The 27th Annual West Virginia Rural Health Conference is scheduled for October 8-11, 2019 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Huntington, WV. This year's conference theme is "Country Roads: Moving WV Rural Health Forward." 

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HRSA programs are critical to achieving the federal government's bold new objective to dramatically reduce new HIV/AIDS infections within 10 years, Administrator Dr. George Sigounas told a gathering of state Primary Care Association officials Tuesday.

Announced in February, the Administration's  "Plan for America" aims to end the AIDS epidemic by limiting new infections to fewer than 3,000 people per year by 2030. The massive undertaking would involve multiple federal agencies,  focused on 48 U.S. counties (PDF - 75 KB), Washington, DC, San Juan (PR), and seven states with entrenched HIV burdens -- principally in rural communities and across the American South.

Health centers and free clinics that provide obstetric care encounter numerous risks, including factors related to patients' clinical history and social background, challenges around patient engagement, and gaps in communication with other providers and care settings. Health centers can learn from other organizations that have successfully implemented proactive strategies for reducing such risks and improving patient safety.  Please join us on  July 23rd or July 24th, 2019  as we welcome guest speakers from Valley Health Systems, Huntington, West Virginia, who will share case studies, experiences, challenges, and lessons learned from their efforts to improve the quality of care for the health center's obstetric patients. 

ECRI Institute on behalf of HRSA presents this FREE program.

Who Should Attend?  Administrators (e.g., Executive Directors, Chief Medical Officers), Risk Managers, Obstetrics Providers, Family Practice Providers, Nurses, Patient safety officers, Quality improvement staff, Behavioral Health, Social Workers

You do not need a username to sign up for the FREE webinar. For your convenience, the same webinar will be offered on two dates. Please register by choosing one of the options below.

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HRSA-funded health centers help to End the HIV Epidemic by serving as a key point of entry for people undiagnosed with HIV and caring for those with HIV. Check out the freshly updated Health Center Program HIV webpage to learn more about the innovative work done by health centers and to access useful resources that can support your efforts in this area. This is especially timely as many health centers gear up for National HIV Testing Day (Thursday, June 27). Our new content includes a TA resource on HIV testing.

HRSA is pleased to announce the release of the Health Center Program Service Area Considerations Request for Information (RFI). HRSA seeks input from the public on service area considerations that may inform HRSA decisions regarding Health Center Program expansion through an existing health center's addition of new service delivery sites.

The Service Area RFI announcement will begin with a 30-day preview period. Instructions on how external stakeholders may submit feedback are forthcoming. Following the preview period, HRSA will accept public feedback for 60 days and plans to announce those details in a future Primary Health Care Digest newsletter. We look forward to receiving your feedback.