National Rural Health Association

11/25/2025

NRHA is accepting submissions through Dec. 4 to present sessions and posters at our Rural Health Access Conference, one of the only meetings in the nation to focus on underrepresented rural populations May 18-19 in San Diego, Calif. Act soon: https://www.ruralhealth.us/events/schedule/rural-health-access-conference

11/21/2025

NRHA’s Zil Joyce Dixon Romero spoke at a Kentucky RHA event this week, where he met with state lawmakers and the head of the office of rural health. Also pictured: the NRHD proclamation that NRHA and NOSORH worked to get issued in dozens of states across the country.

11/20/2025

With a national focus on rural health, National Rural Health Day is the perfect time to amplify your voice. It’s crucial to share your story to show Congress why we need to take action on rural issues. Read about this and more in NRHA Today: https://nrha_weblink_test.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9MTIxNzYxMjImc3Vic2NyaWJlcmlkPTExNDU2OTY0MjU=

11/20/2025

Today NRHA Chief Policy Officer Carrie Cochran-McClain is speaking with Arizona and New York SRHAs; Program Services Coordinator Rebecca Yeboah is with Trust for America’s Health’s age-friendly training; and State Govt. Affairs Manager Zil Joyce Dixon Romero is with Kentucky SRHA.

11/20/2025

NRHA staff is busy making rural voices louder today! NRHA CEO Alan Morgan is speaking with Mississippi Rural Health Association; Govt. Affairs & Policy Director Alexa McKinley Abel is with Virginia Rural Health Association; and COO Brock Slabach is with Kansas Hospital Association. More shoutouts to come!

11/20/2025

Happy National Rural Health Day from NRHA! We are so excited to join NOSORH and other rural health stakeholders to shine a spotlight on the — today and always.

11/19/2025

“The good news with rural health in general is that you have to innovate just to stay alive … We're basically turning hundreds of rural communities into innovation hubs all across the U.S.,” says NRHA CEO Alan Morgan. Read more: https://health.usnews.com/health-care/articles/inside-the-fight-to-save-rural-hospitals

‘You Have to Innovate Just to Survive.’ The head of the National Rural Health Association on the race to keep rural hospitals alive.

11/18/2025

Today NRHA COO Brock Slabach is speaking at Indiana Rural Health Association’s Public Policy Forum, while Chief Policy Officer Carrie Cochran-McClain and State Govt. Affairs Manager Zil Joyce Dixon Romero are at the National Rural Health Day congressional event and reception.

11/18/2025

NRHA is pleased to announce the final selections for the 2026 class of Rural Health Fellows, a yearlong program designed to cultivate leaders who can champion a clear and compelling vision for rural America. Learn more: https://www.ruralhealth.us/blogs/2025/11/nrha-announces-2026-rural-health-fellows

11/17/2025

NRHA’s National Rural Health Foundation recently awarded four incoming Rural Health Fellows $2,500 scholarships. To help reinforce leadership development, consider dedicating a gift to a leader who inspires you this National Rural Health Day. https://www.ruralhealth.us/foundation

11/14/2025

National Rural Health Day is next Thursday, Nov. 20! Follow along here to see how NRHA is celebrating the all week.