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Welcome to The Center for Rural Health Works
The Center for Rural Health Works has become the national focal point for analysis of the economic impact that selected health policies have on rural America. The Center will continue to provide training to our State partners and to develop the community health engagement process and health service profitability studies.
The goals of the Center for Rural Health Works
| Develop tools that clients (States, counties, communities, |
| hospitals, etc.) can use to measure the economic impact of |
| health care services. |
| Develop tools that clients can use to identify new health care |
| services needed by the community. |
| Provide Training and technical assistance to help clients understand and use these tools. |
| Continue to improve the Rural Health Works Community Engagement Process. |
| Promote National Center findings and experience to both health and economic development |
| audiences. |
Ultimately, the success of the National Center for Rural Health Works must be measured through the outcomes at the rural community and/or state level. Each state RHW team applies the tools consistent with state and local needs. State teams implement the community health engagement process by which community residents can evaluate their health systems. The process is designed to lead to increased use and/or expansion of health services and to ensure the existence, sustainability and viability of local health services. The process also engages community residents in local health care decision making by showing them the importance of the health care sector to their local economy. The hard facts are illustrated with locally specific numbers and are the key to obtaining local participation. The overall measure of success of the program is based on whether these state teams accomplish the development of sufficient health care services, healthier rural communities and stronger economies.
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