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Arizona Rural & Public Health Policy ForumOn February 4, over 125 people attended the Center for Rural Health’sannual Arizona Rural & Public Health Policy Forum at the state capitol. TheForum addresses rural and public health policy during Arizona’s legislative session.

Thirty Arizonans presented over the course of the day. Topics included updates ofinitiatives implemented in the 2019 legislative session such as expanding graduatemedical education (GME) and medical school slots, and implementing a primarycare scholarship program for graduates who agree to practice in Arizona’s rural andurban underserved areas.

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Presentations included Governor Ducey’s health policy priorities for the 2020session (Christina Corieri), AHCCCS (Jami Snyder), and ADHS (Sheila Sjolander).Skill building included social media strategies to inform health policy and learninghow to use the Request to Speak (RTS) system. Individuals from advocacy and provider groups that briefly presented included:AACHC, AARP, Advisory Council on Indian Health Care, American Cancer Society,American Heart Association, ArMA, AzAFP, AZ Center on Aging, AZ Coalition forMilitary Families, AZ Council of Human Service Providers, AZ Nurses Association,AzPHA, AzRHA, AZ Telemedicine Program, the Children’s Action Alliance, HealthSystem Alliance of AZ, Local First AZ, March of Dimes, Native Health, SonoranPrevention Works, Southern AZ Oral Health Coalition, and Vitalyst HealthFoundation.

Join us for our next AzCRH Webinar on Feb. 20 at Noon:Congratulations! You’ve met the 2020 EPCS Deadline – NOW,Understand the Regulations and Mandates!

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Presenter, Connie Ihde is the Director of Programs forHealth Current, Arizona’s Health Information Exchange(HIE). She leads the statewide Electronic Prescribingfor Controlled Substances (EPCS) Click for ControlCampaign, a shared commitment between HealthCurrent, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment(AHCCCS), Arizona Department of Health Services(ADHS) and the Arizona Board of Pharmacy.

In case you missed it:The video for AZ Public Media's event Community Interactive: ArizonaAddicted is now available to view!

On January 23, Arizona Public Media presented acommunity interactive event that explored Arizona’sopioid epidemic and its devastating impact onSouthern Arizonans. Hosted by Arizona Pubic Media’sTom McNamara, the event included experts in the

fields of addiction, law enforcement, pain management, and drug treatment, alongwith those personally affected by opioid use disorder. AzCRH Director, DanDerksen, MD and Todd Vanderah, PhD, Director of the new Comprehensive Pain &Addiction Center were among the panelists.

Feb 11, 2020 : Miles from Recovery: How distance and stigma keep ruralArizonans from opioid treatment

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Jan 31, 2020 : New University of Arizona program offers some medical studentsfree tuitionJan 31, 2020 : University of Arizona Medical School will award new scholarshipsJan 29, 2020 : In Rural Areas Without Pain Or Addiction Specialists, FamilyDoctors Fill In The GapsJan 25, 2020 : Arizona ‘Obamacare’ enrollment dropped in 2020. Could that be agood thing?Jan 10, 2020 : ‘We can help ourselves:’ Native women come together to confronthigh rates of maternal mortalityJan 10, 2020 : The Health Care Worker/Hospital Shortage in Rural AmericaJan 07, 2020 : Rx for Ailing Indian Health Service: Changes in Spending,Recruitment

Feb 20 2020 : AzCRH Webinar: Congratulations! You’ve met the 2020 EPCSDeadline – NOW, Understand the Regulations and Mandates!Mar 2 2020 : Drug Survival 102: An Interprofessional Exercise on the OpioidEpidemicMar 23 2020 : Arizona Telemedicine Program - Telemedicine Applications (Phoenix& Tucson)Mar 26 2020 : Pick Your Poison. Current Trends in Toxicology and MedicalMarijuanaMar 27 2020 : Trauma Managers Group Quarterly meetingMar 29 2020 : 2020 16th Annual American Indian Disability SummitMar 31 2020 : Abstraction WorkshopMar 31 2020 : Arizona Base Hospital WorkshopApr 2 2020 : 8th Annual Interprofessional Rural Health Professions Program(RHPP) ConferenceApr 15 2020 : 2020 11th Annual Statewide Symposium in Support of ServiceMembers, Veterans & Their Families

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Indian Health Service Health Professions Scholarship Program – February 28. Individuals who are a member of a federally recognized Indian Tribe or AlaskaNative are eligible to apply for financial aid covering tuition, required fees, and othereducational and living expenses. Applicants must be enrolled in an appropriatelyaccredited school and pursuing a course of study in a health profession.

Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Implementation – April 24. TheHealth Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Federal Office of RuralHealth Policy (FORHP) will be making approximately 89 awards of $1 million each torural communities to enhance substance use disorder, including opioid use disorderservice delivery. Over the course of a three-year period of performance, grantrecipients will implement a set of core prevention, treatment, and recovery activitiesthat align with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Five-PointStrategy to Combat the Opioid Crisis. Award recipients are strongly encouraged toleverage workforce recruitment and retention programs like the National HealthService Corps (NHSC). All domestic public and private entities, nonprofit and for-profit, are eligible to apply, and all services must be provided in HRSA-designatedrural areas (as defined by the Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer). Theapplicant organization must be part of an established network or consortium thatincludes at least three other separately-owned entities. At least two of these entitiesmust be located in a HRSA-designated rural area. FORHP will hold an hour-longwebinar for applicants on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 from 1-2 p.m., ET. Arecording will be made available for those who cannot attend. Please referencepage (ii) in the NOFO for the dial-in and playback information for the webinar, andcontact ruralopioidresponse@hrsa.gov with questions.

SAMHSA Rural Emergency Services Training – March 30. The Substance Abuseand Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will make 25 awards with atotal investment of $5 million to recruit and train emergency medical services (EMS)personnel in rural areas.DEADLINE: MARCH 30, 2020SAMHSA is accepting applications for its Grants to Implement Zero Suicide in HealthSystems. The Zero Suicide model is a comprehensive, multi-setting approach to

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suicide prevention in health systems. SAMHSA plans to issue up to 17 grants of upto $700,000 per year for up to 5 years. Learn more

New Federal Poverty Guidelines. The U.S. Department of Health & HumanServices released new guidelines used to determine financial eligibility for certainfederal programs. Programs using the guidelines include Head Start, theSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the National School LunchProgram, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and the Children’sHealth Insurance Program.

National Academy of Medicine: Integrating Social Care into the Delivery ofHealth Care. The report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering,and Medicine examines the potential for integrating social services into health caredelivery and assesses current efforts. To access a free PDF of the report, create anaccount with the National Academies Press or download as a guest.

HRSA Addiction Management Fellowship – February 25. The Health Resourcesand Services Administration (HRSA) will make up to 33 awards from an investmentof $26.7 million. The program will expand the number of fellows trained as addictionmedicine specialists who work in underserved communities. Eligible applicantsinclude U.S.-based sponsoring institutions of accredited addiction medicine oraccredited addiction psychiatry fellowship programs, or a consortium consisting of atleast one domestic teaching health center and one domestic addiction medicine oraddiction psychiatry fellowship program.

Strategies for Combating Racism in Health Systems – Thursday, February 13at 3:00 pm ET. The National Institute for Children’s Health Quality will hold a one-hour webinar to provide guidance for identifying and addressing racism and racialbias.

2020 Census Response Rate Challenge. The U.S. Census Bureau created atoolkit designed to help local leaders improve their communities’ response rate in theupcoming national census. The toolkit is downloadable and contains ideas and

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resources for creating a local challenge, promotional materials, and generalinformation about the 2020 Census.

Certified Rural Health Clinic Professional Course - Ongoing. The NationalAssociation of Rural Health Clinics offers this course designed to teach directors,clinic administrators, and other Rural Health Clinic leaders how to operate asuccessful Rural Health Clinic. Upon course completion and the attainment of an 80percent or higher exam score, participants will earn Certified Rural Health ClinicProfessional certification.

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