The Agricultural Cooperative Extension Service model offers academic health centers methodologies for community engagement that can address the social determinants of disease. The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center developed Health Extension Rural Offices (HEROs) as a vehicle for its model of health extension. Health extension agents are located in rural communities across the […]
Publications
Two new RUPRI publications feature our CEO Charlie Alfero
Two new publications from the Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) feature our CEO Charlie Alfero. He serves on the panels that discuss rural health policy and innovative ways to interconnect services for better health outcomes for individuals and communities. Click the link to download the papers. Taking Stock: Policy Opportunities for Advancing Rural Health: The […]