Improving Access and Quality of Care for Rural Native American Veterans

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Jay Shore from the VA’s Office of Rural Health and discuss providing services to rural Native American Veterans. Dr. Shore discusses considerations with respect to Rural Native Veterans seeking help; tips for engagement in care; and essential resources and programs for health care providers who provide care for Rural Native Veterans.

Dr. Shore is a population specialist at the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Rural Health’s Veterans Rural Health Resource Center in Salt Lake City. Dr. Shore is also a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Family Medicine, School of Medicine and Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health, at the Colorado School of Public Health. His VA career has focused on improving both the access and quality of care for Rural Native Veterans, including projects focused on telemental health services for PTSD, suicide prevention in tribal communities, and health care navigation.

Join Dr. Shore to learn more about providing quality care to Rural Native American Veterans.