Rural Impact on Location in D.C. Health Policy & Legislative Priorities Part 2 The Rural Impact

Guests:


Alan Morgan, CEO, National Rural Health Association
Susan Burton, Director National Grassroots Advocacy, National Association of Community Health Centers
Brock Slabach, Chief Operations Officer, National Rural Health Association
Carole Johnson, Administrator, HRSA

In part two of our first ever "Rural Impact on Location” episode, host Michelle Rathman, closes out the conversations she had with top leaders in rural health, PLUS one very special conversation with HRSA Administrator, Carole Johnson, just after she delivered her keynote remarks at the National Rural Health Association 2024 Rural Health Policy Institute held in Washington D.C.

In this final part of our conversations from the road, listeners will hear about how rural health organizations are focusing on policy that will them strengthen their emergency preparedness, either to respond to a major climate event such as a hurricane, as well as priorities to ensure these organizations are prepared to respond to the next public health crisis, while still working to address the many challenges left behind from COVID. For this topic, Michelle sat down with Alan Morgan, CEO, National Rural Health Association. Following, hear from Susan Burton, Director National Grassroots Advocacy for the National Association of Community Health Centers. Next, Michelle speaks with Brock Slabach, Chief Operations Officer, National Rural Health Association, who discusses the important role of local governing boards in advocating for policy. Finally, the episode concludes with a conversation featuring Carole Johnson, Administrator, of the Health Resources and Service Administration where she focuses on Biden/Harris Administration policy priorities to address many rural health challenges, including the interagency work that’s happening however absent from mainstream headlines.