Join us in celebrating
National Rural Health Day, November 19, 2020!
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What is National Rural Health Day (NRHD)? It is a day of recognition held every 3rd Thursday of November to celebrate and promote the "Power of Rural", drawing attention to the ongoing efforts to communicate, educate, collaborate, and innovate to improve the health of our roughly 60 million US citizens living in rural communities.
During this week leading to NRHD, there a a variety of events being hosted to celebrate the efforts and accomplishments HRSA has made toward improving rural health. Explore learning and sharing opportunities offered today and tomorrow below.
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Wednesday, November 18, 2020 |
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Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Activities in Critical Access Hospitals
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET
Presented by: CDC and FORHP
Leading experts will discuss the implementation of antibiotic stewardship activities to measure and improve how antibiotics are used. The discussion will emphasize the uptake of hospital core elements in the U.S., and address overcoming barriers and practical suggestions for enhancing antibiotic stewardship activities in critical access hospitals.
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Rural Virtual Job Fair
6:45 pm -10:15 pm ET
Presented by: HRSA's Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW)
Recruiters: Connect with primary care trainees and practicing clinicians.
Job seekers: We invite you to attend. Learn about hundreds of jobs to apply for. Complete your profile on the Health Workforce Connector so interested recruiters can follow-up.
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National Rural Health Day |
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Thursday, November 19, 2020 |
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NRHD Welcome Remarks &
Rural Responds to COVID-19
10:00 am ET
HHS leaders welcome rural community members in commemorating the 10th Annual National Rural Health Day by celebrating successes and reflecting on challenges faced by rural health systems over the past year. The Rural Responds to COVID-19 presentation immediately after their remarks. Three FORHP grant recipients will talk about resiliency and innovation efforts during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
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Introducing Telehealth to Rural and Indigenous Communities: A Telehealth 101 Virtual Workshop for Tribes, Part 2
10:00 am - 6:00 pm ET, continued from Wednesday, November 18
Presented by: ORO - Denver, Kansas City, and Dallas
Learn about telehealth promising practices and lessons learned from the field. Telehealth programs that will be highlighted will focus on Maternal Health, Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Programs, Tele-Behavioral Health, as well as innovative approaches to responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Rural Health Challenges in the Era of COVID-19
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET
Presented by: National Institutes of Health
Explores the impact of COVID-19 on rural populations, systems and workforce issues, and community engagement to respond to the pandemic. Attendees MUST register prior to the presentation.
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Surviving & Thriving: The Power of Rural is 100% Community
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm ET
Presented by: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH)
Katherine Ortega Courtney, Ph.D., and Dominic Cappello, authors of 100% Community: Ensuring 10 Vital Services for Surviving and Thriving will discuss their groundbreaking research. They will share their roadmap for working together to create local systems of health, safety, education and economic stability in rural communities.
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CMS Rural Open Door Forum
2:00pm – 3:00pm ET
Addresses Rural Health Clinic (RHC), Critical Access Hospital (CAH) and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) issues, as well as some inclusion of other questions and concerns that occur in clinical practice pertaining to other CMS payment systems that also extend into these settings. This call will focus on the latest rural health efforts and National Rural Health Day activities from CMS.
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Understanding Addiction in Rural America
2:30-3:30 pm ET
Presented by: FORHP
A 30-minute documentary on individuals struggling with opioid use disorder in rural Gunnison County, Colorado. The viewing will be followed by an interactive discussion with three subject matter experts, including the HRSA grantee who created the documentary.
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Friday, November 20, 2020 |
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Rural Oral Health Summit
9:00 am - 3:00 pm ET
Presented by: Zufall Community Health Center and the NJ State Office of Rural Health. HRSA's ORO-New York is on the planning committee.
Address the integration of oral health in rural communities. RADM Tim Ricks, the Assistant Surgeon General, Chief Dental Officer, will be the keynote speaker. Dr. Renee Joskow and Dr. Marcia Brand will also be presenting.
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Society for Education and the Advancement of Research in Connected Health (SEARCH) Conference
Presented by: Telehealth Resource Centers (TRC)
Watch two recorded sessions:
- The Rural Health Landscape
- Identifying Gaps and Opportunities in Research
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Learn more about National Rural Health Day |
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