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The National Rural Health Resource Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to sustaining and improving health care in rural communities.

As the nation’s leading technical assistance and knowledge center in rural health, The Center focuses on five core areas:

  • Transition to Value and Population Health
  • Collaboration and Partnership
  • Performance Improvement
  • Health Information Technology
  • Workforce 

Jun 29, 2018

With the overwhelming substance use disorders of prescription and non-prescription drugs, the opioid epidemic has been declared a public health emergency. Paired with the behavioral health professions workforce shortage, these issues have become a government priority.

During this webinar, you will learn about federal workforce programs and initiatives around the opioid epidemic and workforce shortages, along with how they align with network activities. Networks can discover opportunities to expand network products and services to help address the opioid epidemic and behavioral health workforce shortage, as well as learn resources on how to respond to these issues.