses this month to shift public perception, spread hope and share vital information to people affected by suicide. Visit their website for more information and be sure to download the CDC’s booklet Suicide Prevention—A Resource for Action. This publication offers a comprehensive public health approach to prevention.

SUICIDE PREVENTION—A RESOURCE FOR ACTION

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Rural veteran perception of healthcare access in South Carolina and Florida: a qualitative study

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How global heating is driving more mosquito disease to Florida

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How hurricanes affect children's mental health and how to help them cope

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U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory on the mental health and well-being of parents

Read the advisory

Compare Former President Trump and Vice President Harris on Health Care Policy Read the article

What the outcome of the election could mean for Medicaid

Source: KFF analysis of publicly available budget proposals and legislation, Sept. 2024

EVENTS

Tri-County World’s Greatest Baby Shower

A free event for expectant and new parents with infants.

Friday, Sept. 20 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Haven Community Center, Chiefland

Palms Medical Group Health Fair

A free event featuring North Central Florida Cancer Control Collaborative's inflatable walk-through colon.

Saturday, Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

16916 NW US Hwy. 441, High Springs

Project ECHO Health Literacy Fall Series

Join FRHA for an engaging, live and interactive webinar series focused on the social determinants of health and advancing health literacy. Live on Zoom.

Wednesdays at 12 p.m.

Sept.18–Nov. 20.

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Enhancing Rural Resilience

Rural Telementoring Training Center (RTTC)’s “Rural Telementoring UnConference” is a FREE, virtual event featuring an array of brief presentations on rural health and telementoring followed by group discussion, idea generation and collaboration. The theme for 2024 is “Enhancing Rural Resilience: The intersection of climate, behavioral health and workforce.”

Wednesday, Oct. 16 from 10 a.m to 2:00 p.m.

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Absolutely Everything RHC Workshop

Improve and empower your Rural Health Clinic with two days of practical, boots-on-the-ground and interactive assistance. Session topics include: certification, compliance, billing and coding, practice management and more.

Thursday, Nov. 14 and Friday, Nov. 15

Tallahassee

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Rural Health Policy Institute

NRHA’s 36th Rural Health Policy Institute is your chance to guide the future of rural health policy with NRHA leadership and advocate for issues you care about with new and returning members of Congress and the administration.

Feb. 11, 12 and 13

Washington, D.C.

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Nov. 21 is National Rural Health Day

National Rural Health Day (NRHD) showcases the efforts of rural healthcare providers, State Offices of Rural Health, and other rural stakeholders to address the unique healthcare challenges that rural citizens face today and into the future.

Read about ways to celebrate NRHD

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