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The New England Rural Health RoundTable (NERHRT) is a non-profit, membership-driven organization composed of a diverse group of individuals and organizations committed to improving health and health care throughout the rural New England communities.
The RoundTable was established in 1997 with funding from the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) and serves as a regional rural health advocate for Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Our Board of Directors includes members from each of these states. |
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| Featured News & Events |
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| Upcoming Events/Conferences |
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- SAVE THE DATE! Friday, September 11, 2009:
Register Today for the 4th Annual New England Rural Oral Health Conference: "Improving Oral Health Access Through Innovative Programs," at the Sheraton Harborside in Portsmouth, NH.
- October 14-16, 2009: 6th New England Regional Minority Health Conference, "From Disparities to Equity: The Power to Make Change," Westin Hotel, Providence, RI. Hosted by the Rhode Island Department of Health. Early bird registration is now open.
- SAVE THE DATE! Friday, October 30, 2009:
NEW! Registration and Sponsorships are Open for the 12th Annual New England Rural Health RoundTable Symposium, "Take Two Aspirin and Call Me...in 100 Days: Rural Workforce Challenges," at the Marriott at Sable Oaks in Portland, Maine.
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| What's New! |
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- The RoundTable's new Online Newsletter! We want to bring rural health news to you in the way YOU want to receive it -- electronically.
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| Recent News/Events |
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- RoundTable Goes to Washington On June 15, 2009 RoundTable spokespersons made a trip to Capitol Hill to talk with Congressional staffers about rural health care issues of special interest to New England.
- This year's New England Small Rural Hospital Performance Improvement Summit was jam-packed with "take-aways" for small rural hospital CEOs and quality improvement staff.
- New Policy Report of Interest "Rural Health Care: Innovations in Policy and Practice" is a new policy brief released March, 2009 by Grantmakers in Health.
- Rural Workforce The new joint regional project between the New England State Offices of Rural Health and New England Rural Health RoundTable entitled "New England Regional Healthcare Workforce Collaboration."
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- Rural Data for Action - A Comparative Analysis of Health Data for the New England Region, by the New England Rural Health RoundTable.
This report is a unique examination of the health care and health related data that describes a range of demographic, access, utilization, and health outcome parameters for rural communities across the six-state region and compares these to the non-rural areas of the region.
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