Strengthening Pediatric Emergency Preparedness in Rural Georgia Through Simulation Training

June 27, 2025

The Kids Alliance for Better Care (KidsABC) collaborative is launching a pediatric simulation training focused on serious but rare emergencies rural providers may face.

Life Care Specialists Expand to Stephens and Coffee Counties

February 27, 2025

The Life Care Specialist program expanded to Stephens County Hospital in Toccoa and Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas.

Research Spotlight: Delivering Hope — Using Drones to Improve Medication Access in Rural Georgia

February 27, 2025

Center research assistant and Rural Health Sciences PhD student Taliyah Henderson explores the feasibility and effectiveness of using drone technology to deliver medications to patients in rural areas.

Mercer School of Medicine student takes the blood pressure of health fair attendee

Putnam County Day of Health Brings Health Education and Resources to Eatonton

November 21, 2024

The Second Annual Putnam County Day of Health included a fun run, free community health fair, and a gospel sing event.

Student Spotlight: Maternal Health Observership Graduate Sydnee Burke Wins Award at Mercer University School of Medicine Joint Research Conference

November 21, 2024

Sydnee Burke, a graduate of the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center’s Maternal Health Observership and second-year medical student, receives recognition for her research poster, “Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Risk Factors and Potential Management Strategies.”

Georgia Agricultural Wellness Alliance and GRHIC Exhibit at Sunbelt Ag Expo

November 21, 2024

Georgia Agricultural Wellness Alliance Director John McElveen, EdD, and Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center Director of Special Programs Chris Scoggins, DrPH, presented at the 2024 Sunbelt Ag Expo held October 15-17 in Moultrie.