Rural, frontier and tribal communities are often excluded during the design of policies, research and programs at the federal and state levels. This lack of perspective can and has led to negative consequences in health systems, further exacerbating racial, economic and gender-based disparities for individuals and communities living with mental health and/or substance use challenges.
Adapting to telehealth services can pose unique challenges and opportunities for mental health and substance use services organizations working with adults and adolescents. Telehealth can be an effective tool in addressing health disparities in rural communities, including increased access to integrated specialty care.
Join us for part 1 of our rural telehealth webinar series, Leveraging Telehealth to Improve Access and Reach in Rural Integrated Care, on Thursday, April 20, 2-3:30 p.m. ET as we discuss how structural urbanism exacerbates existing disparities and explore strategies to effectively utilize telehealth in integrated care to address health disparities within rural communities.
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Due to structural urbanism, rural areas often face a shortage of mental health and medical professionals, limited access to healthcare facilities, and long travel distances to receive care. Children and youth in rural, frontier and tribal communities have been particularly impacted by this limitation in access to equitable health care,…
Rural communities face a unique set of health disparities that are not seen in urban areas, largely because of structural urbanism: the elements of our health care system that disadvantage rural communities as they seek to enhance, maintain or rebuild health care infrastructure to support population health. And migrant workers…