Led by the Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative’s (RWHC) Tim Size and Marie Barry, this Wisconsin Discusses session provides an overview of rural health in Wisconsin and explores the role local and tribal health departments can play in helping communities thrive.
Presentation Resources:
Resources:
- Information about Wisconsin’s Rural Health Transformation Program application (DHS website) – Wisconsin’s RHTP application includes Medicaid reimbursement for CHWs
- Wisconsin DHS Community Health Worker (CHW) Empowerment Newsletter – which includes a profile of Nejama Narvaez Bergman, a CHW with the Sauk County Health Department
- Spectrum of Community Engagement to Ownership – charts a pathway to strengthen and transform our local democracies.
- Article: “Reimagining Rural Health Equity” (published in Health Affairs, June 2024) – recommended to continue exploring themes from the conversation, this article focuses on building rural leadership and assets, including a local, rural community lens and addressing rural disadvantages.
- Wisconsin Owns Wellbeing Collaborative – safety net strategy session announcement