According to Co-Project Director Dan Campion, networks are partnerships among multiple rural health care providers or agencies enabling them to take on projects and marshal resources that no single institution could manage alone.
Collaboration can be difficult in the increasingly competitive health care industry.
That is why Networking for Rural Health will be conducting seven more Network Assessment Site Visits this summer and fall, bringing the total to 13 so far under the initiative. These site visits help network leaders with strategic planning and problem solving issues. A third and final round of site visits and targeted consultations will be awarded later this year. The deadline for applications is October 2, 2000. The project also produces a variety of technical assistance workshops and documents for rural network leaders.