Past Webinar Materials

Session Description: Rural America faces disproportionate social and economic disparities compared to urban settings, often leading to poor health outcomes for rural patients and their communities. Now is the time to leverage data at the local level to begin to reduce...

Session description:  With a continued change in the healthcare environment, healthcare entities now more than ever need to continue the push from quantity-based care to value-based care.  For years, the reimbursement structure has continued to prioritize and...

Webinar goal: Identify success stories where healthcare leadership has played an active role in local or regional economic development (ED) initiatives and understand the implications for the local healthcare sector.

About the WebinarThis webinar is the first in a two-part series. This webinar will cover the basics of economic development (ED): what it is, why communities “do” ED, and the primary stakeholders who are involved in ED efforts. ED efforts aim to create new primary...

Webinar: Telling the Rural Star StoriesBeyond the headlines of rural health in 2021 are extraordinary people making rural life better with their never-ending endurance, masterful collaboration, and everyday commitment to the communities they serve. This National Rural...

About the WebinarExploring the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) Community-Based TA Providers By the end of the webinar, you will be able to: Identify FORHP-funded TA providers supporting community-centric grantees. Describe tools and resources offered by...

Measuring The Economic Importance of Health Care Session goals: Articulate and communicate the traditional measures of the economic impact of hospitals and health care systems on rural communities. Consider other techniques and measures that also capture the value of...

Webinar Recordings Session 1: Better than Basic Training on Social Media Strategy Presenter: Michelle Rathman, President, Impact! Communications, Inc. During this 90-minute session, participants will explore social media strategy, why to use it, when to use it, and...

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