Current Project ECHO Communities

Join Project ECHO: Aging, Community, and Equity to learn about the impact of the pandemic on the mental and physical well-being of older adults living in rural communities and share potential solutions.

Target Participants

Medical, behavioral, and social service providers; Nursing facility, home health, and hospice staff; Transportation and other community-based organizations; and any other individuals or groups across the long-term care continuum

objectives

• Explore interdisciplinary approaches to address the intersection of cognition, COVID, and aging in rural communities
• Learn how to use interdisciplinary, Learn how to use interdisciplinary, person-centered strategies to support choice and control across the long-term care continuum, including informal caregiver supports
• Apply an equity-based lens to aspects of cognition, COVID, and aging

Benefits

• Increase knowledge of pandemic related impacts on the mental and physical well-being of older adults living in rural areas.
• Apply person-centered solutions to support older adults coping with the impacts of the pandemic.
• Engage in a community of peers to learn about supports across the medical, community, social service, and informal caregiver systems.

Timeline

Cohort 1: February – September 2022
Cohort 2: January – October 2023

Contact

For more information, please contact Sam Leiper, MPA, Project Director at Care2.ECHO@unh.edu. 

Funding Source

The project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $475,000 annually with 100% funded by HRSA/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, HRSA/HHS or the U.S. Government.

CARE², is a collaboration between Medical Care Development, Inc. and University of New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice.

Addtional Information

There is no cost to participate. See the flyer for additional information.
If you are interested, please complete the application of interest.

Target Participants

Primary care teams, students, outpatient providers

Objectives

By the end of this learning series, participants will have increased knowledge and competence with respect to the assessment, treatment and support of individuals with substance use disorders in the ambulatory setting.

Benefits

• Increase knowledge and awareness around substance use disorder core topics and emerging trends as they relate to the ambulatory setting
• Access to tools and resources to best serve your patients/clients  
• Engage in a community of peers to learn about supports outside of your practice/organization  

Timeline

October 2023-May 2024
First Wednesday of the month 12pm-1pm

Contact

For more information, please contact Felicia Brackett, MPH, CMA, Project Director at Care2.ECHO@unh.edu 

Funding Source

The project described was supported by grant number U3IRH43508 from the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources and Services Administration, DHHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, HRSA/HHS or the U.S. Government. CARE2 is a collaboration between MCD Global Health and the University of New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice.

Additional Notes

There is no cost to participate. See the flyer for additional information.

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This series of ten sessions aims to increase early intervention provider's knowledge of strategies, skills, and resources for supporting the complex needs of children with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and their families. The training will be delivered via Zoom using a tele-practice model known as Extension for Community Health Outcomes or ECHO. The ECHO Model will use adult learning principles and video conferencing technology to connect community providers in NH and ME with specialists at local centers of excellence in real-time case-based learning and mentorship. During the ECHO providers will build a community of practice with other professionals across disciplines. 

TARGET PARTICIPANTS

Early Childhood Professionals

OBJECTIVES 

To significantly increase early childhood professionals’ knowledge of strategies, skills and resources for supporting the complex needs of infants impacted by substance use and their families.

BENEFITS

Increased ability to support infants with opioid exposure at birth 

TIMELINE 

Cohort 1: 10 biweekly sessions
February 4, 2021 – June 10, 2021

Cohort 2: 10 weekly sessions
September 23 – December 9, 2021

Cohort 3: 10 weekly sessions
Feb 3 – April 14, 2022

Cohort 4: 8 weekly sessions
Oct 13 – Dec 8, 2022

Cohort 5: 8 weekly sessions
Oct 12 – Dec 7, 2023

CONTACT 

Lend.echo@unh.edu 

Funding Source

The Project SCOPE National Training Initiative was funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Community Living - Grant 90DDTI0042. Additional funding is provided by the University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies UCEDD with funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living.

AdDitional Notes

Project SCOPE was a three-year (2019-2022) National Training Initiative (NTI) to build provider capacity and confidence in applying evidence-based practices in screening, monitoring, and providing interdisciplinary support for children and families who are diagnosed with or suspected of being impacted by opioid use, trauma, or related exposure. Project SCOPE was a collaboration between the Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND), University of Cincinnati Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCCEDD), and The Ohio State - Nisonger Center. The Nisonger Center and the UCEDD developed a curriculum, and WIND leveraged their expertise with the ECHO™ training model to structure the implementation of this curriculum. 

Fourteen states participated in the NTI Project SCOPE. Each UCEDD/LEND site was trained in the developed curriculum and use of the ECHO model. These sites implemented the training in their own communities led by interdisciplinary leadership teams. These leadership teams included special educators, early interventionists, social workers, physicians, psychologists, nurses, administrators, foster parents, addiction specialists, and caregivers in recovery. Between 2019 and 2022, fourteen states implemented 384 hours (about 2 and a half weeks) of training across 274 sessions, reaching over 10,500 individuals.

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