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Veterans Rural Health Resource Center - Portland
Portland VA Medical Center; Portland, Oregon | Established in 2019
VRHRC-Portland focus areas include:
- Competence-based training in rural primary care
- Communication campaigns aimed at reducing suicide Identification of suicide clusters
- Addressing housing insecurity Non-pharmacologic pain management for rural Veterans.
Project Portfolio, Fiscal Year 2026
Click Title to view Project Overview PDF for Clinicians and Researchers.- A Brief Relationship Intervention to Increase Access to Services and Decrease Risk for Veterans in Rural Areas
- A Low-Cost, Self-Help Disaster Distress Intervention for At-Risk Rural Veterans
- A pilot evaluation of a same-day addiction consult service for rural Veterans
- BOOST Team Implementation
- Breast Cancer Screening Rates Among VA-enrolled Rural Women Veterans
- Closing Gaps in Access to Non-Pharmacological Pain Care in Rural Veterans in the SFVAHCS
- Examining the effectiveness of asynchronous versus synchronous yoga for Veterans with chronic pain
- Examining the Evidence of Cannabis Effects on Health Outcomes
- Expanding VA Access in Rural Areas Via Community-Based Social Support
- Facilitating Lethal Means Safety Conversations with Rural Caregivers
- Firearm Injury Prevention among Rural Veterans in the US: Database of Individual Patient Experiences
- Growing Rural Outreach through Veteran Engagement (GROVE) Center
- Homelessness and Housing Insecurity Among Rural Veterans
- Implementation and Evaluation of Firearm Injury Prevention Program Strategies at Two Rural VA Facilities: A Pilot Study
- Implementing a Social Need Intervention to Address Disparities Among Rural Veterans
- Improving Access & Quality of Care for Rural Veterans with Device-Detected Atrial Fibrillation
- Increasing the Impact of Communication Campaigns for Lethal Means Safety and Suicide Prevention in Rural Veterans
- Maintaining Independent-Living Elder Veterans (MILEV) Consult Unit to Rural CBOCs
- Rapid Intervention for Rural Suicidal Self-Directed Violence Clusters
- Tele-Collaborative Outreach to Rural Patients with Chronic Pain: the CORPs Trial
- Veteran-to-Veteran Outreach and Group Support for Rural Veterans with Chronic Pain
Recent Publications
- Hynes DM, Hickok, A., McCready, H., Niederhausen, M., Mazhgan, R., Govier, D., Singer, S. J., Cordasco, K. M., Slatore, C. G., Maciejewski, M. L., McDonald, K., Perla, L. and Moss, A. Patient Perspectives of Care Integration During Early Implementation of a Care Coordination Initiative. Medical Care Research & Review. 2026; https://doi.org/10.1177/10775587251413444
- Kennedy AJ, Frost MC, Malte CA, et al. A Pilot Evaluation of a Telemedicine Pharmacist-Physician Management Model to Increase Access to Medication for Alcohol and Opioid Use Disorders for Rural Veterans. J Rural Health. Mar 2026;42(2):e70158. https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.70158
- O'Neill AS, Maxim LA, Gilbert TA, et al. Characteristics of Firearm Injuries Among Rural- Versus Urban-Residing Veterans Who Presented to VA Healthcare, 2010-2019. J Rural Health. Mar 2026;42(2):e70153. https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.70153
- Vadlamani L, Jacob ME, Stacker T, Zamora-Rogoski K, McLean CL, Cohen J. Improving Cancer Screening Rates in Rural Women Veterans Through Clinician-Driven Outreach in the BOOST Program. Mil Med. Apr 24 2026; https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usag167
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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