{"id":9764,"date":"2025-03-01T13:59:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T18:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/pcohome\/"},"modified":"2025-03-02T00:34:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T05:34:39","slug":"pcohome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hsm\/pcohome\/","title":{"rendered":"hsm\/pcohome ~  Office of Primary Care and Rural Health  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n\n  \n\n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\n\n\n    <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hsm\/pcohome.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\n\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\n\n\n      <\/a>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\n\n\n      <h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]-->Office of Primary Care and Rural Health<!--[END]--><\/h1>\n\n\n    <\/header>\n\n\n  <\/div><br>\n\n\n \n\n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n\n\n    <div class=\"row\">\n\n\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\n\n\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\n\n\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\n\n\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\n\n\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\n\n\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n      <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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Conditions<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/faq.html\">FAQ&#8217;s<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/php\/alerts.html\">Health Alerts<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/healthylifestyles.html\">Healthy Lifestyles<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/hipaa.html\">HIPAA<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/regs.html\">Regulations<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/forms.html\">Request Forms<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/links.html\">Links &#038; Resources<\/a><\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"http:\/\/delaware.gov\/help\/foia_request.shtml\">FOIA Request Form<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/li>\n    <li><a id=\"SocialMenuHeader\"><h2>Connect <i class=\"fa fa-thumbs-o-up fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\n      <ul id=\"SocialMenu\">\n        <li class=\"facebook\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DEPublicHealth\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Division of Public Health Facebook Page\"><i class=\"fa fa-facebook-square fa-lg\"><\/i> Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n        <li class=\"twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Delaware_DHSS\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Delaware Health and Social Services Twitter Account\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter-square fa-lg\"><\/i> Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n        <!-- <li class=\"googleplus\"><a href=\"#\"><i class=\"fa fa-google-plus-square fa-lg\"><\/i> Google +<\/a><\/li>\n        <li class=\"flickr\"><a href=\"#\"><i class=\"fa fa-flickr fa-lg\"><\/i> Flickr<\/a><\/li>\n        <li class=\"youtube\"><a href=\"#\"><i class=\"fa fa-youtube-square fa-lg\"><\/i> Youtube<\/a><\/li>\n        <li class=\"instagram\"><a href=\"#\"><i class=\"fa fa-instagram fa-lg\"><\/i> Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n        <li class=\"linkedin\"><a href=\"#\"><i class=\"fa fa-linkedin-square fa-lg\"><\/i> Linkedin<\/a><\/li>\n        <li class=\"pinterest\"><a href=\"#\"><i class=\"fa fa-pinterest-square fa-lg\"><\/i> Pinterest<\/a><\/li> -->\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n\n              <\/div>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div><br>\n\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n      <div class=\"col-md-9\" id=\"main_content\"> \n\n\n  <!--[type=HTMLEDIT name=\"Content\"]-->\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The State Office of Primary Care and Rural Health works closely with local health advocates on a variety of community development activities designed to increase access to healthcare in Delaware. The office collaborates closely on a variety of recruitment activities, including the <a href=\"j1visahome.html\">Conrad State 30\/J-1 Visa Waiver Program<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/nhsc.hrsa.gov\/\">National Health Service Corps<\/a> initiatives to increase health care professionals serving in Delaware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>While the Delaware Division of Public Health does not offer primary care services to residents of Delaware, you can find those services at one of the <a href=\"\/dph\/chs\/chsservicecenters.html\">Community Health Centers<\/a> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Health care advocates may find the following links useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.choosehealthde.com\/Health-Insurance\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ChooseHealth DE\" class=\"img-thumbnail img-responsive pull-right\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/img\/choosehealthde.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"pcosdi.html\">Shortage Designation Information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"pcoreports.html\">Reports on Health in Delaware<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"pcoaccess.html\">Access to Health Care in Delaware<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"opshome.html\">Opportunities for Health Care Professionals<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li>VIDEO &#8211; <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/vid\/primary_care_in_delaware_high.wmv\">Primary Care In Delaware<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Health professionals looking for vacancies in Delaware\u2019s\u00a0Community Health Centers can contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-center\">Henrietta Johnson Medical Center<br>\n\n\n\nLocations in New Castle County<br>\n\n\n\n(302) 655-6187<br>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hjmc.org\/\">http:\/\/www.hjmc.org\/<\/a><br>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\nLa Red Health Center<br>\n\n\n\nLocations in Sussex County<br>\n\n\n\n(302) 855-1233<br>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.laredhealthcenter.org\/\">http:\/\/www.laredhealthcenter.org\/<\/a><br>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\nWestside Family Healthcare<br>\n\n\n\nLocations in New Castle and Kent Counties<br>\n\n\n\n(302) 655-5822<br>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.westsidehealth.org\/\">http:\/\/www.westsidehealth.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruralhealthinfo.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"RHI Hub logo\" class=\"img-thumbnail img-responsive pull-right\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/img\/rhihublogo.png\"><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nosorh.org\/\" style=\"color: rgb(178, 170, 164);\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"NRHDlogo\" class=\"img-thumbnail img-responsive pull-left\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/img\/nrhdlogo.png\" style=\"width: 300px;\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2>Additional Training Resources:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.machc.com\/event-details-registration\/2022-cultural-competency-virtual-training\">2022 Virtual Cultural Competency Training &#8211; May 12th<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/wams.wufoo.com\/forms\/may-18-2022-drhi-annual-conference-registration\/\">2022 Delaware Rural Health Initiative Virtual Conference &#8211; May 18th<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/wams.wufoo.com\/forms\/2022-primary-care-recruitment-workshop\/\">Delaware Recruitment Conference &#8211; May 24th<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2>Important Links:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruralhealthresearch.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rural Health Research Gateway logo\" class=\"img-thumbnail img-responsive pull-right\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/img\/rhrglogo.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bphc.hrsa.gov\/\">Bureau of Primary Care<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"http:\/\/bhpr.hrsa.gov\/shortage\/\">Office of Shortage Designations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.choosehealthde.com\/Health-Insurance\">Choose Health Delaware<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nachc.org\/\">National Association of Community Health Centers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.machc.com\/\">Mid Atlantic Association of Health Centers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"\/dph\/chca\/ruralhlthinit.html\">Delaware Rural Health Initiative<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"nrrrn.html\">National Rural Recruitment and Retention (3R) Network<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrharural.org\/\">National Rural Health Association<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruralhealthinfo.org\/\">Rural Health Information Hub<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov\/\">Federal Office of Rural Health<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruralhealthresearch.org\/\">Rural Health Research Gateway<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, <a class=\"anchors_link\" href=\"\/dph\/contact.html#pcorh\">contact the Health Planning and Resources Management Office of Primary Care and Rural Health<\/a> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><br>\n\n\n\n<\/p><p class=\"smalltext\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/acrobat\/readstep2.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Download Adobe Acrobat Reader\" height=\"21\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/dhss\/img\/getacro60.gif\" width=\"60\"><\/a> Please note: Some of the files available on this page are in Adobe PDF format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.  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