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Veterans Rural Health Resource Center - Gainesville
Malcom Randall VA Medical Center; Gainesville, FL | Established in 2019
VRHRC-Gainesville focus areas include:
- Enhancing independent living for rural Veterans.
- Increasing access to and availability of rehabilitation services for rural Veterans.
- Strengthening recruitment, retention, and education of the rural workforce.
- Utilizing geospatial solutions for rural geographic database design, policy analysis, and strategic planning to support rural Veteran healthcare.
Project Portfolio, Fiscal Year 2026
Click Title to view Project Overview PDF for Clinicians and Researchers.- Assistive Technology (AT) Hub for Veterans with blind and low vision and 4M’s
- Cultural Adaptation of a Diabetes Intervention for Rural Hispanic Veterans
- Determinants of Health Outcomes in Veterans with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Developing an evidence-based model to provide patient-centered care to rural Veterans advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD)
- Enhancing Pelvic Health across the Rural Continuum
- Improving physical rehabilitation for rural Veterans with complex care needs
- Improving Referral Coordination of Rehabilitation Services at VA
- Live Long Walk Strong Rehabilitation Program
- Making sense of senses: Applying low tech solutions to support activity engagement for rural Veterans with vision loss
- PARTNeR: Expanding Intensive Aphasia Treatment for Rural and Underserved Areas
- Supporting Physical & Mental Health in Rural Veterans with Heart Failure (CARE-HF)
- Telehealth delivery of the Preventing Loss of Independence through Exercise Program (Tele-PLIÉ) for rural Veterans with dementia and their caregivers
- Understanding how Extension can support health outreach for rural Veterans
- Using Machine Learning to Identify Risk Factors for Poor Post-Surgery Gains in Rural Veterans Undergone Joint Arthroplasty
- VA Video Connect (VVC) Integrated Telehealth-Occupational Therapy (“iTeleOT”) for post-hospital discharge older Veterans
Recent Publications
- Hinrichs-Kinney LA, Beisheim-Ryan EH, Butera KA, Braaten M, Holtrop JS, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Systematic development of an implementation strategy to promote high-intensity rehabilitation uptake in skilled nursing facilities. Pm r. May 19 2025.
- Hinrichs-Kinney LA, Pontiff M, Butera KA, Beisheim-Ryan EH, Magnusson DM, Stevens-Lapsley JE. From theory to practice: A mixed-method evaluation of a program to implement high-intensity rehabilitation in skilled nursing facilities. Physical Therapy. 2026;106(2).
Rural Health - Navigation
- Office of Rural Health Home page:
https://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/index.asp - Enterprise-Wide Initiatives (EWI) page:
https://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/Enterprise-Wide-Initiatives-EWI.asp - Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers (VRHRC) page:
https://www.ruralhealth.va.gov/Veterans-Rural-Health-Resource-Center-VRHRC.asp
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