National Telehealth Conference – Virtual, July 16

July 2, 2024

National Telehealth Conference – Virtual, July 16

The Health Resources and Services Administration is hosting a virtual National Telehealth Conference to bring public and private sector leaders together to discuss telehealth best practices.

Conference Topics Include:

  • Licensing across state lines to increase access to behavioral health care
  • Implications of health policy to inform telehealth’s future
  • Expanding access to services for underserved and low-income communities
  • Exploring health care innovations and future telehealth technologies
  • Improving health equity through expansion of broadband connectivity and adoption of telehealth

Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 CT

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Registration Now Open for NRHA’s RHC, CAH Conferences

June 27, 2024

Registration Now Open for NRHA’s RHC, CAH Conferences

Your chance to share with rural colleagues, network with partners, and learn from clinic and CAH experts from across the country is NRHA’s Rural Health Clinic and Critical Access Hospital Conferences Sept. 24-27.

These events offer more than 40 educational and networking opportunities designed for clinic and hospital professionals and board members serving rural America. Rates have been announced and registration is now open so act early to save and reserve your hotel room.

Additionally, an awards ceremony is planned to honor the top 20 CAHs in the nation.

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CMS Announces First Rural Hackathon

June 27, 2024

CMS Announces First Rural Hackathon

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center announced on June 22 that it will conduct the 2024 Rural Health Hackathon, a three-day series of in-person, collaborative sessions designed to generate and construct creative and actionable ideas to address rural health challenges.

The 2024 Hackathon builds on CMS’ extensive outreach to rural communities through site visits and listening sessions to better understand rural health care issues.

Through these solution-oriented events, the CMS Innovation Center will bring together:

  • Rural health community care providers,
  • Community organizations,
  • Industry and tech entrepreneurs,
  • Funders,
  • Policy experts, and beneficiaries to leverage the wisdom and experience of the crowd.

Hackathon attendees will generate new ideas to address some of the top challenges impacting health care in rural health settings and drive action to improve clinical outcomes, increase access and better care experience for both patients and providers in rural communities.

How to Participate:

  • In-Person at one of the following locations:
    • Bozeman, Montana: August 14
    • Dallas, Texas: August 22
    • Wilson, North Carolina: August 29
      • Individuals interested in attending an in-person session should complete the five-minute Interest Survey by 11:59 p.m. eastern on July 12.
  • Virtual Idea Submission
    • Organizations and individuals that cannot attend the in-person events are invited to submit concepts during a public submission period in August 2024.
    • The public submission option will seek additional ideas to address the same challenge areas and questions for the in-person events
    • More information about the virtual idea submission will be posted by CMS, at a later date.

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Click Here to complete Interest Survey

Joint Public Health Conference: Creating the Healthiest Missouri, September 17 – 19

June 24, 2024

Joint Public Health Conference: Creating the Healthiest Missouri, September 17 – 19

This public health conference, hosted by Missouri Public Health Association (MPHA), Missouri Association of Local Public Health Agencies (MOALPHA), Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (MODHSS), Missouri Center for Public Health Exchange (MOCPHE) and Missouri Institute for Community Health (MICH) provides attendees opportunities for:

  • Education
  • Networking
  • Involvement

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Conference: National Telehealth Conference, July 16

June 24, 2024

Conference: National Telehealth Conference, July 16

Join HRSA’s Office for the Advancement of Telehealth for an online conference featuring health care professionals, policymakers, and industry stakeholders from around the country.

Conference topics for sessions during the all-day event include:

  • Licensing across state lines to increase access to behavioral health care
  • Implications of health policy to inform telehealth’s future
  • Expanding access to services for underserved and low-income communities
  • Exploring health care innovations and future telehealth technologies
  • Improving health equity through expansion of broadband connectivity and adoption of telehealth

Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, July 16, 9:30 a.m. ET

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Listening Sessions on Maternal & Child Health

June 20, 2024

Listening Sessions on Maternal & Child Health

How do you feel about maternal and child health in your community? Missouri Maternal Child Health (MCH) wants to hear from you!

Your input will help MCH understand what programs and services are needed to improve the health of all Missourians.

