Happy National Rural Health Day!
Happy National Rural Health Day!
Today, November 16, 2023, is National Rural Health Day! NEPHTC is celebrating the rural communities in New England and the incredible healthcare providers that serve them. The theme for this year’s National Rural Health Day is “Innovation in Rural Health Care Delivery,” which honors the innovative care that healthcare providers deliver to meet the unique needs of rural populations.
We want to highlight some of our trainings below that spotlight rural communities in public health!
We want to highlight some of our trainings below that spotlight rural communities in public health!
- Defining, Assessing, and Addressing Rurality and Public Health
- Closing the Digital Divides and Achieving Digital Equity
- The Maliseet Food Sovereignty Initiative: Partnership to Promote Food Sovereignty and Food Security
- Park Rx: Exploring an Innovative Prescription Program
- Best Practices in Public Health Communication to Promote Equity and Inclusion
- BUSPH Public Health Conversations: In Conversation with Thurka Sangaramoorthy, author of Landscapes of Care: Immigration and Health in Rural America
- Recorded webinars from our collaborators at the New England Rural Health Association:
Additional Resources
Below are additional resources we compiled which include tools, guides, and live events that support rural health and communities in New England and across the country:
- Resources from our collaborators at the New England Rural Health Association
- From the Health Resources and Services Administration, National Rural Health Day Agenda
- Rural Investments Fact Sheet from the White House
- More about National Rural Health Day from its founders, the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH)
- PHTCN List of Trainings on Rural Health from all 10 HRSA-funded Regions