Rural Roads- The RCORPodcast.
The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) is a multi-year initiative by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) that supports grantees working to address behavioral healthcare issues in their communities. RCORP funding allows grantees to sustain programs and activities that improve access to quality behavioral healthcare services, including substance use disorder (SUD) and opioid use disorder (OUD) services, in rural areas. This podcast focuses on the topics and issues most relevant for RCORP grantees nationwide. This podcast is supported by JBS International, Inc, through a grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with 0% financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov. Hosts: Isha Taylor-Kamara and Tim Rabolt; Producer: Samantha Garonzik; Editor: Alex Serban
Rural Roads- The RCORPodcast.
64: Community Health Workers in the Emergency Departments
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Season 2
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Episode 26
Adena Health System is a HRSA RCORP MAT-Access Grantee located in Chillicothe, OH. Project Director Kim Jones, Director of Community Health for Adena Health System, joins this episode alongside Kerri Shaw, Certified Community Health Worker (CHW) and Coordinator of the CHW Training Program at Ohio University. Kerri is also the Co-Chair of the Center for Community Health Worker Excellence in Ohio. They'll discuss an overview of CHWs and how they work in their local emergency department to help navigate those with substance use disorder to treatment and recovery resources, including social supports that may be barriers to treatment.
Timeline:
- What are community health workers? 2:00
- Professional Roles and Background 6:00
- What's the process look like? 11:00
- The impact 23:00
- What's next? 26:00
