Chris Salyers, DHSc

Experience

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  St. Claire Regional Medical Center

  Jun 2010 - Dec 2010

  Help Desk Analyst

  Provide customer service to Hospital staff in the St. Claire Regional network with issues related to Information Technology.

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  Kentucky River Community Care, Inc.

  Dec 2010 - Apr 2013

  Care Coordinator

  Develop and implement an 8 county program in rural Appalachia that integrates Physical and Behavioral Health following various evidence based models.

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  Rowan County UNITE

  Apr 2013 - Dec 2013

  Project Coordinator

  Develop and implement numerous Community-Based projects that target the education, prevention, and support of recovery from Substance Abuse.

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  Northeast KY AHEC

  Dec 2013 - Aug 2014

  Continuing Education Administrator

  Administrator for the Continuing Education Department that develops and implements educational programming for healthcare professionals and health related community education programs in a 17 county region.Provide administrative and technical assistance to grant and research projects for the Center for Health Education and Research in Morehead, Kentucky.

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  KY Office of Rural Health

  Sept 2014 - Jan 2016

  Rural Project Manager

  Rural Health Workforce - manage the state's NHSC State Loan Repayment Program, provide assistance to employers for recruitment and retention of the rural health workforce, assist various organizations and groups focused on increasing the number of well-trained rural health providers in Kentucky.Community Collaborations - consult community-based initiatives with an emphasis on improving the health and well-being of rural residents through facilitation, evaluation, management, and grant funding opportunities.Data Analytics - capture available data, or collect new data, relevant to rural health in order to develop simplified data visualization tools and guide decision-making of rural health organizations.Communications - develop and distribute all KORH publications including the Weekly Update, coordinate special events/activities, maintain the KORH's website, and develop written reports including: annual reports, issue briefs, impact analysis, and more. Show less

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  National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health

  Feb 2016 - now

  • Director of Programs and Evaluation

    Feb 2021 - now

  • Education and Services Director

    Feb 2016 - Jan 2021