rcorp iowa OUD consortium

The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) is a multi-year Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) initiative aimed at reducing the morbidity and mortality of substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD) in high-risk rural communities.

Iowa Healthcare Collaborative (IHC) led the Iowa OUD Consortium through a one-year planning grant and is facilitating the Iowa OUD Consortium’s implementation of a set of core SUD/OUD prevention, treatment and recovery activities. The Iowa OUD Consortium will pilot implementation activities in three high-risk Iowa counties and spread identified best practices statewide.

Map of high-risk rural Counties 

Iowa OUD Consortium Organizational Chart

Relevant Documents

• Iowa Opioid Statewide Strategy – This living document was established during the RCORP Planning grant by the Iowa OUD Consortium as an overarching guidance document for statewide and local collaborative partners to utilize as they collectively address, implement and promote effective prevention, treatment and recovery evidence-based best practices. 
• Required RCORP Implementation Core SUD/OUD Activities 

Project Staff 

Cari Seddon, MA, RDN, LD, CDCES
Project Director
Phone: 515-283-9301
E-mail: seddonc@ihconline.org

Lauren Fidler, BBA
Data Coordinator
Phone: 515-283-9304
E-mail: fidlerl@ihconline.org