The pathway of recovery from chronic mental illness and substance use is rarely linear. According to Jared Powell, LCSW at First Step House, some individuals are too unstable to tolerate …
Loan repayment programs balance pay gaps
The Office of Primary Care and Rural Health highlights Dr. Rene Valles during Mental Health Awareness Month. Dr. Rene Valles, a psychiatrist at Davis Behavioral Health, works with acutely suicidal …
Grant recipient expands infusion services for indigenous and rural residents in Southeastern Utah
Despite a heavy workload as the sole pharmacist at Blue Mountain Hospital, Shane Gurley embraces the versatility of his job. “The coolest thing about rural medicine is the opportunity to …
Clinic receives grant; enrolls hundreds of southwestern Utahns in Medicaid
Creek Valley Health Clinic, located in Colorado City on the southwestern border of Utah and Arizona, is a recipient of the Utah Primary Care Grant Program (UPCGP) offered by the …
Grant recipient empowers Latina patient using culturally competent care
Ashley Jensen, a physician assistant at Exodus Healthcare Network in Magna, Utah is a recipient of Utah’s Health Care Workforce Financial Assistance program grant. “Student loans are a mental weight …
Success Story: Eastern Rural Health
Tonya Boren is a Nurse Practitioner in Trauma Care at Uintah Basin Clinic in Eastern Rural Utah. Tonya speaks about her experiences as a Nurse Practitioner in Rural Utah, and …
Success Story: Moab Regional Hospital
Lauran Prest is Psychiatrist, D.O. at Moab Regional Hospital. Lauren describes challenges in Rural Health, and what her scope of work entails. Lauren states that some of her duties include: …
Success Story: Meet Dr. Duncan
Meet Dr. Braxton Duncan, Emergency Physician, Uintah Basin Healthcare: “I was born and raised in Eastern Utah. I hope to continue providing medical services for years to come in Eastern …
Success Story: The Children’s Center
Kimberli Berrett is a Clinical Mental Health Counselor with The Children’s Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Kimberli speaks about the type of intervention her counseling modalities provide, as well …
Success Story: Gunnison
Meet Dr. Cutler Frandsen, DMD, Gunnison, Utah. Dr. Frandsen describes meeting community needs in Rural Utah, as well as challenges faced while paying off student debt. Meeting the community’s needs: …