Rural Health
Resources by State: Washington
Closing the Broadband Infrastructure Gap: State Grant Funds and the Digital Divide
Analyzes Pew Trusts data on awarded broadband grants in 17 states between 2014 and 2020 to determine common characteristics of funded projects, criteria for allocation, and communities reached. Includes discussion of implications for Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funds and the impact on existing disparities. Offers rural and urban comparisons.
Additional links: Q&A with Pew Trusts, Summary
Author(s): Natassia A. Bravo, Mildred E. Warner
Type: Document
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Analyzes Pew Trusts data on awarded broadband grants in 17 states between 2014 and 2020 to determine common characteristics of funded projects, criteria for allocation, and communities reached. Includes discussion of implications for Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funds and the impact on existing disparities. Offers rural and urban comparisons.
Additional links: Q&A with Pew Trusts, Summary
Author(s): Natassia A. Bravo, Mildred E. Warner
Type: Document
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Making Care Primary (MCP) Model
Provides information on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center's Making Care Primary (MCP) Model, which offers a pathway for primary care clinicians in eight states to gradually adopt prospective, population-based payments while building infrastructure to improve behavioral health and specialty care integration and enhance equitable access to care.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Provides information on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center's Making Care Primary (MCP) Model, which offers a pathway for primary care clinicians in eight states to gradually adopt prospective, population-based payments while building infrastructure to improve behavioral health and specialty care integration and enhance equitable access to care.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center - Events Calendar
Monthly calendar of events hosted by the Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center (NRTRC) and partner organizations related to telehealth policy, increasing access to telehealth, and innovative programs, and more.
Type: Calendar/Event List
Sponsoring organization: Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center
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Monthly calendar of events hosted by the Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center (NRTRC) and partner organizations related to telehealth policy, increasing access to telehealth, and innovative programs, and more.
Type: Calendar/Event List
Sponsoring organization: Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center
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Solutions in Health Analytics for Rural Equity across the Northwest
Highlights rural health disparities in Alaska, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Presents data on mental and behavioral health, obesity and physical activity, diabetes, tobacco use, oral health, and demographic factors such as housing, education, and health insurance, among others.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Northwest Center for Public Health Practice (NWCPHP)
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Highlights rural health disparities in Alaska, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Presents data on mental and behavioral health, obesity and physical activity, diabetes, tobacco use, oral health, and demographic factors such as housing, education, and health insurance, among others.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Northwest Center for Public Health Practice (NWCPHP)
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Local Initiatives to Address Opioid Use Disorder
Describes opioid prevention and treatment research collaboratives in 6 communities, some of which are rural. Provides links to articles profiling each program in detail.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Pew Charitable Trusts
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Describes opioid prevention and treatment research collaboratives in 6 communities, some of which are rural. Provides links to articles profiling each program in detail.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Pew Charitable Trusts
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UW Medicine Connect with a Provider
Offers consultation and medical education to healthcare professionals and specialized clinical care to patients through telehealth. Includes a section on telehealth provider education services listing several Project ECHO videoconferencing sessions covering a variety of health topics. Also, a physician liaison program serves as a resource for referring physicians and other healthcare professionals to address questions and concerns. Programs focus on supporting all communities in the WWAMI region (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho).
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organization: University of Washington School of Medicine
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Offers consultation and medical education to healthcare professionals and specialized clinical care to patients through telehealth. Includes a section on telehealth provider education services listing several Project ECHO videoconferencing sessions covering a variety of health topics. Also, a physician liaison program serves as a resource for referring physicians and other healthcare professionals to address questions and concerns. Programs focus on supporting all communities in the WWAMI region (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho).
Type: Tutorial/Training
Sponsoring organization: University of Washington School of Medicine
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COVID-19 Farmworker Study
Presents an ongoing study on the effect of COVID-19 on migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families in California, Oregon, and Washington. Works with community-based organizations to conduct a study via a phone-based survey and an in-depth interview detailing the farmworkers' experiences.
Type: Website
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Presents an ongoing study on the effect of COVID-19 on migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families in California, Oregon, and Washington. Works with community-based organizations to conduct a study via a phone-based survey and an in-depth interview detailing the farmworkers' experiences.
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Perinatal Psychiatry Consultation Line for Providers (Perinatal PCL)
Provides free psychiatry consultation line for providers treating patients who are pregnant, post-partum, or are planning pregnancy and have mental health and/or substance use disorders in Washington State.
Type: Hotline
Sponsoring organization: University of Washington
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Provides free psychiatry consultation line for providers treating patients who are pregnant, post-partum, or are planning pregnancy and have mental health and/or substance use disorders in Washington State.
Type: Hotline
Sponsoring organization: University of Washington
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Psychiatry Consultation Line
Provides free psychiatry consultation line for providers in primary care clinics, community hospitals, and county and municipal correctional facilities treating adults with mental health and substance abuse disorders in Washington State.
Type: Hotline
Sponsoring organization: University of Washington
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Provides free psychiatry consultation line for providers in primary care clinics, community hospitals, and county and municipal correctional facilities treating adults with mental health and substance abuse disorders in Washington State.
Type: Hotline
Sponsoring organization: University of Washington
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Washington Health Data Visualization
An interactive tool providing access to maps, charts, and graphs on a variety of health data by topic for Washington State and counties. Topics include leading causes of death, opioid prescriptions, opioid morbidity and mortality, immunizations, HIV, social determinants of health, and population characteristics.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Washington State Department of Health
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An interactive tool providing access to maps, charts, and graphs on a variety of health data by topic for Washington State and counties. Topics include leading causes of death, opioid prescriptions, opioid morbidity and mortality, immunizations, HIV, social determinants of health, and population characteristics.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Washington State Department of Health
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