Rural Health Advisory Committee
Workplan Priority Areas 2010-11

Workplan Priorities Conceptual Framework (PDF: 32KB/4pgs)

1. Access to Specialty Health Care

  • Rural obstetric services

2. Health System Change and Reform

  • Rural health system growth and consolidation
  • Health reform implementation and rural implications

3. Long-term Care and Aging

  • Alzheimer’s and dementia ssues
  • Rural long-term care and housing options

4. Responding Better to Rural Mental/Behavioral Health Emergencies

  • First point of contact issues
  • Promotion of promising models

5. Medication Therapy Management (MTM) and the Role of Rural Pharmacists

  • Elder care and MTM
  • Telehealth applications for MTM

6. Emergency Medical Services

  • Leadership for rural EMS policy and systems development
  • Early successes with Community Paramedic model

7. Successful Wellness Models for Rural Communities

  • SHIP program successful rural models
  • Community-based wellness programs for the elderly

 

 

Updated Wednesday, 30-Nov-2011 15:23:11 CST