National Rural Health Day

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National Rural Health Day

• (NOTE INSERT YOUR SORH NAME HERE)

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About Us

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  what you do here)

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National Rural Health Day

• Third Annual Celebration November 21, 2013
• Created by NOSORH in 2011 to
• Tout the strengths of rural communities as places
  to live and work
• Increase awareness of rural health-related issues
• Promote the efforts of SORHs, NOSORH and partners
  in addressing those issues

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NRHD Logo What It Represents

• Colors/Upper-left Block nature/outdoors,
  agriculture, recreational opportunities
• Upper-right Block family, community, heritage
• Lower-left Block partnerships/connections,
  working together to benefit the greater good
• Lower-right Block represents medical, health
  care

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Available Resources

• Key Messages
• Rural communities are wonderful places to live,
  work and visit
• Rural America offers tremendous opportunities for
  healthcare providers to deliver innovative,
  resourceful models of quality care
• Despite these opportunities, barriers remain

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Available Resources (cont.)

• National Rural Health Day Logo
• Save the Date Postcard
• Gubernatorial Proclamation Template
• National Rural Health Day PowerPoint Presentation
• Additional Resources added regularly between now
  and November 21

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National Rural Health Day Website
http//celebratepowerofrural.org
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NOSORH Celebration Plans

• National Rural Health Day Press Conference
  (Tentative)(November 21 National Press Club,
  Washington DC)
• National Rural Health Day Webinars NOSORH
  Leadership Institute
• Weekly/Biweekly Email Updates
• Outreach to National Media

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Our Celebration Plans
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celebration plans here)
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What Can You Do?

• Put National Rural Health Day logo on your
  website
• Seek gubernatorial/legislative proclamations
• Share the news tell partners, media contacts,
  etc.
• Send rural community success stories to us,
  NOSORH
• Tell us what youre doing or join us!
• Celebrate!

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THANK YOU!

• Our Partners
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• National Organization of State Offices of Rural
  Health

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Need More Info?

• Contact
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• Teryl Eisinger, NOSORH Director
• 586.739.9940 / teryle_at_nosorh.org
• Bill Hessert, National Rural Health Day
  Coordinator
• 814.231.1213 / billh_at_nosorh.org