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Description
The Kentucky Office of Rural Health (KORH) is organizationally assigned to
the University of Kentucky Office of Research and Development located in the
urban city of Lexington. The KORH is physically housed in the University of
Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health, located in Hazard, a rural
community in the Appalachian Mountains of southeastern Kentucky.
The mission of the KORH is to support the health and well-being of
Kentuckians by promoting access to rural health services. We believe that efforts
to address healthcare must begin with the citizens, providers and policymakers in
the communities in which they live. The KORH assists clinicians, administrators
and consumers find ways to improve communications, finances and access to
quality health care while insuring that funding agencies and policy makers are
made aware of the needs of rural communities. This office is committed to
working with partners who share the same activities and values. The core
functions of the KORH are: 1) Collection and dissemination of information; 2)
Coordination of rural health resources & activities statewide; 3) Provision of
technical assistance; 4) Encourage recruitment and retention of health
professionals in rural areas and 5) Participate in strengthening State, local and
Federal partnerships.
Kentucky is the 10th most rural state in the nation, 44 percent of Kentuckian's
live in rural counties compared to 17 percent for the United States. The state has
a significantly higher than average proportion of the population that is subject to
chronic illness and death, and has a higher than average percentage of the
uninsured. Only 5 of Kentucky's 120 counties have per capita incomes above the
national average. Data from 2007 revealed that 95 of these counties are partially
or completely medically underserved, Kentucky has the highest percent of adults
in the nation with barriers to healthcare.1 Seventy-nine counties have a
percentage of elderly population above the national average. According to the
2000 Census, 90 percent of the state's population is Caucasian, 7.5 percent is
African American and 1 .9 percent is of Hispanic/Latino origin.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 8/1/91 → 6/30/10 |
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Projects
- 1 Finished
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State Office of Rural Health Grant Program - Kentucky Rural Works (KRHW) Scope Account
Allen, L. (PI), Casey, B. (CoI), Lewis, P. (CoI), Samuels, M. (CoI) & Wilson, E. (CoI)
8/1/91 → 6/30/10
Project: Research project