RESOURCES

For Rural Health
HomeTown Health strives to ensure that rural healthcare providers and facilities are aware of no cost resources that directly benefit their organizations, patients and communities. The following resources have been identified for rural healthcare providers.
HomeTown has no propriety interest in these resources or solutions, receives no reimbursement for inclusion of these resources, and discloses that resources may change over time. HomeTown does its best to keep information updated but due diligence is always needed when exploring resources. HomeTown has selected these resources based on their validity for rural health needs through a preliminary discovery of programs and resources.
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988 (GA)

Georgia: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) and the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) offer the following resources for individuals, organizations, and communities working to support the 988 rollout in Georgia.

REMINDER: Please use 988lifeline.org and #988Lifeline for all promotion and to drive your communities to support resources.

988ga.org is strictly for behavioral health stakeholders in Georgia to access implementation resources.

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Alzheimer's Association

Alzheimer's Association: Healthcare Provider Resources

Overview:

The Alzheimer's Association works with healthcare systems, including outpatient and hospital settings, to address the rising costs of dementia care and improve patient care and outcomes along the way. With our help, your network will gain the knowledge necessary to make timely diagnosis and treatment plans, reducing expensive hospitalizations and allowing you to more effectively manage costs.

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gpTRAC

gpTRAC Telehealth Billing Guides

The Great Plains Telehealth Resource and Assistance Center (gpTRAC) is a federally funded telehealth training and technical assistance center located at the University of Minnesota. We provide free resources, including training, tailored consultations, and print and web-based resources to healthcare organizations of all kinds seeking to design, implement, grow, sustain, and evaluate telehealth services.

Billing Guides are available for Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota & Wisconsin

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Microsoft Rural Health Resiliency Solutions

Microsoft Rural Health Resiliency Solutions for AI Innovation & Cybersecurity

Program Launch: 2024
Goal: Protect rural hospitals with Microsoft security solutions, resources and training at no cost.

Rural hospitals provide critical services to the communities they serve across the United States, but they are under significant pressure. Cyberattacks on hospitals are a growing threat that can severely impact patient care and compromise private data. Microsoft is committed to helping rural hospitals keep their health services safe and secure by investing in the new Microsoft Cybersecurity Program for Rural Hospitals. This program provides affordable access to Microsoft security solutions, builds cybersecurity capacity, and helps solve root challenges through innovation.

Now Available (March 2026): Microsoft's Rural Health Resiliency program is now offering independent critical access, rural emergency, and rural community hospitals Dragon Copilot at a huge discount - and many free services to support its deployment. If you're an independent CAH, REH, or RCH reach out to [email protected]!

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Health Education Materials

NIH: Health Education Materials

These tools — community health worker (CHW) manuals, picture card flip charts, recipe books, risk factor booklets, and more — are tailored for communities: The materials can be used by trained CHWs and other health professionals (such as dietitians, nurses, or health educators). Materials are available in print, PDF, or HTML format.

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REAL TTIME

Rural Expanded Access to OUD Care & Linkage Using Toxicologists for Telehealth-Initiated Treatment

The Georgia Poison Center is now available to ALL rural healthcare providers to assist with the care for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) and to remain in compliance with The Joint Commission’s R3 Requirements for providing care for patient with OUD.

An overdose is a poisoning. Call the Georgia Poison Center and immediately speak to an Addiction Medicine specialist for assistance with acute opioid withdrawal management, initiation of Medication Assisted Therapy (e.g., Suboxone [buprenorphine-naloxone]), and linkage to local Recovery Community Organizations for help with outpatient follow up.

This program is funded through G28RH46273 from HRSA.

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USAC Funding

USAC Rural Health Care Program

USAC Funding helps fund telecommunications in rural healthcare which can help with expenses for rural healthcare facilities.

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