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National Rural Health Association (NRHA)

Description
Promotes leadership on rural health issues through advocacy, communications, education, and research. Consists of individual and organizational members who share a common interest in rural health.
Tagged as
Community Vitality and Rural Healthcare · Healthcare Access · Healthcare Quality · Hospitals · Rural Emergency Hospitals · Rural Health Disparities · Rural Health Policy

Upcoming Events (13)

  • 2025 36th Annual Rural Health Policy Institute, Feb 11 - 13, 2025, view details
  • 2025 30th NRHA Health Equity Conference, May 19 - 20, 2025, view details
  • 2025 Rural Medical Education Conference, May 20, 2025, view details
  • 2025 48th Annual NRHA Rural Health Conference, May 20 - 23, 2025, view details
  • 2025 10th Annual Rural Hospital Innovation Summit, May 20 - 23, 2025, view details
  • 2025 23rd Annual Rural Health Clinic Conference, Sep 23 - 24, 2025, view details
  • 2025 24th Annual Critical Access Hospital Conference, Sep 24 - 26, 2025, view details
  • 2026 37th Annual Rural Health Policy Institute, Feb 10 - 12, 2026, view details
  • 2026 31st NRHA Health Equity Conference, May 18 - 19, 2026, view details
  • 2026 Rural Medical Education Conference, May 19, 2026, view details
  • 2026 49th Annual NRHA Rural Health Conference, May 19 - 22, 2026, view details
  • 2026 11th Annual Rural Hospital Innovation Summit, May 19 - 22, 2026, view details
  • 2027 38th Annual Rural Health Policy Institute, Feb 9 - 11, 2027, view details

Funding & Opportunities (11)

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Resources (124)

