Update on RHC Compliance

 Speaker: Kate Hill, RN

During this webinar listeners will learn the basics of RHC Compliance. We’ll discuss the most common deficiencies and how to avoid them.

CHES Credits Offered

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Are you a NYSARH member representing a Rural Health Network or other rural community-based organization in New York State? If so, we invite you to join us in a series of virtual focus groups on mental health and wellbeing in New York's rural communities.

In September 2025, NYSARH published a new report, the Statewide Aggregate Rural Health Needs Assessment: Mental Health and Wellbeing (SARHNA), the first statewide synthesis of local planning documents to create a comprehensive picture of rural behavioral health needs across all 44 rural counties of New York.

Now, we'd like to hear from you, our members, about your experiences and priorities related to mental health and wellbeing in the rural communities where you live or serve. Many factors influence rural mental health and wellbeing--together, these focus groups will help us identify a priority area to focus our collaborative efforts in 2026.

In each session, we'll:

• Review the major themes found in the SARHNA
• Reflect on which themes most resonate as priority areas
• Share ideas on potential opportunities to make progress on improving mental health and wellbeing in rural communities

Our virtual focus group series will offer two sessions in November and two in December: 

• November:
• • Thursday, 11/13/2025, 12-1:30PM
  • Friday, 11/14/2025, 9-10:30AM
• December:
• • Wednesday, 12/03/2025, 12-1:30PM
  • Thursday, 12/04/2025, 9-10:30AM

We hope you'll join us for one of these sessions and share your thoughts to help inform our future collaborative efforts!

Please note: these focus group sessions will be recorded and transcribed for analysis and reporting purposes. Recordings will only be accessible by members of NYSARH's focus group planning team and will not be made publicly available.

Rural Health Awards Ceremony

Senator Patricia M. McGee Award

This award honors an individual who has made a significant impact on rural health.

Dr. Gary Ogden Rural Health Practitioner of the Year Award

This award celebrates a rural clinical practitioner who embodies Dr. Ogden’s passion for life, dedication to community and patients, and commitment to making dreams a reality.

Outstanding Rural Health Program

This award recognizes a rural health program that promotes or facilitates the development of the rural healthcare delivery system.

Once you register you will receive an email with the zoom link!

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AT 1 PM:  View from the Hill: Updates on Rural Health Policy 

Speaker: Dr. Carrie Cochran-McClain,

Chief Policy Officer, National Rural Health Association  

This session will provide a Federal update from both Congress and the Trump Administration in order to keep rural health leaders knowledgeable about how national policies might impact their provision of health care.

CHES Credits Offered 

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National Rural Health Day

View from the Hill: Updates on Rural Health Policy

 Speaker: Dr. Carrie Cochran-McClain, Chief Policy Officer, National Rural Health Association

This session will provide a Federal update from both Congress and the Trump Administration in order to keep rural health leaders knowledgeable about how national policies might impact their provision of health care.

CHES Credits Offered

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Collaborative Opportunities to Support Rural Mental Health in New York State

Speakers: Amanda Horner & Joshua Grove 

To better understand the state of mental health and wellbeing in rural NYS, NYSARH has completed a Statewide Aggregate Rural Health Needs Assessment (SARHNA). synthesizing rural data across regional Community Health Needs Assessments, Community Health Improvement Plans, and County Office of Mental Health Local Services Plans. In this session, we will present the SARHNA results, introduce the Rural Health Impact Collaborative as an opportunity for rural organizations to convene  in response to the SARHNA findings, and facilitate an audience discussion on ways to prioritize and operationalize the SARHNA results. 

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