CRHR's Christen Minnick will lead a breakout session at today's NALBOH Conference in Nashville. She will highlight our work on addressing rural PHEP challenges. #RuralHealth #ETSUCPH #NALBOH

Deaths from all causes among women between 15 and 44 were the highest in southeastern states, the study found, and the causes of those deaths included pregnancy, breast and cervical cancer, and other preventable causes. #RuralHealth

ETSUCRHR director Michael Meit discussed the role of Medicaid expansion in helping rural communities gain access to health care in a new Associated Press article. #RuralHealth #MedicaidExpansion #ETSUCPH ow.ly/SeVF50T1uxP

Dr. Wykoff tells us how to safely dispose of unused medications. Body of evidence: bit.ly/be_082224 Take Back: dea.gov/takebackday

🚨New Research🚨 Dr. Qian Huang's study shows that COVID-19 incidence rates in older adults were strongly influenced by race, healthcare access, social capital, environment, household composition, and mobility. Check out the article: ow.ly/uyPA50T56OL #COVID #RuralHealth

Great news! HRSA just renewed its funding for the ETSU/NORC Rural Health Equity Research Center. The four-year $2.8 million grant allows RHERC to continue its important work of improving health care access and equity in rural communities.

Happy 10-year anniversary to the ETSU Charitable Pharmacy! This critical resource for uninsured patients in Washington County became part of ETSU’s many clinical offerings in August 2014. Read more: etsu.edu/etsu-news/2024…

Dr. Wykoff updates us this week on the status of MPox.

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Sam the rural health advoCATe is once again hissed. Earlier, @AAMCToday projected that rural is too poor for physician growth. And per FEMA, rural is too poor to be worth Federal flood protection -- who'll miss them & their belongings? #PowerOfRuralCats

Thursday at the ARC Conference in Chattanooga, CRHR director Michael Meit will join other experts to discuss using SUD recovery ecosystems in Appalachia. #RecoveryEcosystems #SUD #RuralHealth #AdvancingAppalachia

This week, Dr. Wykoff explains encephalitis and its causes and effects. Body of evidence: bit.ly/be_090524

ETSU received one of only eight Rural Health Research Center grants, awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, to continue operating the Rural Health Equity Research Center. Read more at etsu.edu/etsu-news/2024…

ETSU CRHR assistant research professor Casey Balio will speak tomorrow at the GA Rural Health Association Annual Conference about "Health Equity, Poverty & Rural Resilience. #RuralHealth #GRHA

September is #ProstateCancerAwarenessMonth Which groups of men are at a higher risk for prostate #cancer? Find out the risk factors: bit.ly/3Vlyekj

Join us tomorrow for the third episode of 'Recovery in Rural'. This episode covers Medication for Opioid Use Disorder: Access and Cultural Competencies in Patient Care. Register through the link below! tr.ee/RuralRecovery

ETSU is set to host the second annual Upper East Tennessee Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Summit in October. Details here: etsu.edu/etsu-news/2024….

Join CRHR's Casey Balio this morning at the Open Forum: NxGen meeting inside the Great Lakes Ballroom at The Westin Chicago. She will be discussing Variations in the Public Health and Public Health Nursing Workforce. #RuralHealth #Nursing

SUD recovery-to-work initiatives may be starting to make an impact in Appalachia. A new ARC research report co-authored by @ETSUCRHR & NORC Walsh Center finds that diseases of despair mortality decreased by 4% in the Appalachian Region between 2021 and 2022. ow.ly/jmSY50TrhhQ