News in brief HHS provides $90 million to improve health care in rural communities Funding will support efforts to combat opioid use disorders and other substance use disorders and to improve access to maternal and obstetrics care. Aug. 25, 2021Wednesday AOA Staff Contact AOA Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently provided nearly $90 million to help rural communities combat opioid use disorders and other forms of substance use disorders and to improve access to maternal and obstetrics care. The funding is being awarded through four key programs: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Implementation Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Psychostimulant Support Program Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program Rural Northern Border Region Planning Program Learn more about the funding sources here. More in Newsbriefs TouroCOM opens new school in Great Falls, Montana The new campus is Touro University’s third college of osteopathic medicine and the first nonprofit medical school in Montana. “Operation Nightingale” fraud scheme alert: Bogus nursing credentials sold to thousands of aspiring nurses It was recently discovered that a scheme, nicknamed “Operation Nightingale,” offered aspiring nurses the opportunity to purchase fake nursing degree diplomas and transcripts. Previous articleHow the Navajo Nation vaccinated 70% of its eligible population against COVID-19 Next articleIn Memoriam: Sept. 7, 2021
TouroCOM opens new school in Great Falls, Montana The new campus is Touro University’s third college of osteopathic medicine and the first nonprofit medical school in Montana.
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