Kentucky Rural Health Information Technology Network, Inc.

Kentucky Rural Health Information Technology Network, Inc., doing business as Horizon Health, is a tax-exempt non-profit organization based in Corbin, Kentucky, that has established itself as a significant recipient of federal grant funding focused on rural health and community development initiatives in Appalachian Kentucky. The organization serves as a community healthcare provider with a particular emphasis on addressing critical health and economic challenges in underserved rural regions, specifically targeting Knox, Laurel, and Whitley counties in southeastern Kentucky's Appalachian region. Horizon Health operates multiple clinical facilities and community outreach programs designed to increase access to quality healthcare and support services for vulnerable populations.

Horizon Health has received substantial federal grant awards totaling approximately $5.5 million across multiple programs addressing workforce development, substance use disorder treatment, behavioral health services, and economic development. The organization has been awarded grants from the Appalachian Regional Commission for workforce training and area development initiatives, including a $625,000 award beginning in November 2025 and a previous $625,000 award from 2021. The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded Horizon Health a $1,260,235 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act grant to provide career services, workforce training, and supportive services to dislocated workers, incumbent workers, and new workforce entrants across the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border regions. Horizon Health has received multiple Rural Communities Opioid Response Program grants from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, including awards for overdose response, medication-assisted treatment access, behavioral health integration, and psychostimulant support, collectively addressing substance use disorder prevention and treatment. Additionally, the organization received a $2,000,000 Rural Communities Opioid Response grant for integrated healthcare support and a Certified Community Behavioral Healthcare Clinic certification program grant from SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services to develop behavioral health services in three mental health professional shortage counties. Horizon Health's grant-funded activities include providing naloxone distribution through partnerships with emergency responders, conducting facility renovations and purchasing mobile units to improve clinical access, delivering mental health screenings and integrated healthcare support, organizing community outreach activities, and administering medication-assisted treatment and counseling services. The organization has collaborated with multiple partners including Grace Health, Barbourville Family Health, local health departments, Cumberland River Behavioral Health, and various community organizations to expand service delivery across its target service area.