Summary
UTAH RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM: A BOLD, MULTI-FACETED INNOVATIVE EFFORT AIMED AT GENERATIONAL INVESTMENTS TO BUILD RESILIENT, SUSTAINABLE RURAL HEALTH SYSTEMS. - UTAH GEOGRAPHICALLY IS THE 13TH LARGEST STATE AND 77% RURAL. RURAL RESIDENTS IN UTAH FACE PERSISTENT HEALTHCARE BARRIERS INCLUDING GEOGRAPHIC ISOLATION, PROVIDER SHORTAGES, AGING INFRASTRUCTURE, AND ECONOMIC HARDSHIPS. THESE CHALLENGES CONTRIBUTE TO HIGHER RATES OF CHRONIC DISEASE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES, AND POOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES. ADDRESSING THESE CHALLENGES REQUIRES BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE, PATIENT-CENTERED SYSTEM OF CARE TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES AND ENSURE THE LONG-TERM VIABILITY OF RURAL HEALTHCARE IN UTAH. UTAH’S RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM (RHTP) IS A BOLD, MULTI-FACETED INNOVATIVE EFFORT AIMED AT GENERATIONAL INVESTMENTS TO BUILD RESILIENT, SUSTAINABLE RURAL HEALTH SYSTEMS. THIS OUTCOME-FOCUSED PROGRAM WILL BE GUIDED BY FOUR STRATEGIC PILLARS—MAKING RURAL UTAHNS HEALTHY, WORKFORCE DEVEL
