Vision
Empowering rural communities for a healthier Tennessee.
Mission
To strengthen health care across Tennessee by actively involving rural communities in shaping their health care future, providing strategic technical assistance, conducting implementation-focused research, promoting partnerships, and advocating for evidence-based policies that enhance access, quality, equity, and long-term resilience of health care in rural communities.
This four-year, $12 million project engages a multidisciplinary team to identify health care gaps in rural counties and support those communities in developing solutions. The Center of Excellence administers $7 million in planning and implementation grants to address rural health concerns across the state.
The Center of Excellence is built around five cores:
- The Administrative Core provides technical support and fosters collaboration to drive change in rural health care.
- The Evaluation Core assesses and reports on impact.
- The Planning and Implementation Core identifies and pilots innovative solutions.
- The Sustainability and Dissemination Core shares best practices across the state.
- The Practice Optimization core partners with clinical practices to identify sustainable funding sources and optimize care efficiency and effectiveness.
Introducing Mobile Mondays
The Mobile Monday webinar series is designed to help mobile health programs strengthen their impact through practical learning and peer-informed strategies. In partnership with the Tennessee Rural Health Center of Excellence and Tennessee’s Mobile Health Cohort, this four-part series will explore foundational topics including evaluation, data and storytelling, community partnerships, and strengthening programs through community-informed decision-making.
Join us on June 29 for third session at 12:00 pm CST for the Champions of Mobile Health Panel. In this session, we’ll hear from three practitioners who are utilizing mobile health services in their respective fields:
Greg Cain, PA-C, MHS: CEO / Medical Director of United Primary Care
Shellie Hall, M.Ed., Executive Director, Sevier and Cocke County Services, The McNabb Center
Dr. Kristi Wick, DNP, FNP-BC, GS-C, Primary Investigator, UTC Mobile Moc Program.
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