In addition to the programs and services that the Consortium staff provide directly to clients, we also serve as the Rural Health Network of Columbia County. The Network is a formal partnership among a number of public agencies, our local hospital and its health system, providers of mental health, addiction, and disability services, faith-based institutions, and businesses, all of which commit to developing strategies to improve healthcare in our rural community. Called “Network Members,” each organization is represented on the Consortium’s Board of Directors, which also includes healthcare consumers, in order to ensure that we foster positive and productive working relationships, exchange information, and promote collaboration on a regular basis.