Center of Excellence in Rural Health Outreach and Engagement Kentucky River Health Consortium Kentucky River Health Consortium Image The Kentucky River Health Consortium was established in December 2017 and is comprised of a variety of agencies from the Kentucky River Area Development District counties (Breathitt, Knott, Letcher, Leslie, Lee, Owsley, Perry, and Wolfe). Our mission is simply - use our collective expertise and resources to address the health burdens in our eight-county area. Together, we can move the healthcare needle in a more positive direction for our Kentucky River counties. The Consortium has representation from: hospitals behavioral health providers federally qualified health care centers clinics managed care organizations health departments diabetes coalitions youth wellness groups cancer networks community health workers disability experts law enforcement university research and academic partners public health health care agencies health coalitions For more information please contact: Contact Melissa Slone at melissa.slone@uky.edu