1. VJ Periyakoil Productions presents

3. Byron Bair, MD, MBA, Director Veterans Rural Health Resource Center—Western Region, Salt Lake City, Utah VJ Periyakoil, MD Course Director & Producer Office of Rural Health: Overview

4. Rural Health VJ Periyakoil, MD, Course Director http://ruralhealth.stanford.edu Mission Improve access and quality of care for enrolled rural veterans by developing evidence-based policies and innovative practices to support the unique needs of enrolled veterans residing in geographically rural areas

5. Rural Health VJ Periyakoil, MD, Course Director http://ruralhealth.stanford.edu Vision and Direction Work closely with internal VA offices and field units and external rural health experts, leveraging expertise and resources to build on current programs and to develop new methods to provide the best solutions to the challenges that rural veterans face

6. Rural Health VJ Periyakoil, MD, Course Director http://ruralhealth.stanford.edu Access Areas of Focus

7. Rural Health VJ Periyakoil, MD, Course Director http://ruralhealth.stanford.edu Areas of Focus Technology

8. Rural Health VJ Periyakoil, MD, Course Director http://ruralhealth.stanford.edu Areas of Focus Best Practices & Evaluation

9. Rural Health VJ Periyakoil, MD, Course Director http://ruralhealth.stanford.edu Areas of Focus Education & Training

10. Rural Health VJ Periyakoil, MD, Course Director http://ruralhealth.stanford.edu Areas of Focus Workforce Development & Retention

11. Rural Health VJ Periyakoil, MD, Course Director http://ruralhealth.stanford.edu Areas of Focus Collaborations

12. Rural Health VJ Periyakoil, MD, Course Director http://ruralhealth.stanford.edu Areas of Focus Are Not Mutually Exclusive

13. Rural Health VJ Periyakoil, MD, Course Director http://ruralhealth.stanford.edu Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers (VRHRC’s) Three Regional Sites White River Junction: Eastern Region Iowa City: Midwest Region Salt Lake City: Western Region

14. Rural Health VJ Periyakoil, MD, Course Director http://ruralhealth.stanford.edu Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers (VRHRC’s) Functions Conduct policy-oriented studies and analyses Field-based clinical laboratories for demonstration pilots Regional rural health experts Repositories of rural information & facilitate dissemination

15. Rural Health VJ Periyakoil, MD, Course Director http://ruralhealth.stanford.edu Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers (VRHRC’s) Foci Access issues for rural veterans Technology solutions

16. Rural Health VJ Periyakoil, MD, Course Director http://ruralhealth.stanford.edu Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers (VRHRC’s) Foci Collaborations: communities, academic, other partners Special populations: Geriatrics, American Indian, Native Alaskan, Pacific Islanders

17. Rural Health VJ Periyakoil, MD, Course Director http://ruralhealth.stanford.edu VRHRC Map Central Region Iowa City, IA Eastern Region, White River Junction, VT ORH Washington, DC Western Region Salt Lake City, UT

18. VRHRC—Western Region Next Steps: Opportunities for collaborations & Implementation

19. Rural Health VJ Periyakoil, MD, Course Director http://ruralhealth.stanford.edu Office of Rural Health VRHRCs Veterans Resource Centers (VRC’s) Programs of Choice (POC’s)

20. Rural Health VJ Periyakoil, MD, Course Director http://ruralhealth.stanford.edu Other Entities Other Program Offices Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN’s)— Stations Non VA Entities: examples VA-affiliated Universities State Offices of Rural Health Telehealth Consortiums Communities

21. Rural Health VJ Periyakoil, MD, Course Director http://ruralhealth.stanford.edu For more information on rural veterans, contact: VJ Periyakoil, MD periyakoil@stanford.edu ruralhealth.stanford.edu