Honoring the People Making a Rural Difference
2021 Community Stars!
The 2021 Community Stars have been nominated based on the following criteria:
1. Innovative
Cultivates a vital, innovative rural health landscape and infrastructure
2. Demonstrates Leadership
Develops leadership capacity to grow rural population health and health equity
3. Grows Rural Programs
Builds capacity for rural data-driven program planning and decision making
4. Mission-driven
Contributes to rural health innovation, education, collaboration, and communication

2021 community stars
Nominations Now Closed
Community Star nominations were accepted until 8:00pm Central Time on August 2, 2021. The nomination period has now closed, and no additional submissions will be considered. If you do not receive a confirmation of your nomination via e-mail, please check your spam folder.

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We’ve put together some of the most commonly asked questions regarding the Community Star recognition program. If you have a question that’s not addressed in the FAQs, feel free to send us an inquiry via the contact form link in the footer.