The University of Missouri, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Senior Services is hosting three listening sessions. A free meal will be served and attendees will receive a $25 Visa gift card.

Listening sessions are being held in the following locations:

Monday, July 8 @ 5:30 p.m. – Miner, MO (meal served at 5:30, listening session begins at 6 p.m.

  • Miner Convention Center
    • 2610 E. Malone Center

Monday, July 9 @ 10:30 a.m.– Cape Girardeau, MO  (meal served after the listening session)

  • Saint Francis Health Care System, St. John of God Room (Entrance 1)
    • 211 Saint Francis Drive, Cape Girardeau, MO

Monday July 9, 5:30 p.m. – Fredericktown, MO (meal served at 5:30 p.m., listening session begins at 6:00 p.m.

  • Teen Town
    • 601 Park Drive

Registration is required!

Please call: 573 207-2710 to register for the session of your choice.

Northwest Missouri Maternal Health Partnership Meeting – July 11

June 18, 2024

Northwest Missouri Maternal Health Partnership Meeting – July 11

Join Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) IEA Region 7 for a Maternal Health meeting in St. Joseph on July 11.

Learn about HRSA maternal health programs and resources, and join the discussion about maternal health issues, including:

  • Challenges in serving mothers and families
  • Strategies and models to support maternal health
  • Current technical assistance needs
  • Opportunities for collaboration

This meeting is offered in person only; there will not be a virtual option.

Cost: Free

When: Thursday, July 11, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Where:

East Hills Library

502 N. Woodbine Rd

St. Joseph, MO 64506

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Registration Now Open: NRHA’s RHC, CAH Conferences, September 24-27

June 18, 2024

Registration Now Open: NRHA’s RHC, CAH Conferences, September 24-27

Don’t miss your chance to share with rural colleagues, network with partners, and learn from clinic and CAH experts from across the country.

NRHA’s Rural Health Clinic and Critical Access Hospital conferences are being held September 24 – 27, in Kansas City, MO. These conferences offer more than 40 educational and networking opportunities designed for clinic and hospital professionals and board members serving rural America.

Registration is open now, so act early to save and reserve your hotel room.

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2025 Call for Presentations

June 17, 2024

2025 Call for Presentations

The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) is now accepting session and research presentation proposals for the NRHA Annual Rural Health Conference, which will be held May 20-23, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Any person with an interest in rural health is invited to submit session proposals or original research for presentation during the nation’s premier conference celebrating all things rural health.

Presentation submission information:

  • Submissions must meet all the requirements of the category
    • Incomplete submissions will not be reviewed
  • Submissions must be received no later than Aug. 15, 2024
  • Only electronic abstracts will be accepted
  • Notification of acceptance will be sent out in late October
  • Presentations may not market products or services
    • Exhibit space is available for that purpose
  • If accepted, presenters must register for the conference
    • As a small gesture of appreciation for the work in preparing a presentation, NRHA will offer a limited-time discount on registration fees
    • If you register and pay in full by the early-bird deadline, you will receive a 50% discount on your registration fee
    • All registrations received after this deadline will be charged the full registration rate
  • No honoraria or travel expense reimbursement will be provided for any presenter submitting through “Call for Presentations”
  • If accepted, speakers agree to present in person
  • Standard audio/visual equipment provided by NRHA includes:
    • LCD projectors
    • Screens
    • Podium microphones
    • Computers must be provided by the speaker
  • Sessions are 75 minutes in length

Questions? Call Gabriela Boscan at 202 639-0550

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Save the Date: National Telehealth Conference

June 12, 2024

Save the Date: National Telehealth Conference

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is hosting a virtual National Telehealth Conference that brings public and private sector leaders together to discuss telehealth best practices.

Conference topics include:

  • Licensing across state lines to increase access to behavioral health care
  • Implications of health policy to inform telehealth’s future
  • Expanding access to services for underserved and low-income communities
  • Exploring health care innovations and future telehealth technologies
  • Improving health equity through expansion of broadband connectivity and adoption of telehealth

Cost: Free

When: Tuesday, July 16, 9:30 – 5:00

Register Here