Rural Health Innovation Collaborative
Indiana faces severe health care worker shortages. These shortages are particularly severe in Indiana's more rural areas. A key federal report indicates that "the distribution of available health professionals is a particularly acute issue in certain locations. These medically underserved areas, ranging from isolated rural areas to inner cities, have problems attracting and retaining health care professionals." The report further states that "these concerns are likely to increase in the future as demographic pressures associated with an aging population are expected to both increase demand for health services and limit the pool of available workers."
RHIC is urban-rural partnership
Terre Haute Tribune Star
TERRE HAUTE — Partners in the area’s rural health initiative showed off their
progress to visitors from around the Midwest Thursday.
Participants in
the 2011 Indiana Rural Summit spent much of the day on the campus of Indiana
State University, participating in workshops geared toward community
development. Among those educational seminars was an hour-long presentation by
leaders of the Rural Health Innovation Collaborative (RHIC) track, followed up
that evening with a reception and tour at the Landsbaum Center for Health
Education. For more information Click Here
Summit tackles issues facing Indiana’s rural communities
Terre Haute Tribune Star
TERRE HAUTE — The threats and opportunities presented rural America are
intertwined within a global community ever shrinking as it grows.
Almost
200 participants from around the Midwest have gathered at Indiana State
University as it hosts this year’s Indiana Rural Summit. Presented by the
Indiana Rural Roundtable, a network of organizations interested in advancing
rural communities, workshops feature presentations ranging from health care to
agriculture, with speakers from equally diverse backgrounds. For more information Click Here
Rural Health Innovation Collaborative awarded Healthy People 2020 grant
The Rural Health Innovation Collaborative (RHIC) has received a grant to develop ways to better prepare rural health care providers.
The RHIC will use the grant from the federal government’s Healthy People 2020 Community Innovations program to develop health-related inter-professional education materials, take part in state and national forums and implement an internship program.
“Student interns will help develop and deliver educational information and messaging designed to promote greater understanding of how to incorporate inter-professional education in creating a well-prepared workforce,” said Sarah Snider, RHIC executive director. “A collaborative approach is vital to improving health care access and health equity in rural communities.” For more information Click Here
Terre Haute, ISU to host 2011 Indiana Rural Health Summit
November 9, 2011
TERRE HAUTE — Indiana State University will host the 2011 Indiana Rural Summit Dec. 1 and 2. The event, presented by the Indiana Rural Roundtable, will bring together the state’s rural leaders and residents to develop creative ways of strengthening and advancing rural communities.
The summit will take place at University Hall at 401 N. Seventh St., in Terre Haute. For more information Click Here
RHIC Simulation Center director selected for national program
October 28 2011
The National League for Nursing has selected a faculty member in Indiana State
University's College of Nursing, Health, and Human Services for a year-long
leadership development program.
Jack Jaeger, director of the Rural Health Innovation Collaborative (RHIC)
Simulation Center at Union Hospital, is among 20 nurse educators, chosen from
colleges and universities around the country, to study for one year in the
league's Leadership Development Program for Simulation Educators. The program is
designed for those interested in assuming a leadership role in nursing
education's simulation programs' research or administration. For more information Click Here
Indiana Rural Health Assosication Recieves Grant Award
Terre Haute, Indiana – September 7, 2011
Indiana Rural Health Association (IRHA) is pleased to announce a new grant award, creating the Upper Midwest Telehealth Resource Center. IRHA applied for federal funding in March of 2011 and received notice of the grant award on September 2, 2011.
The Upper Midwest Telehealth Resource Center (UMTRC) is a consortium of active telehealth organizations, headed by the Indiana Rural Health Association, which provides a comprehensive set of telehealth clinical and technical assistance services leveraged into products of lasting value to rural providers. For more information Click Here
2009 Rural Health Innovation Collaborative Annual Report
What began as an informal exercise in creative problem-solving has become the Rural Health Innovation Collaborative (the RHIC) formally established in September, 2008. Its founding partners include Indiana State University (ISU), Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM), Union Hospital and its Richard G. Lugar Center for Rural Health (UH), the Terre Haute Economic Development Corporation (THEDC), the City of Terre Haute (the City) and Ivy Tech Community College Wabash Valley (Ivy Tech).
RHIC launch and overview December 2, 2008 |