Due: Jan 17, 2025
DATES: April 24-24, 2025
Location: Soaring eagle Resort | Mt. Pleasant, MI
The Michigan Rural Health Conference The Michigan Center for Rural Health has hosted the Michigan Rural Health Conference for 28 years. The goal of this conference is to provide engaging education on relevant topics for rural health providers, with the objective to:
• Bring rural healthcare providers together.
• Offer networking and collaboration opportunities.
• Provide current and relevant information to rural healthcare providers.
The breakout sessions during the conference will fall into one of three tracks. Anyone is welcome to attend the sessions that are most interesting to them.
- Rural Health Clinics
- Social Drivers of Health
- Workforce
We encourage interactive and discussion-based presentations that incorporate participation.
Anticipated Audience: • Rural Health Clinic Staff • Critical Access Hospital Staff • Local Public Health Workers • Social Workers • Community Health Workers • Public Officials Focus Areas • Health Information Technology • Public Health • Health Equity • Emergency Medical Services • Workforce • Finance & Operations • Quality Improvement
Michigan Center for Rural Health seeks proposals in: Workforce: • Integrating Telehealth • Staffing Shortages • Enhancing Workforce Retention and Well-being Rural Health Clinic: • HEIDIS Measures with RHCs • RHC Survey Information • Emergency Preparedness and Response in RHCs • Maximizing Reimbursement • Leveraging Technology for Data-Driven Decision-Making Social Drivers of Health: • Transportation, Food Security, & Other Social Drivers of Health • Engaging Disproportionately Impacted Populations • Other Innovative Approaches to Rural Health Care