2013 NOSORH National Rural Health Day Series

As it has in years past, NOSORH will join forces with representatives of various State Offices of Rural Health and its various National Rural Health Day partners to present a series of FREE webinars highlighting the good work being done across the nation to address rural health concerns.

       Noon EST: AgriSafe – Protecting the People Who Feed America
Natalie Roy, MPH, Executive Director, AgriSafe Network
Carolyn Sheridan, BSN, Clinical Director, AgriSafe Network
Registration: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/491563334

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        1:00 PM EST: Rural 101 – The Basics of Rural Health
Kristine Sande, Program Director, Rural Assistance Center
Registration: https://nosorh.webex.com/nosorh/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=660990830

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           2:00 PM EST: Population Based Health and Health Promotion in Rural
Lynda Bergsma, Program Director, Arizona Center of Rural Health
Caroline Ford, Former Director, Nevada State Office of Rural Health
Registration: https://nosorh.webex.com/nosorh/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=666479151

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        3:00 PM EST: The Affordable Care Act in Rural America
Tom Morris, Associate Administrator, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
Deepti Loharikar, Public Health Analyst, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
Aaron Fischbach, Public Health Analyst, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
Registration: https://nosorh.webex.com/nosorh/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=666426441

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        4:00 PM EST: Resources for Recruitment, Networking, and Telehealth
Mike Shimmens, Executive Director, National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network
Rebecca Davis, Ph.D. Executive Director, National Cooperative of Health Networks Association Kathy Hsu Wibberly, Ph.D. Director, Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center
Registration: https://nosorh.webex.com/nosorh/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=664434416

Plans are also being made for NOSORH to host a National Rural Health Day Press Conference/Celebration at the National Press Club in Washington, DC at 10:00 EST on Thursday, November 21.  Details will be provided once plans are finalized.

All of these webinars (including the National Rural Health Day Press Conference/Celebration) will be recorded and made available to the public at: http://www.nosorh.org and http://celebratepowerofrural.org shortly after their conclusion.

National Rural Health Day

We hope that you enjoyed a nice, relaxing long weekend!  With National Rural Health Day now just 37 days away, we used the time to recharge our engines and set our sights on making this year’s celebration the best ever!

For example, we continue to put the final logistical touches on this year’s slate of National Rural Health Day webinars, including our popular “Rural Health 101” featuring a panel of five current/past NOSORH board members.  Another webinar will address population-based health and health promotion in rural communities, while another being considered will explore the impact of the Affordable Care Act in rural America.  We will also be hosting at least two webinars featuring several of our National Rural Health Day webinars, as well as live and recorded feeds of our National Rural Health Day Press Conference/Celebration at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. – at which several U.S. Cabinet and senior administration officials tentatively slated to appear (we’ll share their names closer to the date).

We’ve also added a few more Community Success Stories to the National Rural Health Day website!  We’d love to share your stories as well – our goal is to have at least one story from every state – so please send your stories along if you haven’t already done so!  Need some suggestions?  Then check out the Community Success Story “Tip Sheet” we’ve posted in the Resources section of the website for some ideas. And speaking of resources, we’ve added two more “letter to legislator” templates to our Resources section – one designed specifically for EMS providers and another designed for Rural Health Clinics.  Please Contact Us if there are additional resources we might be able to provide to help you spread the word and “Celebrate the Power of Rural.”

Thanks for everything you do to address the healthcare needs of America’s 59.5 million citizens – we are proud to partner with you in this effort!  As always, please feel free to Contact Us or email me directly if you have any questions and/or if we can be of further assistance.

20th Anniversary West Virginia Rural Health Conference.

Registration is now open for the 20^th Anniversary West Virginia Rural Health Conference.  This year’s conference will be held at The Resort at Glade Springs on November 14-16, 2012, in recognition of National Rural Health Day on November 15.  The conference will include Health Professions Recruitment Fair, Student Poster Presentations, Exhibitors, and the Rural Health awards.  All forms and information are available at the web address below.

  

 http://camcinstitute.org/conference/ruralhealth2012/default.htm

The Resort at Glade Springs web address is http://www.gladesprings.com/west-virginia-resorts.php