Improving rural health through collaborative local partnerships
that drive transformation in their own communities.
What is the Rural Health Transformation Program?
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) designed its Rural Health Transformation Program, or RHTP, to improve health care for rural residents within their own communities.The RHTP has now launched NC ROOTS (Rural Organizations Orchestrating Transformation for Sustainability), to lead that effort in each of the state's Medicaid regions. RHTP is a five-year, statewide initiative to build collaborative, locally managed and regionally unique networks of medical, support and behavioral health professionals and services.
The state's six ROOTS Hubs will connect providers, service and faith organizations, community partners and local leaders to collaborate on strengthening, and improving access to, quality health care and health-related social services for underserved rural residents.
An estimated 3 million North Carolinians live in rural areas, the second-largest rural population in the U.S., with eastern N.C. being home to one of the greatest concentrations of rural residents in the state.
NCDHHS has chosen Access East to lead the ROOTS Hub for Medicaid Region 6.
Join Us for a Virtual Town Hall!
We will be hosting a virtual town hall from 3-4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, to talk about our work with the RHTP in Medicaid Region 6.
Please join us for this informative session regarding RHTP and our planned approach to addressing health and social care needs in rural communities in eastern North Carolina.
Click here to be taken to video and phone links for signing into this virtual town hall.
Staying Connected
Check back here for updates as the ROOTS Hub work moves forward.
We will soon provide a link here for partners, regional stakeholders and other interested community members to join a contact list to stay informed about opportunities to engage and collaborate with us on this work, and to help shape the future of rural health across our region.
More Information
For a complete picture of the NC ROOTS Hub model for rural health improvement, visit the NCDHHS Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) page.The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services manages the delivery of health- and human-related services for all North Carolinians, especially our most vulnerable people — children, the elderly, the disabled and low-income families. NCDHHS serves as the lead state agency for North Carolina’s RHTP aimed at improving health care for rural North Carolinians and their communities.