Reaching Rural Providers Initiative
Overview
Organization: American Lung Association
Start Date: 09/2021
End Date: Ongoing
Primary Goal: Goal 2: Improve the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and management of COPD by improving the quality of care delivered across the health care continuum.
Secondary Goal(s):
Objective(s):
- Develop, in accordance with clinical quality measures, a clinical decision tree and other tools to enable high-quality care for people with COPD
Collaboration: NHLBI: Learn More Breathe Better
Activity Type: Patient education, Health care delivery, Provider education, Training
Activity Description
The goal of the Reaching Rural Providers project is to increase early diagnosis of COPD in rural communities across the United States, while also providing access toresources for prevention, treatment and management of COPD.
Objectives:
• Increase awareness of the availability of COPD education for healthcare professionals among rural providers
• Increase the percentage of healthcare learners from rural communities engaging with online trainings and courses through the American Lung Association, NHLBI
and other partners
Audience
General Audience: Health professionals
Focused Audience: n/a
Program Reach: National, State: Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, West Virginia
Type of Area: Rural
Setting: Online
Cost and Funding Sources
This project was funded through the NHLBI: Learn More Breathe Better Subcontract program cycle 2021-2022Impact Analysis
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Contact Information
American Lung Association
National Manager, Health Promotions, Lung Disease Programs
Essington
Pennsylvania