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WVPA Collaborative Practice Summit September 18 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm West Virginia Pharmacists Association (WVPA) is proud to partner with Mountain Health Network (MHN) to offer a Collaborative Practice Summit! Following the legislative and Board of Pharmacy rule changes surrounding collaborative practice agreements (CPAs) in 2021-2022 MHN/WVPA realized there were lots of questions on how to get your collaborative practice agreement started. In response, we have gathered all

September 1, 2022

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Appalachian Regional Commission Names Rich Sutphin for READY Nonprofits Fall Cohort

Appalachian Regional Commission Names Rich Sutphin for READY Nonprofits Fall Cohort Rich Sutphin to represent West Virginia Rural Health Association in 10-week learning track designed for Appalachian nonprofit leaders. August 30, 2022, Barboursville, WV – The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) named Rich Sutphin, Executive Director of West Virginia Rural Health Association, to participate in the Fall 2022 Cohort of READY Nonprofits, one of four learning tracks in ARC’s READY

August 31, 2022

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Overdose Awareness Week

SAMHSA Recognizes Overdose Awareness Week During Overdose Awareness Week, we remember the lives lost to drug overdose and the pain of the loved ones left behind. We raise awareness of substance use disorder to prevent deaths, promote treatment and celebrate recovery. Information and Resources White House Proclamation on Overdose Awareness Week HHS Overdose Prevention Strategy Harm Reduction at SAMHSA Preventing, Recognizing and Treating Opioid Overdose Become a Buprenorphine Waivered Practitioner

August 29, 2022

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New Funding Available for HRSA Rural Health Network Development Program

New Funding Available for HRSA Rural Health Network Development Program – Application Deadline November 22. HRSA’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy will be making approximately 44 awards of up to $300,000 each for the 2023 Rural Health Network Development Program. This four-year program will support integrated health care networks that collaborate to achieve efficiencies; expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of basic health care services and associated

August 29, 2022

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Biden-Harris Administration Makes Largest Investment Ever in Navigators Ahead of HealthCare.gov Open Enrollment Period

Biden-Harris Administration Makes Largest Investment Ever in Navigators Ahead of HealthCare.gov Open Enrollment Period Historic investment of nearly $100 million builds on the Administration’s quadrupling of Navigators last year to help connect people to coverage The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is investing $98.9 million in grant funding to 59 returning Navigator organizations for the 2023 Open

August 29, 2022

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HRSA Virtual Job Fair – September 14 from 6:00 – 9:30 p.m. ET

HRSA Virtual Job Fairs are free online recruitment events that connect career-seeking health care professional with representatives from health care facilities across the country. Learn more about job opportunities, hear details about benefit packages, and find out how you can help underserved communities. Connect with representatives from 24 health care facilities that are recruiting for hundreds of medical, nursing, dental, and behavioral health job opportunities in more than 36

August 29, 2022

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Care conference aims to better patient services in WV hospices

Care conference aims to better patient services in WV hospices FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WBOY) — The West Virginia Rural Health Association partnered with the Hospice Council of West Virginia to host the first-ever care conference. More than 40 hospice and palliative care nurses heard from national speakers and learned how to better their patients’ care. “In West Virginia, there’s some stigma around hospice and palliative care and so as we learn

August 26, 2022

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2023 Rural Health Network Development Program

The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) will be making approximately 44 awards of up to $300,000 each for the 2023 Rural Health Network Development Program. This four-year program will support integrated health care networks who collaborate to achieve efficiencies; expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of basic health care services and associated health outcomes; and strengthen the rural health

August 23, 2022

New State by State Analysis on Impact of CMS Strategies for States to Protect Children and Youth Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment

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