  • 2016 Rural Hospital Replacement Facility Study, 2016, view details
  • 2021 Rural Border Health Chartbook, 2021, view details
  • 340B Discount Drug Program Reform Policy Principles, 2024, view details
  • Access to Rural Maternity Care, 01/2019, view details
  • Addressing Health and Health Care Needs in the United States-Mexico Border Region, 05/2018, view details
  • Addressing Higher Risk of Suicide Among Farmers in Rural America, 02/2021, view details
  • Addressing the National Rural Health Care Worker Shortage with A Focus on Kindergarten Through 12th Grade Educational Strategies, 12/2023, view details
  • American Indian and Alaska Native Health, 02/2016, view details
  • Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation Initiatives to Address Rural Health and Health Disparities, 02/2023, view details
  • Community Health Workers: Recommendations for Bridging Healthcare Gaps in Rural America, 02/2017, view details
  • Compendium of Best Practices for Rural Age-Friendly Care, 2024, view details
  • Compendium of Rural Oral Health Best Practices - 2020, 2020, view details
  • Comprehensive Quality Improvement in Rural Health Care, 02/2015, view details
  • Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES) Act & Related Legislation and Administrative Action Impacting Rural Health, 04/2021, view details
  • Critical Access Hospital Ethics Committee Resource Guide, 2012, view details
  • Cybersecurity: A Path to Increase Rural Health Care Preparedness, 12/2023, view details
  • Defining the Issues and Principles of Recruitment and Retention: Introduction to the Rural Health Careers Pipeline Series, 01/2012, view details
  • Definition of Frontier, 02/2016, view details
  • Demonstrations and Pilots: Rural Centric Transformation, 05/2018, view details
  • Designation of Frontier Health Professional Shortage Areas, 04/2015, view details
  • Diagnosing and Managing Mild TBI in Rural Kids, 01/2021, view details
  • Elder Health in Rural America, 02/2013, view details
  • Emergency Preparedness in Rural Communities, 03/2023, view details
  • EMS Services in Rural America: Challenges and Opportunities, 05/2018, view details
  • Ensuring an Equitable Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines in Rural Communities, 12/2020, view details
  • Federal Requirement for Physician Supervision of CRNAs, 11/2016, view details
  • Firearm Safety in Rural America, 07/2022, view details
  • First-Ever Rural Physician and Advanced Practice Provider Compensation Survey, 10/2023, view details
  • FMG/J1 Visa Waiver Physicians, 02/2014, view details
  • The Future of Rural Behavioral Health, 02/2015, view details
  • The Future of Rural Health, 02/2013, view details
  • The Future of the Frontier Extended Stay Clinic, 02/2014, view details
  • Graduate Medical Education for Rural Practice, 04/2014, view details
  • Health Care's Role in Rural Economic Development: Addressing Health Workforce Needs, 02/2023, view details
  • Health Care's Role in Rural Economic Development: How Broadband Can Improve Health Outcomes, 04/2023, view details
  • Health Care's Role in Rural Economic Development: How Work Support Programs Improve Health and Stimulate Rural Economies, 02/2023, view details
  • Health Disparities: Closing the Gaps Using Faith-Based Institutions, 04/2017, view details
  • HIV/AIDS in Rural America: Disproportionate Impact on Minority and Multicultural Populations, 04/2014, view details
  • HRSA Rural Health Community-Based Division (CBD) Funding: Success Stories and Meaningful Impact, 02/2021, view details
  • Immigrant Health Policy Paper, 05/2018, view details
  • The Impact of Aging Baby Boomers in Rural America, 11/2021, view details
  • Impact of Swing Beds, 02/2016, view details
  • Impacts of Telehealth on Rural Health Care Access, 11/2024, view details
  • Improving Access to Health Care Coverage in Rural Communities with Medicaid and CHIP, 12/2023, view details
  • Improving Rural Oral Healthcare Access, 05/2018, view details
  • Improving the Social Determinants of Health in Rural America Through Medicaid Section 1115 Waivers, 07/2023, view details
  • Integrating Z Coding for Social Determinants of Health and Its Impact on Rural Areas, 02/2023, view details
  • Journal of Rural Health, view details
  • LGBTQIA+ Health in Rural America, 03/2022, view details
  • Maternal Health in Rural America, 02/2024, view details
  • Medical School Rural Tracks in the US, 09/2013, view details
  • Medicare Advantage Growth and Its Impact on Rural Health Care, 12/2023, view details
  • Medicare Reimbursement in Rural America, 02/2021, view details
  • Mental Health in Rural Areas, 02/2022, view details
  • Mentorship: Solving Gaps in Care with Shared Wisdom, 05/2024, view details
  • Migrant and Seasonal Farm Worker Emergency Preparedness Planning Guide, view details
  • National Rural Age-Friendly Resources, view details
  • National Rural Health Association Archived Policy Documents, view details
  • National Rural Health Association: Rural Veterans and Their Families Policy Paper, 07/2019, view details
  • National Rural Health Association Today Newsletter, view details
