Rural

PHEAST students get a taste of public health

Program is designed to recruit public health leaders committed to improving population health outcomes in Nebraska.

Nov 29, 2016

PHEAST students visit the College of Public Health. From left: Patricia Mitnik, Dylan Reinhardt, Derek Julian and Meghan Krajicek.

Rural rotation goes interprofessional

Two sessions of the first-ever interprofessional rural rotation were completed this year.

Nov 4, 2016

State Sen. Mike Gloor, who has introduced legislation to raise the tobacco tax, meets with Katie Earll (left) and Melissa Leon during their interprofessional rural rotation this fall.

$300,000 grant to fund behavioral health internship training in underserved

The one-year grant will support stipends for 21 counseling interns from these four graduate counseling programs.

Oct 17, 2016

Dr. Watanabe-Galloway tapped for new role at BHECN

Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, Ph.D., is joining the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska as research director.

Aug 9, 2016

Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, Ph.D.

ER course aims to help rural providers

This year’s course had an increased focus on pediatric emergencies.

Apr 28, 2016

Bree Almgren, a nurse practitioner from Spencer, Iowa, who attended the 2016 course, said the emergency medicine course hones useful skills for rural providers.

Rural Futures Institute calls for proposals

Institute seeks research and teaching ideas to impact rural communities.

Jan 14, 2016

Kearney allied health students to aid underserved

Effort begins in 2016; aims to help those with no insurance who do not qualify for Medicaid or Medicare.

Dec 7, 2015

Annual RHEN workshop continues to grow

Weeklong workshop focused on public health critical component elements.

Jul 29, 2015

Twenty-two undergraduate students from Nebraska attended the 2015 Weeklong Public Health Workshop.

St. Paul, Neb., physician assistant lauds UNMC for its rural efforts

Praises Rural Health Opportunities Program, Health Science Education Complex at UNK

Mar 18, 2015

Roger Wells

Nebraska LEAD program fellows visit UNMC

The group was learning more about UNMC’s rural initiatives, outreach and educational efforts

Mar 2, 2015

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