Maine Rural Health Research Center

Established at USM's Muskie School in 1992, the MRHRC's mission is to inform health policy, practice & the delivery of rural health services.

[UVM Department of Medicine @UVMDeptMed]

Time for some bling, and💰💰! Congratulations to @Mansourgergi, the new @uvmvermont Green & Gold Early Career Professor of our Dept of Medicine! He is studying hospital acquired bleeding in cancer patients, a critical topic.
@UVMLarnerMed @UVMcancercenter

[Nirav D. Shah @nirav_maine]

Tonight, we are all Mainers.

As #Maine grieves, so does the nation.

[USDA Rural Development Maine @USDARD_Maine]

During National #RecoveryMonth we celebrate the Center for the Advancement of Rural Living in
@CityOfCaribou. CARL used a Community Facilities grant and a CF loan to rehab older structures to create the only recovery houses in Aroostook County. https://t.co/zmG6tKtLPV

[The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine @UVMLarnerMed]

ICYMI: The Class of 2027 wrapped up orientation week with community service at Burlington's Intervale Conservation Nursery! The rain didn't deter them from planting, clearing, and making an impact.🌿🌼 #UVMFutureDocs #LCOMCares

[The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine @UVMLarnerMed]

Welcome, Class of 2027! Follow along on Instagram [@ UVMMedicine] to see what our new students are up to during orientation week. 📲 #UVMFutureDoc

[USDA Rural Development Maine @USDARD_Maine]

Announced today, @usdaRD is awarding grants to Maine's Fish River Rural Health in Madawaska and Penobscot Community Health Center in Belfast for their new rural health centers. 27K+ Mainers will benefit annually! 👉https://t.co/h6qZ9xVXp6

[UVM Cancer Center @UVMcancercenter]

📣Announcing this summer’s Juckett Scholar!

Kanayo Ikeh is studying the role of Translesion Synthesis (TLS) in cancer therapy resistance in @Lab_Chatterjee. Ikeh is a PhD candidate in the CMB program.

🧬Research spotlight 👉 https://t.co/deDZg85ZoD

@UVMLarnerMed @DrRandyH

[Talem Health @talemhealthcme]

Nearly 4.5 million people in the US reside in an "ambulance desert" – 25 mins or more from an ambulance station. Of those, >50% are residents of #rural counties, according to a new study by the @MERuralHealth and the Rural Health Research Centers.

[National Rural Health Association @ruralhealth]

.@RHRGateway is hosting a webinar at noon CDT June 26 on ambulance deserts and geographic disparities in the provision of ambulance services, including key findings from the new @MERuralHealth chartbook. Register: https://t.co/mMUXGiJnqi #ruralhealth

[National Rural Health Association @ruralhealth]

ICYMI: @MERuralHealth has released a new chartbook on ambulance deserts and disparities in the provision of ambulance services. Find it here: https://t.co/EY56iXUZVp #ruralhealth

[The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine @UVMLarnerMed]

The 200th medical class @uvmvermont officially became doctors today. Congratulations, #LarnerMD23 #UVMGrad

[Dwana Calhoun, MS, CPH (DrPH Candidate) @DeeCalhounSMHN]

#RuralHealth #NRHASD23
Identify health delivery models that would meet the needs of patients/communities
Elevate community-based health literacy
Age-Friendly Health Systems
Some patients may not know about specific hospital services/local resources available in their communities

[National Rural Health Association @ruralhealth]

John Gale of @MERuralHealth discussed challenges and opportunities for the future of #ruralhealth. "If we don't have a vision for what we want to see and how our health system is going to be different, we're going to keep doing the same things over and over again." #NRHASD23

[Peiyin Hung @PeiyinHung]

"🌾 Rural poverty amplifies #environmental #hazards & healthcare disparities! Our friends @MERuralHealth studies shed light on the urgent need to address these challenges and mitigate the associated impacts of such historic structural discrimination!🚑🚐 #NRHA23SD

[Maine Rural Health Research Center @MERuralHealth]

Deputy Director Yvonne Jonk presents on the community characteristics of rural ambulance deserts @ruralhealth #NRHA23SD

[Peiyin Hung @PeiyinHung]

"📢 Rural US #psych services facing a crisis! Our talk @JohnGale99 @JanProbst highlighted dwindling inpatient psych care supply & challenges in quality care. Actions needed to ensure crisis int support reaches all corners. #MentalHealth @RMHRC_UofSC @MERuralHealth #NRHA23SD

[Maine Rural Health Research Center @MERuralHealth]

@ruralhealth It's a long way from Maine but the MRHRC is excited to be in San Diego celebrating #ruralhealth research & equity programs!

[Dwana Calhoun, MS, CPH (DrPH Candidate) @DeeCalhounSMHN]

#NRHA23SD Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
@RHRGateway and @MERuralHealth
Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) from the Healthy People 2030 national objectives
Rural populations may be affected by factors: low income, older adults, health literacy & health insurance status.

[Maine Rural Health Research Center @MERuralHealth]

Director @ErikaCZiller and @CarlyMilkowski highlight rural health care affordability problems in a recent brief highlighted by @dailyyonder.

[The Daily Yonder @dailyyonder]

“We’re talking about the people who need health care the most, presumably, and also who are experiencing the most difficulty in getting the services they need.”

https://t.co/mqrObuIf4r

[Maine Rural Health Research Center @MERuralHealth]

"Maine has the highest rate of childhood hunger in New England, with one in six children experiencing food insecurity, according to Feeding America."

[Portland Press Herald @PressHerald]

The average recipient in Maine is expected to lose $190 a month in benefits, causing many to worry that rates of hunger will rise.

https://t.co/MtVsGEpLFr