Previous National Rural Health Day Events

Providing health care and medicine

Growing Rural Healthcare Workforce: Recruitment and Retention

United States Department of Agriculture

Learn about programs to better grow and sustain the health care workforce in rural communities. Hear about creative approaches, best practices and tools to support recruiting and retaining the rural health workforce.

COVID-19 Vaccine Webinar for Rural Communities

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH)

Designed for community partners and providers in rural areas.

Federal COVID-19 resources:

• Health workforce mandates
• Healthcare coverage

Enhancing Antibiotic Stewardship Programs in Critical Access Hospitals

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP)

Get advice on how Critical Access Hospitals can meet the Joint Commission’s revised antibiotic stewardship standards.

HIV Treatment and Care in Rural Communities (PDF - 320 KB)

HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau

Learn about federal support for HIV treatment and care in rural communities. This includes program accomplishments, performance indicators, impact of COVID-19, community engagement, and the role and response to stigma in serving people with HIV.

Achieving health equity

Improving Access to Health Care Coverage in Rural Communities with Medicaid and CHIP

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

CMS and partners discuss strategies to enroll more people living in rural areas in health insurance, improve health equity and build partnerships. They shared tools that support outreach and enrollment.

Twitter Chat: Digital Equity and the Health of Rural Americans

Rural Health Information Hub and the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health

A #RuralHealthChat about digital access problems in rural areas. This included access to broadband, telehealth, and patient portals. Get tips on how rural communities can improve digital equity and broadband access.

Addressing Health Disparities in Rural Communities: FORHP Grantee Highlights

FORHP

FORHP grantees shared best practices for achieving health equity in their communities.

NIH Rural Health Day Seminar: Structural-Level Determinants of Rural Health Disparities

NIH Rural Health Special Interest Group

The factors behind health disparities in rural populations:

• Sociocultural and economic determinants of health in rural populations
• Physical and environmental determinants
• Evaluation, measurements, and policy implications on rural health

The NIH Rural Health Special Interest Group included:

• National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• National Institute on Aging
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Rural health research and innovation

The Connected Future of Maternity Care: Intersecting Maternal Health and Broadband Data

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Connect2Health Task Force

The roundtable brings together thought leaders from the public and private sectors, representing various disciplines engaged in addressing the maternal health crisis in the United States. Explore the critical role of both maternal health and broadband connectivity in shaping the future of maternity care.

The Power of Rural in Action: CDC and State Strategies for Rural Health

National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH)
Centers Diseases for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Explore state and national strategies to improve the well-being of rural Americans. Hear from the newly established CDC Office of Rural Health about their mission and vision. Learn about successful case studies from Texas and Virginia.

How Does the Definition of "Rural" Impact Research?

Rural Health Research Gateway

Learn about the importance of rural definitions and how those definitions impact research.
Our presenters answer the questions:

• "What should I take into account when determining rural definitions for my research study?"
• "As a non-researcher, what should I look for in rural definitions when reading a study or brief?"
   

Stories from the field

FORHP Grantee Stories
This webinar showcased innovative ways rural grantees are advancing behavioral health equity in their communities.

Telling the Rural Star Stories

National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health

Behind the big headlines of rural health are the people. In this webinar, listen to “power of rural” stories. Lessons learned on the four R’s: resolve, resiliency, relationships, and readiness.

Understanding the health needs of rural populations

Hidden in Plain Sight:  Understanding the Impact of Intimate Partner Violence and Human Trafficking in Rural Communities (HRSA Event)

FORHP, Office of Women’s Health, Futures Without Violence, National Domestic Violence Hotline, and Samaritan Health Services 

This webinar raised awareness about Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in rural communities and how to identify and address it.

IPV and Human Trafficking are threats to public health. They often go under the radar, especially in rural communities, due to lack of awareness.  Those experiencing it may look “normal”, interact with the community, and not identify as victims.

HRSA bureau/office events

Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Look at the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (PDF - 376 KB)

HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)

Learn about how HAB supports rural health initiatives.

Topics:

• Innovative models of care
• Improving access and retention in high quality care
• Expanding the HIV workforce, enhancing telemedicine
• Delivering optimal care and treatment for people with HIV/AIDS

Understanding Addiction in Rural America (PDF - 259 KB)

FORHP

A 30-minute film on people with opioid use disorder in Gunnison County, Colorado. Listen to a discussion with three subject-matter experts, including the HRSA grantee who created the film.

NRHD Welcome Remarks

HHS leaders celebrate the 10th annual National Rural Health Day.

HHS Secretary Azar's Welcoming Remarks

Rural Responds to COVID–19 (PDF - 333 KB)

FORHP

Three FORHP grant recipients talk about improving care during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

HRSA partner events

Federal Rural Partners Webinar

HRSA and rural leaders from across the federal government discuss innovations in rural health care delivery. Learn about federal programs that promote new approaches to increase access to health services for patients in rural areas.

Rural Health Clinics Increase Access to COVID-19 Testing

National Association of Rural Health Clinics, National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health, and the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy

Learn how rural providers made COVID-19 testing available in their communities.

Transcript and Slides for Rural Health Clinics Increase Access to COVID-19 Testing Webinar

Understanding the Ground: Social Determinants of Health in Rural Populations

Rural and Minority Health Research Center

Learn about the key elements that determine health across rural populations. These include education, race, income, and access.

Mortality in Rural Areas: Insights from National Research and Community-Based Initiatives

CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and Rural Health Information Hub (RHI)

Highlights of ongoing work by the NCHS. Learn about:

• Differences in mortality, suicide, alcohol-induced deaths
• Motor vehicle traffic deaths
• Drug overdose deaths in urban and rural populations