2026 Rural Health Symposium Breakout Sessions Evaluation

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    Participants will identify practical strategies for transforming community centers into trusted rural health hubs that address social isolation, promote healthy aging, and improve overall well-being among older adults.
    Participants will recognize how partnerships among healthcare providers, nonprofits, local governments, businesses, and volunteers can expand access to prevention-focused services in rural communities.
    Participants will leave with a replicable framework for developing sustainable, community-based programs that reduce isolation, increase engagement, and strengthen rural health outcomes.
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    This activity increased my knowledge.
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    This activity will improve my patient outcomes.
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    Understand the extent and impact of isolation and loneliness within the North Country region.
    Understand the operational framework of the GHNC’s CDSME programming.
    Understand the impact of GHNC’s CDSME programs on participants’ perceptions of social connectedness.
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    This activity increased my knowledge.
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    This activity will improve my patient outcomes.
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    Explore the characteristics and strengths of different generations in the workplace
    Demonstrate how mentorship can create meaningful opportunities for knowledge sharing, professional growth, and relationship building
    Provide practical tools and evidence-informed strategies to strengthen workforce sustainability and support employees across all generations
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    This activity increased my knowledge.
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    Summarize the internal and external pressures driving burnout and turnover in rural public service organizations.
    Explain how Job Demands–Resources and Conservation of Resources theory frame training as a workforce-resilience resource.
    Identify evidence-based, low-cost training options (MHFA, QPR, de-escalation, compassion fatigue) suited to rural, low-resource settings.
    Describe a needs-assessment-driven, scalable model for delivering resilience training across small rural organizations and regional cohorts
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    This activity increased my knowledge.
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    This activity will improve my patient outcomes.
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    Explore how EMS can serve as a catalyst for collaboration and healthcare transformation in rural communities
    Emphasize practical lessons in collaboration, identifying achievable opportunities, and why quality—not quantity—can make a rural grant proposal worth pursuing.
    Using Columbia County’s maternal and neonatal care initiative as a case study, attendees will follow the journey from recognizing a gap in care, to building partnerships between community EMS agencies and a rural hospital, securing a $312,000 Rural Health Transformation award, and implementing the project.
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    This activity increased my knowledge.
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    This activity will improve my patient outcomes.
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    Identify strategies for challenging traditional care delivery models by leveraging existing infrastructure, partnerships, and shared resources to strengthen community health care integration.
    Describe the benefits and tangible outcomes of collaborating with local organizations, including those that may offer overlapping services, to better meet community needs.
    Apply lessons learned from Healthy Alliance, a New York State-designated Social Care Network lead entity, and its rural partners to replicate and scale collaborative care integration approaches in other communities.
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    This activity increased my knowledge.
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    Describe how Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) and Teen Mental Health First Aid (TMHFA) can strengthen mental health literacy and early support for youth in rural communities.
    Identify strategies for building sustainable local capacity through partnerships among schools, behavioral health providers, community organizations, and regional stakeholders.
    Apply practical lessons and strategies for implementing and sustaining YMHFA/TMHFA programs in rural communities, including instructor development, community engagement, and technical assistance.
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    This activity increased my knowledge.
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    Describe the core components of a coordinated behavioral health crisis response system, including telephonic crisis triage, mobile crisis response, and follow-up services, and how these services support stabilization in the least restrictive setting.
    Explain the principles and intended impact of Daniel’s Law, including the shift toward health-led, trauma-informed, culturally competent, and de-escalation-focused responses to behavioral health crises while recognizing the continued role of law enforcement when safety concerns require their involvement.
    Identify opportunities to strengthen collaboration among mobile crisis, law enforcement, peer services, 911, behavioral health providers, and community partners to improve crisis response pathways, increase access to community-based supports, and reduce unnecessary emergency department utilization and hospitalization in rural areas.
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    This activity increased my knowledge.
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    Examine associations between oral health, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and socioeconomic determinants in the North Country using NYS surveillance data and use this information to guide our coalition workplan.
    Detail the oral health landscape in NYS and Public Health work in the North Country.
    Examine the long-term effects of Oral Health inequities, especially pertaining to Chronic Disease.
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    This activity increased my knowledge.
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    Participants will be able to describe the connection between diabetes and oral health, including periodontitis and cavities. 
    Participants will be able to describe the burden of tooth loss between those living in rural areas and those living in urban areas, overall and by diabetes status.  
    Participants will be able to describe disparities in healthcare utilization (past-year medical and dental visits) between those living in rural areas and those living in urban areas, overall and by diabetes status.
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    This activity increased my knowledge.
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    This activity improved/will improve my performance.
    This activity will improve my patient outcomes.
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    Identify key disparities and risk factors contributing to higher rates of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in rural and underserved communities.
    Describe modifiable risk factors surrounding dementia and strategies to promote brain health in rural communities.
    Understand the programs and services offered by the Alzheimer’s Association and how to connect with your local chapter.
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    This activity increased my knowledge.
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    This activity improved/will improve my performance.
    This activity will improve my patient outcomes.
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    Describe common mental health concerns impacting older adults.
    Explain how behavioral health programs support communities
    List 3 strategies to support the mental well-being of your organization’s participants
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    This activity increased my knowledge.
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    Identify practical ways rural communities can use shared data infrastructure, artificial intelligence, and predictive analytics to identify risk, close care gaps, and strengthen service delivery.
    Describe how cross-sector collaboration and shared data can connect behavioral health, healthcare, housing, social services, and community-based organizations to improve coordination and outcomes.
    Apply lessons from the Behavioral Health Data Analytics Collaborative and the Grace Space model to develop scalable, community-centered data strategies within their own rural communities.
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    This activity increased my knowledge.
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    What is TCM and CCM, and why is it a “win-win-win” for patients, practices, and payors
    Strategies practices and networks can use to ensure everyone who stands to benefit from TCM and CCM has the opportunity to participate in it
    Why and how practices can incorporate health-related social needs screenings and referrals in their TCM and CCM processes • How practices and networks can sustain TCM and CCM through optimized reimbursement, quality care gap incentives, and value-based shared savings.
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    This activity increased my knowledge.
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    Understand the role of HIE tools in tracking high-risk patient movements across care settings.
    Identify strategies to bridge data gaps between medical providers, behavioral health teams, and community social services.
    Learn practical workflows to improve efficiency and reduce the cost of care.
    Explore how automated patient roster enrollment reduces administrative burden and supports faster, more actionable ADT notifications.