Summary
GROWING RURAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WELL-BEING IN HEALTH (GROW: CULTIVATING HOOSIER HEALTH), INDIANA'S RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PLAN. - THE STATE OF INDIANA, WITH ITS LEAD AGENCIES, THE INDIANA FAMILY AND SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (FSSA), THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (IDOH), AND THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES (DCS), COLLECTIVELY UNDER INDIANA HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES (HFS), WILL LAUNCH ITS LANDMARK “GROW” TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM UTILIZING RHT PROGRAM FUNDS. INDIANA ENGAGED A BROAD NETWORK OF RURAL RESIDENTS, PROVIDERS AND PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND STATE LEGISLATORS TO SHAPE THE VISION AND PRIORITIES OF GROW THROUGH EXTENSIVE COLLABORATION AND FEEDBACK. PURPOSE AND PROJECT GOALS GROW EXPANDS INDIANA’S MAKE INDIANA HEALTHY AGAIN INITIATIVES AND SEEKS TO INVEST $1B OVER A 5-YEAR PERIOD TO CATALYZE INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO DRIVE HEALTHIER OUTCOMES FOR INDIANA’S RURAL RESIDENTS. GROW IS FULLY ALIGNED WITH THE FIVE CMS STRATEGIC GOAL