FACC March 5th Meeting Features the Rural Advisory Committee
Florence Area Community Coalition’s March 5, 2025 monthly meeting will feature Lane County’s Rural Advisory Committee which is actively seeking to increase its membership.
Kayla Watford, known to many in the area through previous work with United Way and its Live Healthy Lane program, now works for Lane County Public Health where she interfaces with Trillium and PacificSource, Lane County’s two Coordination of Care Organizations (Oregon Health Plan or “Medicaid”), include managing the Rural Advisory Committee or “RAC.” Kayla and current RAC members will expand on the committee’s role in helping guide community health efforts, supporting policies that make sure people are treated fairly, and sharing recommendations with Lane County’s Community Advisory Council, which reports to Trillium Community Health plan and Lane Community Health Council (the governing body for PacificSource Solutions Lane CCO).
This program will be of particular interest to those who live or work or both in rural Lane, Linn, or Douglas Counties (a requirement for committee membership) and would like to share their advice about how to make healthcare better for rural community members. All your questions about the quarterly meetings and the supports available to RAC members to enable them to participate can be answered.
Those not interested in joining RAC will also find this program, and the people sharing their knowledge and experience of what is being done for rural community health, of great value. The expertise, commitment, and breadth of knowledge are impressive and will enrich your understanding of rural health.
FACC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization that has served Western Lane County for decades bringing together organizations, groups, government agencies and individuals who provide services in our region. FACC holds regular monthly meetings on the first Wednesday of the month from 10:45 to noon in the Bromley Room of the Siuslaw Public Library and also offers ZOOM participation. The meetings include a speaker or program and, after a brief business meeting, participants share their information and events in round robin fashion. FACC’s website is www.florenceareacc.org. Its mailing address is PO Box 1161, Florence, OR 97439 and its email address is florenceareacc@gmail.com. FACC meetings are always free and open to the public. Light refreshments are served. Please join us on March 5 at the Bromley Room of the Siuslaw Public Library at 10:45 or via ZOOM to learn more about Rural Advisory Committee.
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