 HRSA recently announced approximately $75 million to support health care services in rural America, including nearly $9 million for rural North Carolina. The funding will launch new opioid treatment and recovery services in rural communities, strengthen maternal health care in the South, and help rural hospitals stay open.
HRSA Administrator Carole Johnson announced the awards at a roundtable event in Wilson, N.C.
Read the national release.
HRSA is currently looking for new members to join the National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps.
Your expertise and unique experiences can help address health care delivery needs in underserved areas. If you are a clinician or health official with a background in primary care, oral health, or mental/behavioral health, we invite you to apply. Self-nominations are accepted.
Please consider submitting a nomination, including self-nominations, by Friday, December 6, and help make a positive impact.
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Mark your calendars to access the newest 2023 data from the National Survey of Children’s Health, available Monday, October 7.
The HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau funds and directs this survey, which is the largest and most comprehensive national- and state‐level survey on the health and well‐being of children, their families, and their communities. The survey provides data on a range of factors such as the prevalence and impact of special health care needs, health care quality and access, physical and mental health, and adverse childhood experiences.
The survey data can support your research, program and policy development, and evaluation efforts. Contact NSCH@hrsa.gov for more information.
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During Domestic Violence Awareness Month, advocates, health care workers, survivors, and community partners across the country work together to end domestic violence. HRSA safety-net settings of care can support domestic violence awareness by sharing content and resources.
Download HRSA's Implementation Framework that has activities and resources for HRSA-supported settings of care to prevent and respond to intimate partner violence in the communities they serve.
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