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Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program - Applicant Organization Information: North Carolina Community Health Center Association 4917 Waters Edge Drive, #165 Raleigh, NC 27606 Facility/Entity Type: HRSA designated Primary Care Association for the state of North Carolina Website Address: ncchca.org Designated Network Director Information: Interim Network Director Rebecca Hayes, M.D., VP of Clinical Affairs North Carolina Community Health Center Association Phone: 919-655-0385 Ext 126 Email: hayesb@ncchca.org Associate Network Director Robert Willis, LMFT CareNet Counseling Phone: 336-838-1644 Email: rawillis@wakehealth.edu Project Track: Regular Network Planning Grant Track Network Planning Grant Project: Rural Health Network of Northwest North Carolina Legislative Aim: Aim #2: Expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of basic health care services and associated health outcomes. Focus Area: The Rural Health Network of Northwest North Carolina's focus is to expand behavioral health services in Surry and Wilkes counties in North Carolina and to coordinate care between between primary care and behavioral health services. Proposed Service Region: Alleghany, Ashe, Surry and Wilkes counties in North Carolina Population To Be Served: The behavioral health services administered through the proposed rural health network are intended to serve all residents of Alleghany, Ashe, Surry and Wilkes counties in North Carolina who receive healthcare and social services through the community health centers located in Alleghany, Ashe and Surry counties. More specifically, the intention of the rural health network is to increase and enhance behavioral health services to patients who are uninsured, underserved or are from historically marginalized populations. Network Members: CareNet Counseling Service Sites CareNet Counseling - Northwest Region North Wilkesboro, North Carolina HRSA Designated Rural Area - Wilkes County Regional Office and Behavioral Health Clinic Readiness to Integrate and Share Resources: Readiness expressed in Letter of Commitment (Attachment 7) CareNet Counseling - First United Methodist Church Elkin, North Carolina HRSA Designated Rural Area - Surry County Behavioral Health Clinic Readiness to Integrate and Share Resources: Readiness expressed in Letter of Commitment (Attachment 7) AppHealthCare Service Sites AppHealthCare - Alleghany Health Center Sparta, North Carolina HRSA Designated Rural Area - Alleghany County Community Health Center Readiness to Integrate and Share Resources: Readiness expressed in Letter of Commitment (Attachment 7) AppHealthCare - Ashe Health Center Jefferson, North Carolina HRSA Designated Rural Area - Ashe County Community Health Center Readiness to Integrate and Share Resources: Readiness expressed in Letter of Commitment (Attachment 7) High Country Community Health Service Sites High Country Community Health Elkin, North Carolina HRSA Designated Rural Area - Surry County Community Health Center Readiness to Integrate and Share Resources: Readiness expressed in Letter of Commitment (Attachment 7) Experience in Serving Rural Underserved Populations: All proposed network members and the sponsoring applicant, NCCHCA, have decades of service to underserved populations. NCCHCA is the federally designated Primary Care Association for the state of North Carolina. CareNet Counseling has more than 50 years of experience providing behavioral health services to underserved populations. All three community health center sites are currently serving underserved populations in multiple counties and AppHealthCare also serves as the local health department for Alleghany and Ashe counties. Funding Preference: Qualification 1: Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) and Qualification 2: Medically Underserved Community/Populations (MUC/MUPs) See Attachment 8 for screenshots of HPSA and MUA designations from HRSA Shortage Designation website for Alleghany, Ashe, Surry and Wilkes Counties, North Carolina.
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