Impact on the Road OREGON - The Power of Rural and Investments in Health

The Rural Impact Podcast went on the road again!  This time, we headed out west – the Pacific Northwest, to be exact, where we sought to amplify the Power of Rural and the importance of federal partnerships to address social drivers of health. 

Welcome to our "Impact on the Road OREGON - The Power of Rural and Investments in Health" special National Rural Health Day episode. 

During this special panel discussion recorded at the 41st Annual Oregon Rural Health Conference held in Bend, host Michelle Rathman moderates a conversation focused how the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, (HUD), are addressing the social drivers of health in rural Oregon and Region 10, and supporting policy-fueled investments in nutrition, housing, and access to essential healthcare services.   

In addition to panelists, Priya Helweg, Acting Regional Director, and Executive Officer for the Region 10 Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs, Office of the Secretary, HHS, Chad Davis-Montgomery, Director, Supplemental Nutrition Division, Western Region, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, and Andrew Lofton, Regional Administrator, Region 10 HUD, this episode also features conversations with Erik Thorsen, CEO of Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria Oregon, named as the National Rural Health Association's Organization of the Year, Sarah Andersen, Director of Field Services at the Oregon Office of Rural Health, Jennifer Little, Director of Public Health for Klamath County, and Jerry Conklin, Chairman of the Board for South Morrow County Senior Matters. 

For more information about the funding and technical assistance opportunities mentioned by panelists, look to our resource page. 

To learn more about the stories of making a rural impact:  

South Morrow County Senior Matters visit: South Morrow County Seniors Matter 

To learn more about the BuildCMH project visit: https://www.columbiamemorial.org/buildcmh/ 

Learn more about National Rural Health Day Events at http://www.PowerofRural.org 

To learn more about the HHS “Join the Health Workforce: A Career With Endless Possibilities” website visit: https://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/workforce/index.html  

To read the HHS Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) Report “Health Care Workforce: Key Issues, Challenges, and the Path Forward” visit: https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/health-care-workforce-key-issues-challenges-path-forward  

To learn more about the HRSA funding opportunity  “The Graduate Psychology Education Program” visit: https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/355771  

To learn more about the HRSA funding opportunity “The Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program for Professionals” visit https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/355772 

To learn more about the HUD Rural