OFFICIAL NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH DAY

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Miss the Collaboration Carpool?

Watch the replay of the event below.

Distinguished guests (collaborators) include national, regional, and state leaders and influencers representing the following industries:

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

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Kellie Kubena

Rural Health Liaison

USDA

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Armando Valdez

State Director

Colorado USDA

Broadband

Broadband builds and delivers connectivity and essential services that support access to health services in rural communities across the U.S!

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Shirley Bloomfield

CEO

NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association

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Gary Johnson

CEO/General Manager

Paul Bunyan Communications

Philanthropy

Philanthropic organizations not only help close the funding gap but also open the door to opportunities for rural communities.

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Anne Kubisch

President

Ford Family Foundation

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Walter Panzirer

Trustee

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Public Health

In rural communities across the U.S., lives are touched by public health. The public health workforce is broad. From the classroom to clinical settings, rural public health professionals support a safe and healthy rural environment.

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Dr. Brian Castrucci

CEO

de Beaumont Foundation

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Arletha Howard, DrPH, MSN, RN

Owens Health and Wellness Project Director

Tougaloo College/Delta HealthPartners, Healthy Start Initiative

Rural Health Clinics & Community Health Centers

Primary Care Providers are Driving Health Equity for Rural America

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Julie Wood, MD

SVP for Health of the Public and Interprofessional Activities

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Mary Zelazny

Chief Executive Officer

Finger Lakes Community Health (FLCH), Finger Lakes Telehealth Network

What better way to celebrate #PowerOfRural than through this unique gathering of multi-sector experts sharing an enlightening and lively conversation focused on ways to work together to improve health for the nearly 61 million people living in America's rural places? Stay tuned for more details and collaborator introductions.

The story of rural health in America often focuses on barriers to access, provider shortages, and poor outcomes for communities where persistent poverty, economic disparity, and inequity are prevalent. These issues are worthy of covering and sharing to influence meaningful change; however, the positive stories are just as powerful yet often untold.  

This unique web event is for communications and public relations professionals, journalists, bloggers, editors, and others interested in communicating and reporting on rural health and all it entails. A panel of industry leaders will share their perspectives on positive rural health storytelling, followed by a facilitated discussion focused on your interests and challenges in communicating about rural health. 

Miss the Masterclass?

Watch the replay of the event below.

Guest Panelists

Liz Carey

Liz Carey

Correspondent,  
Daily Yonder

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Tony Pipa

Senior Fellow,  
Center for Sustainable Development – Brookings Institution 

Sarah Jane Tribble

Senior Correspondent, 
Kaiser Health News (KHN)

It's time to change the narrative and reshape how America's rural health-related stories are told!  We hope to see you there!