SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT & TELEHEALTH
Substance Abuse Treatment Telehealth Network
In 2017, the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Office of Rural Health awarded Lugar Center for Rural Health/Union Hospital with the Substance Abuse Telehealth Network Grant Program (SAT-TNGP). HRSA’s Office of Rural Health created the SAT-TNGP program to address the disparities found in rural areas regarding Substance Abuse treatment and referral of patients to appropriate treatment sites...read more
ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS
Managing Chronic Pain with Yoga
The Union Health Pain Management Center (“Pain Clinic”) specializes in the diagnosis and management of chronic pain. They provide a multi-specialty approach to pain management that considers the whole person. The Pain Clinic team includes physicians, psychologists, physical therapists, occupational and vocational therapists, nutritionists and dieticians...read more
Access to Recovery
LEGACY PROJECT
Access to Recovery, or ATR, is a federally-funded program that provides clients with access to services that can help them break free from their use of alcohol and other drugs. These services include traditional clinical treatment services, as well as alternative recovery support services that have not been traditionally funded in the past...read more
WORKFORCE TRAINING
Opioid Training for Healthcare Professionals
The Wabash Valley is unfortunately no stranger to the impact of Opioids on the community. Individuals presenting at emergency departments suffering from an opioid overdose has become more prevalent. The need for providers who are equipped to offer medication assisted treatment and the ability to refer to behavioral health is compounded in the Wabash Valley counties of Vermillion and Parke. Only one organization offers substance abuse treatment...read more
PSUPP
Prenatal Substance Use Prevention Program
LEGACY PROJECT
The goal of PSUPP is the Prevention of poor birth outcomes, by assuring that babies born in Indiana are born to women who decrease or eliminate alcohol, toabacco, and other drug use during pregnancy. It was based on the premise that Indiana data indicate poor pregnancy outcomes due to maternal use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs...read more