Addressing Behavioral Health and Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care Settings

• By: Jazmin Rivera, MPH Nadeen Mahklouf, PharmD, MPH Adrienne Abbate, MPA Staten Island Partnership for Community Wellness
• April 16th, 2020
• behavioral health integration, care coordination, community health, medication-assisted treatment, opioid use disorder, primary care, stigma, substance use disorder
• 1207    0

The Staten Island Partnership for Community Wellness (SIPCW) is a non-profit organization established to promote wellness and to improve the health of the Staten Island community through collaboration and a multidisciplinary approach. For more than 20 years, SIPCW has addressed critical public...

Rural Workforce Development: Critical Challenges

• By: Rachel W. Bush, PhD New York Medical College
• July 1st, 2019
• job satisfaction, mental health access, physician shortage, professional training, rural demographics, rural healthcare, stigma, workforce development
• 1485    0

The critical challenges that are associated with rural workforce development remain a significant issue in America. We have an obligation to explore the best ways of caring for the underserved rural population. Currently we have a health professions crisis unfolding. The federal government projects...