2023 Rural Health Voice Conference

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The Rural Health Voice Conference is an occasion to recognize that health in rural areas is not the sole responsibility of doctors and nurses.  Education, economic development, transportation, the built environment, and even social opportunities play a role in the health of individuals and communities.  All aspects of the community are providers or barriers to health.

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Wednesday

• 8:30 – Breakfast
• 8:45 – Welcome
• 9:00 – A View from the Hill – Carrie Cochran-McClain, DrPH
  National Rural Health Association
• 10:00 – Keynote Presentation – Dr. Eduardo Sanchez
  American Heart Association
• 11:30 – Break and move to discussion groups
• 11:45 – Discussion Groups
• 1:00 – Awards Luncheon
• 2:00 – Discussion Groups
• 3:15 – Break
• 3:30 – Workforce Panel
• 5:30 – Poster Contest

Thursday

• 8:30 – Breakfast
• 8:45 – Student essay winner
• 9:00 – Rural Health Equity – Karen Shelton, MD, FACOG
  Virginia State Health Commissioner
• 10:30 – Creative Solutions - Drone Delivery Panel