NOSORH News

The rural health community lost a long-time friend last week with the passing of Jerry Coopey. Jerry was an employee of HRSA and one of the first members of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. I met Jerry when I attended my first NOSORH Annual Meeting many...

Each year, County Health Rankings & Roadmaps releases new data and publishes a National Findings Report to influence understanding and action about what shapes health. The Annual Data Release provides a snapshot of the health of nearly every county in the nation....

Update provided by Andrew Coats, NOSORH Legislative Liaison  FY 2024 Spending Bill Signed into Law:   In late March, President Biden signed into law the final Fiscal Year 2024 spending bill for federal agencies, including HHS. The $1.2 trillion bill finalized the...

Update provided by Andrew Coats, NOSORH Legislative Liaison  Congressional Leadership Moves Ahead with Continuing ResolutionAs February ends, House and Senate leadership appear to have reached a “deal in principle” on extending FY 2023 funding deeper into March. The...

The National Rural Health Resource Center's recently updated Population Health Toolkit — which includes the newest population health data from a half-dozen publicly available data sets — is now available online. Developed and maintained with support from the Federal...

Update provided by Andrew Coats, NOSORH Legislative Liaison  Race to Fund the Government Continues – with progress: From a government funding perspective, leaders of the appropriations committees in both chambers have agreed upon top-line allocations for each of the...

Update provided by Andrew Coats, NOSORH Legislative Liaison  Congress Returns for 2024: Congress returned this week to begin the second session of the 118th Congress. Unlike most years where Congress slowly dips its feet back in the water, lawmakers face an immediate...

Update provided by Andrew Coats, NOSORH Legislative Liaison  NOSORH Sponsors Rural Health Day Event in Congress  To help celebrate National Rural Health Day (NRHD), NOSORH sponsored an event inside the halls of Congress on November 16. The strong bipartisan gathering...

On November 16th, join forces with NOSORH, all 50 State Offices of Rural Health, and rural health supporters nationwide to celebrate the #PowerOfRural! National Rural Health Day (NRHD) is a time to show our appreciation for the dedicated professionals and advocates...