The OWH is proud to announce that eight new second generation National Rural/Frontier Women's Health Coordinating Centers (RFCCs) will be funded on September 30, 2005. This will give us a grand total of 11 RFCCs throughout the U.S.
HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson began an Initiative on Rural Communities in 2001 to improve and enhance health care and human services for the 65 million people who live in rural America. It is estimated that approximately one-fourth of the total U.S. population lives in rural areas.
When compared to urban Americans, rural and frontier residents have higher poverty rates, tend to be in poorer health, have fewer physicians, and fewer other health resources. Rural/frontier women are also more likely to suffer from heart disease, hypertension and cancer than urban women residents. The OWH has concluded that a comprehensive rural/frontier women's health coordinating center may be an effective strategy to address the health status of this population.
Each of the Centers will provide the following:
- A comprehensive health care referral and tracking document;
- A strategy for increasing the use of allied health professionals and other primary care providers using a gender-based approach to service delivery;
- Strategies for developing innovative approaches in comprehensive, multidisciplinary health care to women;
- Networking in the community to form alliances that link existing resources in the most efficient manner;
- Efforts to foster the leadership and advocacy skills of women to help them more effectively navigate access to health care in the communities;
- Efforts to maximize access to health care services using existing transportation resources;
- Facilitate research in women's health in the communities;
- Culturally and linguistically appropriate training and education in women's health for the public and health care professionals;
- Community coalition development;
- An evaluation of project outcomes and effectiveness.
National Rural/Frontier Women's Health Coordinating Centers Directors Roster:
Arizona Association of Community Health Centers
Amy Jean Ham
320 E. McDowell Road, Suite 320
Phoenix, AZ 85004-4554
Phone: 602-288-7545
Fax: 602-252-3620
Email: amyh@aachc.org
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
Deb Deboutez
2111 Champa Street
Denver, CO 80205
Phone: 303-285-5220
Fax: 303-296-1460
Email: ddeboutez@coloradocoalition.org
Website: http://www.coloradocoalition.org/site/PageServer?pagename=rfcc
Kentucky River Community Care, Inc.
Brenda M. Hughes, PhD
P.O. Box 794
Jackson, KY 41339
Phone: 606-436-5761
Fax: 606-436-2467
Email: brenda.hughes@krccnet.com
North Country Health Consortium, Inc.
Martha Hill, MEd, RFCC Director
646 Union Street, Suite 400
Littleton, NH 03561
Phone: 603-444-0615
Fax: 603-444-4460
Email: mhill@nchcnh.org
Rio Arriba Family Care Network, Inc. /Health Centers of Northern New Mexico
Juliana Anastasoff
P.O. Box 158
Espanola, NM 87532
Phone: 505-747-5922
Fax: 505-747-8718
Email: juliana.anastasoff@hcnnm.org
Southern Area Health Education Center
Benjamin Jacquez, MS
C/o New Mexico State University
4003 Geothermal Drive
Las Cruces, NM 88011
Phone: 505-646-3441, Ext. 11
Fax: 505-646-6413
Email: jacquez@nmsu.edu
Website: http://www.soahec-nm.org/html/My%20Webs/index.htm
Area Health Education Center of Southern Nevada
Rocio Flores
1094 East Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89104
Phone: 702-318-8452, Ext. 225
Fax: 702-318-8463
Email: rflores@snahec.org
Utah Navajo Health System, Inc.
Donna Jensen
East Highway 262
P.O. Box 130
Montezuma Creek, UT 84534-0130
Phone: 435-651-3291
Fax: 435-651-3189
Email: djensen@unhsinc.com
Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation
Bobbie Kolehouse, MA
817 Whiting Avenue
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Phone: 715-344-2074
Phone: 800-898-8818
Fax: 801-409-7956
Email: kolehoub@coredcs.com
Website: www.rural.wwhf.org
Women's Wellness and Maternity Center, Inc.
Jill Alliman, CNM, MSN
3459 Highway 68
P.O. Box 115
Madisonville, TN 37354-0115
Phone: 423-442-6624
Phone: 800-440-3385
Fax: 423-442-5746
Email: jalliman@wellnessandmaternity.net
jkalliman@yahoo.com
Wyoming Health Council
Carol E. Peterson, MS, RN
2120 O'Neil Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82001-3513
Phone: 307-632-3640
Fax: 307-632-3611
Email: carol@wyhc.org
Web site: www.wyowomenshealth.org
Current as of January 2007
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