RHI Webinar: Supportive Services and Caregiving for Older Rural Adults
The Rural Health Information (RHI) hub is holding a webinar on December 17, "Supportive Services and Caregiving for Older Rural Adults from the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services."
The webinar will present ways the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services believes HHS can make progress to combat rural health challenges by consolidating resources and adopting age-friendly principles in federal programs, expanding telehealth knowledge and availability, and researching the delivery of public insurance for the most vulnerable residents. Speakers are:
- Paul Moore, D.Ph., Executive Secretary, National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services; Senior Health Policy Advisor, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
- Marcus Escobedo, Vice President, Communications and Senior Program Officer, The John A. Hartford Foundation
- Octavio N Martinez, Jr, MD, MPH, Former member of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services; Executive Director, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health; Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin
For more information and to register, click here.
To read the committee's August 2019 policy recommendations, click here.