  • The Negative Effect of Differential Privacy and Synthetic Data from the U.S. Census Bureau on Rural Health and Communities, 09/2022, view details
  • NRHA Advocacy: NRHA is Fighting for Rural, view details
  • NRHA Policy Paper: Rural Obesity, 10/2020, view details
  • NRHA Policy Papers, view details
  • NRHA Rapid Response Policy Brief: Telehealth, 12/2020, view details
  • NRHA Rural Proofing Tool, 09/2015, view details
  • Obesity Prevention and Treatment in Rural America Through Changes in Diet and Food Availability, 02/2023, view details
  • Obstetric Readiness in Rural Communities Lacking Hospital Labor and Delivery Units, 02/2023, view details
  • Overview of Rural Child Health, 10/2020, view details
  • Pediatric Vaccination Rates in Rural America, 12/2023, view details
  • Physician Assistants: Modernize Laws to Improve Rural Access, 04/2018, view details
  • Policy Solutions Addressing Psychiatric Boarding of Rural Youth, 12/2023, view details
  • Population Health in Rural Communities, 04/2015, view details
  • Preserving Rural Health Care: The Impact of Site-Neutral Payments, 11/2024, view details
  • Prioritizing the Expansion of Electronic Medical Record Interoperability Software to Rural Health Care Systems, 05/2023, view details
  • Profiles of Rural Medical Educators: Conversations with our Nation's Experts on Reversing Rural Physician Shortages, 08/2020, view details
  • Providing Hospice and Palliative Care in Rural and Frontier Areas, 10/2005, view details
  • Quality Improvement in Rural Health Care, 02/2023, view details
  • Quality of Life Impacts the Recruitment and Retention of Rural Health Care Providers, 02/2015, view details
  • Recruitment and Training of Racial/Ethnic Health Professionals in Rural America, 02/2013, view details
  • Responsive Rural Health Delivery Systems, 02/2016, view details
  • Retaining Rural Health Care Professionals: Strategies to Reduce Burnout, 02/2023, view details
  • The Role of Medical Education in Addressing Rural Physician Shortages, 05/2024, view details
  • Rural America's Oral Health Care Needs, 02/2013, view details
  • Rural America's Senior Citizens: Considerations for Transportation, Healthcare Access, Connectedness, Nutrition and Economics, 10/2020, view details
  • Rural Carve-Out Funding, 09/2021, view details
  • Rural Communities in Crisis: Strategies to Address the Opioid Crisis, 04/2016, view details
  • Rural Community Health Initiative: Compendium of Best Practices, 01/2022, view details
  • Rural Community Violence: An Untold Public Health Epidemic, 04/2017, view details
  • Rural Economic Development, 02/2015, view details
  • Rural Emergency Hospital Conversion: Critical Factors for EMS Support, 02/2022, view details
  • Rural EMS Workforce: A Call to Action, 02/2021, view details
  • Rural Health: Addressing Barriers to Care, 10/2023, view details
  • Rural Health Clinics, 02/2022, view details
  • Rural Health Insights for Each State & Congressional District, view details
  • Rural Health Preparedness Policy Brief, 02/2021, view details
  • Rural Health Voices, view details
  • Rural Horizons, view details
  • Rural Hospital CEO Turnover, 10/2020, view details
  • Rural Hospital Participation in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, 02/2013, view details
  • Rural Long-Term Care Services and Supports, 12/2023, view details
  • The Rural Nursing Home Landscape, 02/2024, view details
  • Rural Obstetric Unit Closures and Maternal and Infant Health, 02/2021, view details
  • Rural Palliative Care, 07/2019, view details
  • Rural Public Health, 02/2016, view details
  • Rural Public Health: Improving the Health and Well-being of Rural Populations, 02/2022, view details
  • Rural Public Health Preparedness Program, view details
  • Rural Track Program Funding: An Erosion in Definitions of Rural Places Requires New Action, 03/2023, view details
  • Rural Veterans: A Special Concern for Rural Health Advocates, 02/2014, view details
  • Rural Women's Health, 01/2013, view details
  • A Rural-Urban Comparison of Hospitals Participating in the Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Program, 02/2017, view details
  • Stand up and Be Counted: Representing More Rural Veterans in Research, 05/2024, view details
  • The State of Rural Provider Compensation in 2023: Rural Provider & Advanced Practice Provider Compensation Survey Results, 12/2023, view details
  • State Rural Health Associations, view details
  • Streamlining Telemedicine Licensure to Improve Rural America, 02/2013, view details
  • Structural Factors That Impact Rural Life Expectancy, 02/2022, view details
  • Telehealth in Rural America, 07/2019, view details
  • Telemedicine Reimbursement, 05/2018, view details
  • Toward a Sustainable and Diversified Rural Health Workforce, 02/2022, view details
  • Treating the Rural Opioid Epidemic, 02/2017, view details
  • "Tweener" Hospital Crisis, 10/2020, view details
  • Urban Bias in Rural Data Sets, 02/2023, view details
  • Utilization of the 340B Drug Pricing Program in Rural Practices Policy Paper, 07/2019, view details
  • Volume to Value Transition for Rural Health Systems, 10/2020, view details