NOSORH created
National Rural Health Day as a way to showcase rural America; increase
awareness of rural health-related issues; and promote the efforts of NOSORH, State
Offices of Rural Health and others in addressing those issues. Plans call for National
Rural Health Day to become an annual celebration on the third Thursday of each November.
Events
recognizing National Rural Health Day and “Celebrating the Power of Rural” are
being planned throughout the nation.
Approximately 62 million people –
nearly one in five Americans – live in rural and frontier communities
throughout the United States. “These small towns, farming communities and
frontier areas are wonderful places to live and work; they are places where
neighbors know each other and work together,” said NOSORH Director Teryl
Eisinger. “The hospitals and providers serving these rural communities not only
provide quality patient care, but they also help keep good jobs in rural
America.”
These communities also face unique
healthcare needs. “Today more than ever, rural communities must tackle
accessibility issues, a lack of healthcare providers, the needs of an aging
population suffering from a greater number of chronic conditions, and larger
percentages of un- and underinsured citizens,” Eisinger said. “Meanwhile, rural
hospitals are threatened with declining reimbursement rates and
disproportionate funding levels that makes it challenging to serve their
residents.”
State Offices of Rural Health play a
key role in addressing those needs. All 50 states maintain a State Office of
Rural Health, each of which shares a similar mission: to foster relationships,
disseminate information and provide technical assistance that improves access
to, and the quality of, health care for its rural citizens. In the past year
alone, State Offices of Rural Health collectively provided technical assistance
to more than 28,000 rural communities.
Additional information about National
Rural Health Day can be found at nosorh.org/nrhd. To learn more
about NOSORH, visit www.nosorh.org; to learn more
about Mayers Memorial Hospital District,
visit www.mayersmemorial.com.
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