Western Hills Health Partnership
Grenada County Network
ADVOCATE – FACILITATOR - RESOURCE
Mississippi Delta State Rural Development Network Project
Overview & Program Direction
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Mission
– The MDSRDN project will assist rural delta communities in developing local health networks for the purpose of implementing
programs designed to address local health needs. This project will facilitate
the formation of multi-county & multi-organizational health networks in efforts to design interventions determined to
improve the health status within the local population.
· Mississippi State Network
Partners – (1) Aaron Henry Community Health Center, (2) Delta Health Cooperative, Inc., (3) The Mississippi
Primary Health Care Association
Mississippi Delta Counties:
- Networking
Project
- Delta
Area (41 Counties)
- 3
– Year Federal Grant
- 1st
Year Focus is Planning
- Multi-Organization
& Multi-County Requirements
- You
Determine the Focus
· Project Overview –
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Purpose is to improve the health status of residents within 41 Mississippi Delta Counties
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Funding provided by a 3-year federal grant from HRSA. (8 states
participation)
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This program is designed to encourage the formation of multi-organizational
health networks across county lines
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The intent of this project is to facilitate partnerships within
the local community-initiated strategies to address these issues
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The Mississippi
state network will provide technical assistance & project direction across the service area throughout all phases of the
program
