Rapp At Home

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM - ORGANIZATION NAME: RAPP AT HOME, INC. ADDRESS: 567 MT SALEM AVE, WASHINGTON, VA 22747 ENTITY TYPE: NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.RAPPATHOME.NET NETWORK DIRECTOR NAME: JOYCE WENGER PHONE NUMBER/E-MAIL: 703-628-8729 JOYCE@WENGERANDWENGER.COM PROJECT DIRECTOR: DR. ARVELA HEIDER PHONE NUMBER/E-MAIL: 716-523-6087 ARVELA@HOLARK.COM NAME: RAPPAHANNOCK RURAL HEALTH NETWORK (RRHN). RRHN MEMBERS HAVE COMMITTED TO BEING FULLY INVOLVED IN NETWORK DEVELOPMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE AIMS: #1 EFFICIENCIES: RRHN WILL CONDUCT PLANNING TO ACHIEVE EFFICIENCIES AND INCREASE ACCESS BY ANALYZING HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS FOCUSING ON BARRIERS/DISPARITIES TO ACCESSING HEALTH CARE, CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND CARE COORDINATION SERVICES. #2 ACCESS: RRHN WILL BRING RESOURCES TOGETHER AND BUILD COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS TO EXPAND ACCESS AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN THE TRI-COUNTY REGION. #3 STRENGTHEN: RRHN WILL STRENGTHEN THE RURAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE BY DEVELOPING AND DISSEMINATING THE STRATEGIC PLAN TO UTILIZE NEW CROSS-ORGANIZATIONAL COLLABORATIVE SERVICES OPTIONS TO INCREASE ACCESS AND REDUCE RURAL HEALTH DISPARITIES. RRHN FOCUS AREAS: PRIMARY CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, TELEHEALTH, CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND CARE COORDINATION. RURAL SERVICE REGION: RAPPAHANNOCK, CULPEPER, AND WARREN COUNTIES, VIRGINIA POPULATION TO BE SERVED: THE RRHN SEEKS TO INCREASE ACCESS AND ADDRESS HEALTH EQUITY FOR RURAL UNDERSERVED OLDER ADULTS WHO HAVE HIGH INCIDENCES OF CHRONIC DISEASES AND POORER HEALTH OUTCOMES. THE RRHN WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED, QUALITY SERVICES BY BRINGING ORGANIZATIONS TOGETHER TO PLAN FOR THE INCREASING HEALTH CARE SERVICES EFFICIENCIES AND DEVELOPING NEW SERVICES OPTIONS. EFFORTS WILL STRENGTHEN THE RURAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN TARGETED UNSERVED COMMUNITIES BY BRINGING TOGETHER HEALTH CARE AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO TACKLE PROVIDER SHORTAGES/ACCESS, GEOGRAPHIC ISOLATION, AND HEALT H INEQUITIES. RRHN IS AN EMERGING NETWORK AND THERE ARE NO OTHER RURAL NETWORKS SERVING THESE 3 COUNTIES. NETWORK MEMBERS: RRHN IS AN EMERGING NETWORK. THERE ARE 9 MEMBERS - 4 ARE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS (H), 4 ARE COMMUNITY/SOCIAL CARE SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS (C) AND ONE HAS BOTH SERVICES; 8 OUT OF 9 ARE LOCATED IN A HRSA-DESIGNATED RURAL AREA (R) = 78%. •RAPP AT HOME: NONPROFIT SENIOR SERVICES VILLAGE ORGANIZATION CR •VALLEY HEALTH: NONPROFIT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: (WARREN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL) HR •AGING TOGETHER: NONPROFIT SENIOR SERVICES ORGANIZATION CR •UVA HEALTH: NONPROFIT HOSPITAL AND OUTPATIENT FACILITIES (CULPEPER) HR •FAUQUIER FREE CLINIC: NONPROFIT HEALTHCARE CLINIC H •MOUNTAINSIDE PHYSICAL THERAPY: PRIVATE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER HR •ENCOMPASS COMMUNITY SUPPORTS: COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AGENCY AND AREA AGENCY ON AGING H/CR •RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY EMS CR •RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (TELEHEALTH CLINIC) CR ALL MEMBERS HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE SERVING RURAL UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN THIS REGION. RESIDENTS WILL BENEFIT FROM AND BE INVOLVED IN PLANNING. FUNDING WILL ENABLE THE RRHN TO FORMALIZE ITS STRUCTURE AND COLLECTIVELY DEVELOP SOLUTIONS SUCH AS TELEHEALTH AND CARE COORDINATION TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE. EFFORTS WILL DIRECTLY GENERATE BENEFIT TO THE RESIDENTS IN THE TRI-COUNTY REGION BY DEFINING BARRIERS/DISPARITIES TO ACCESSING HEALTH CARE AND IDENTIFYING POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES EFFICIENCIES. DISCUSSIONS HAVE COALESCED AROUND TELEHEALTH, PARAMEDICINE, CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND CARE COORDINATION. DEVELOPMENT OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN WILL IDENTIFY OPTIONS TO INCREASE ACCESS SERVICES TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES. MEMBERS WILL COMMIT TO CONTINUING TO WORK ON AT LEAST ONE SOLUTION AND IDENTIFY SUSTAINABILITY. LEARNED ABOUT THIS FUNDING THROUGH HRSA’S WEBSITE. FUNDING PREFERENCE - QUALIFICATION 1: HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA) AND QUALIFICATION 2: MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA/ POPULATIONS (MUA/MUPS).